rmwesley
Retro Guru
I've managed for however many years without any circlip pliers on the basis I don't use them very often. When I do need one, I go through the usual rigmarole of circlips pinging off round the workshop, losing the ends of my fingertips, doing a bodge job with pliers, tweezers etc. and general profanity. Today was one of those days (the losing the ends of fingertips & profanity version), so I've decided to bite the bullet and buy some. I'm generally a fan of Park Tools but not 100% wedded to them & the price of the Park Tool RP-SET.2 set is eye-watering.
Are there any other recommendations? Especially since having always bodged it, I don't really know what I'm looking for. The Park Tool set has the following mix, which I assume is bike specific:
- 0.9mm straight internal — opens from 22mm down to 0 (tips touching)
- 1.3mm bent internal — opens from 22mm down to 2mm (center to center)
- 1.3mm bent external — opens from 2mm (center to center) up to 18mm
- 1.7mm bent internal — opens from 21mm down to 2mm (center to center)
- 1.7mm straight internal — opens from 25mm down to 0 (tips touching)
However, it seems difficult to replicate these same specs with a non bike specific brand. I'm guessing not all the ones above are really needed unless you work on some specific brand of modern dropper post with titanium flux capacitor reverb boost springs. Or are they actually all equally useful?
Any recommendations gratefully received. Cheers, Richard
Are there any other recommendations? Especially since having always bodged it, I don't really know what I'm looking for. The Park Tool set has the following mix, which I assume is bike specific:
- 0.9mm straight internal — opens from 22mm down to 0 (tips touching)
- 1.3mm bent internal — opens from 22mm down to 2mm (center to center)
- 1.3mm bent external — opens from 2mm (center to center) up to 18mm
- 1.7mm bent internal — opens from 21mm down to 2mm (center to center)
- 1.7mm straight internal — opens from 25mm down to 0 (tips touching)
However, it seems difficult to replicate these same specs with a non bike specific brand. I'm guessing not all the ones above are really needed unless you work on some specific brand of modern dropper post with titanium flux capacitor reverb boost springs. Or are they actually all equally useful?
Any recommendations gratefully received. Cheers, Richard
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