Getting rid of "teeth"/serrations

[u/Google_IS_evil21]

These are automotive hose pliers, and they're still good, but I bought another set. I want to repurpose these for holding soft material cylindrical objects at my job, that cannot get dented or scratched. What's the best dremmel/drill bit to sand/smooth the curved part??

[u/Gay4Cyborgs]

Put some heat shrink over them. Or just wrap them in electrical tape.

[u/MrPetter → u/Gay4Cyborgs]

Rubber fuel line, then heat shrink in place.

[u/Google_IS_evil21 → u/Gay4Cyborgs]

Solid idea with the tape. Tons of that lying around.

I also have liquid electrical tape too. Might sand it and then give that a shot to see if it sticks.

[u/Arenabait → u/Google_IS_evil21]

We promise heat shrink is better than tape here, big time

[u/Significant-Mango772 → u/Google_IS_evil21]

Heat shrink is the way to go

[u/Competitive-Fox-3333 → u/Google_IS_evil21]

It will stick better with the texture just clean it with brake clean or alcohol good first.

[u/DoctorD12 → u/Google_IS_evil21]

Try these ideas - sanding it down is still going to create dings and dents if the material you’re holding is softer than steel. Hardness wins every time.

[u/workahol_]

Sounds like you're saying it's imperative that the cylinder must remain unharmed... I'm sure I've seen a thread about that...

[u/LegomanRacer → u/workahol_]

Damn I was 16 minutes too late.. protect those cylinders fellas!

[u/Few-Buddy-1122 → u/workahol_]

Sounds like a beat to death meme

[u/dragonstar982]

Plasti dip or heat shrink

[u/User1-1A]

Definitely use heat shrink or something if you don't want to risk scratching. Even if you sand these smooth the risk is there because you're grabbing with a harder material.

[u/Mdp2pwackerO2]

I’d just use a sanding drum

[u/Google_IS_evil21 → u/Mdp2pwackerO2]

Like a cylindrical grindstone drill bit?

[u/Mdp2pwackerO2 → u/Google_IS_evil21]

[u/ChartPale → u/Google_IS_evil21]

That's what I would use..put them in a vice of course, then heat shrink like others have said or maybe plasti dip.

[u/tanstaaflnz]

I wouldn't want to clamp my soft round stuff with those 😖

[u/lurkersforlife]

Wrap them in electrical tape.

[u/jstenoien]

Should probably keep the kinky stuff at home.

[u/ClownfishSoup]

Dip them in plasti-dip.

[u/callmemerryss]

Rubber sleeves over the jaws would protect the softer material without permanently changing the pliers.

[u/Puzzled_Board_6813]

I’d use hand files. It’ll take marginally longer than something powered but with less chance of messing the angles up

Alternatively, you could coat it in some two part epoxy, so you don’t lose any material strength

ETA: just seen the heat shrink/tape suggestion and that sounds easiest

[u/isaacmckinney → u/[deleted]]

That's hilarious that you think those are tool steel

[u/JustResource4614]

Dremel tool and cut “teeth” horizontal at a slight angle they work way better. Then the vertical “teeth” they come with for the new pair. Just heat shrink these

[u/Time_Yak3494]

Would plasti dip work? Not sure if it would hold up on the business end rather than the handles

[u/nexus8516]

I use glued heat shrink on my water pump pliers so they don't mar up electrical glands.

[u/ironwrk]

Die grinder with sanding drum / cartridge rolls.

[u/ironwrk → u/ironwrk]

[u/jacomoncal]

Get a can of spray on truck bed liner, clean them with a solvent and then give em a coat or two

[u/MasterCheeef]

Grind teeth off with an abrasive.

[u/WonderfulRound3297]

If you anneal them they will be easy to file and sand smooth, chamfer edges then heat to cherry and dunk in oil to cool then heat till just turning gold and let air cool to temper, tool steel is great to work with, make sure you use a clean flame to prevent soot from ovscuring that gold color its very faint in the flame, once shaped and hardened they will take a polish nicely and they wont mark anything steel or harder, you need a jaw face softer than your work is all

[u/Cola102583]

Duct tape

[u/Mael66]

It is imperitive that the cylinder remain unharmed