Tool for bending TIG rod to make a TIG cotter

[Brion Toss]

Hi,
The pliers I use in that video are our Rigger's Pliers. They have detents milled into the jaws that were originally there to make it easier to grab the heads of cotter pins. I later discovered that the work very well to squeeze the legs of cotters together without letting them slip out. And that they allow you to grab the bent corners of TIG rod to finish the bending. I am always reluctant to recommend things we sell here, but they really do work.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss