--snip-- Doing it the other
way tend to move the wire so it crosses the top of the bolt head.
I wish we had a left-handed set when I was working the flight deck on the
USS Kennedy. I used to reach in (arms length) and wire several cannon plugs
that could only be seen with an inspection mirror. UGH!

Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
Disabled Combat Veteran
USN Retired

20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror
and getting further away every day ;-)



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Picked up the mail today & found yet another catalog from an aviation
supplier. Flipped it open & landed on a page with a variety of safety
wire pliers. The usual assortment, long & short, auto return, special
long reach types, etc. Then it struck me, one model of 9" fairly
standard design pliers was offered in both a right hand twist and a
left hand twist. No other difference. Why? I can't imagine what
difference it could possibly make.

When you are wiring two bolt heads together, such as prop bolts, the first
one is twisted one direction and the second one is twisted the other. If
you
only have one set of pliers, you use the automatic twist feature to make
the
long twist between bolts. Then the short, final twist at the other side of
the second bolt is done by hand in the opposite direction. The advantage
is
the wire which goes around the bolt head stays in place. Doing it the
other
way tend to move the wire so it crosses the top of the bolt head.

A bit difficult to visualize, but a bit of practice will make it clear.

Rich S.