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jon hill 3	17/04/2023 20:18:14
166 forum posts 40 photos	I came across this plier like device which I first thought was a motorcycle chain splitter, however I dont think enough force can be applied to remove a link. The picture shows 2 opposing pins of which one retracts and is sprung loaded any ideas? There are no helpful makers marks on the tool.
Bizibilder	17/04/2023 20:20:46
173 forum posts 8 photos	It is an eyelet crimping tool - for fixing in the metal eyelets that you thread your shoelaces through as one example.
vic newey	17/04/2023 20:41:35
347 forum posts 173 photos	I have one exactly the same, part of a lot of leather/saddlery tools I bought decades ago
jon hill 3	17/04/2023 20:58:22
166 forum posts 40 photos	If its just for eyelets, can anyone explain why it need the over complex retracting pin?
peak4	17/04/2023 21:20:27
2207 forum posts 210 photos	They may be made by Daudé of Paris, see Page 16 of This pdf There's some on eBay, but mis-spelled Baude Bill
john halfpenny	17/04/2023 21:53:17
314 forum posts 28 photos	The retracting pin will accommodate variations in material thickness whilst also locating the tool on the eyelet.

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