Can anyone tell me what a "nemostat" is?

[Crusader103]

I am attending an armorer's course this upcoming week. Admittedly, I am more of a shooter and instructor than a gun fixer. However, I have taken advantage of the opportunity to go.

Of the list of required items, most are pretty straight forward. However, for the life of me I do not know what a nemostat is. Can anyone help me out with that one?

 

[Bwana John]

My guess is someone mistyped and meant to type Hemostat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostat

 

[Crusader103]

My guess is someone mistyped and meant to type Hemostat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostat

That makes sense. I'll see if I can scrouge up a pair somewhere. Obviously I need it for the course, but is this something an armorer generally finds useful?

 

[Jolly Rogers]

A pair of locking needle nose pliers??? Oh heck yeah.
Joe

 

[basicblur]

If it's a hemostat, just be aware (if you're stopped by Barney Fife) it's considered drug paraphenalia.

I used to carry a pair when motorcycle touring-made it EZ to pinch off the gas line should you have to remove the tank for on the road repairs/service. Since your chances of getting pulled on a bike are greater than average (and it ain't even a Harley!), I had to remove 'em from my travel tools.
Had a pair of forceps at work for fine electrical work-when I left, I gave 'em to a co-worker for the same reason.

Sad the drug war has turned us into such a CYA society, ain't it? :banghead:

 

[colt1911fan]

@basicblur why are hemostats considered drug paraphernalia Ive never heard that

 

[mfcmb]

A nemostat is a device used to keep young fish (such as Nemo, from the movie Finding Nemo) from wandering off.

 

[dprice3844444]

as long as you don't have any pot/residue with ya,it's not paraphenalia,i use them for fly tieing,picking out the hangnails after i cut them,holding roll pins while assembling ar-15 lowers,and they are great help when i misplace my magnifying glass and tweezers at my old age.

 

[isc]

hemostats are very useful for working an any small object. I use them for working on guns, computers, motorcycles, etc.

The drug paraphernalia reference is because they're often used by potheads to hold and pass around joints.

 

[Swami]

Dprice beat me to it ... Fishermen, modelers, DOCTORS - many people use these, not just hippies! If there isn't drug residue on them they are just a tool.

 

[basicblur]

If there isn't drug residue on them they are just a tool.

Please see Barney Fife reference...

Assuming you're not dealing with an over the top LEO etc?, you 'should' be OK if you have 'em in with a bunch of tools etc.
By themselves...?

 

[basicblur]

basicblur why are hemostats considered drug paraphernalia Ive never heard that

As someone else said-think they were used as roach clips-why ya asking me-what do I know 'bout drugs?

I used to belong to a national motorcycle club (full of tech heads/tinkerers), and years ago it was a 'heads up' warning passed on to members-I'm sure the word got to/came from other motorcyclists/clubs as well.

Don't know all the particulars, but seems some folks had been busted/arrested/hassled for having them. Maybe they were part of a legitimate bust, mebbe they were stopped by Barney Fife?

I just figured prudence suggested I didn't need to take a chance as I was often miles from home, alone on road trips, and some cops just love to stop bikes...

 

[Jim K]

In gunsmithing, I used them to hold small parts together for soldering, and for things like holding screws when starting them. A short piece of surgical tubing can be slipped over the ends for a no-slip, no-marring grip. Obviously, they can be used for any purpose that requires a small clamp.

Jim

 

[crossrhodes]

Residue

The only residue you'll find on mine is CLP.

 

[AZ_Rebel]

Hemostats

An indispensable tool on my bench! I could not imagine doing gun work without a hemostat.

 

[colt1911fan]

@basicblur I was asking you because you were the one with that reference Ive just never heard of that before, I just figured you might know something that I didn't thats all.

 

[rodregier]

I first used a hemostat for electronics bench work. Great as a small clamp or a 3rd hand.

I looked thru Brownells, could not find their offering.

Amazon sells several variants.

http://www.amazon.com/Curved-Forcep-Hemostat-Fishing-Locking/dp/B0050V7FJI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1310318614&sr=1-4

 

[basicblur]

@basicblur I was asking you because you were the one with that reference Ive just never heard of that before, I just figured you might know something that I didn't thats all.

Just funnin' with ya-you'll probably never have a problem, but I would keep 'em with other tools etc. I'd be wary of fergitten you have 'em in your back pocket etc and being stopped-iff'n an LEO were to find 'em on ya with no other tools etc, you'd probably have some 'splainin' to do.

As somenone once stated-you never know if the person that stops you is Andy Griffith or Barney Fife.

I know which one I'd draw... :banghead:

 

[19&41]

Here is a nice source for hemostats and other tools. Nice prices also.

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/subsection/12/category/128

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Please see Barney Fife reference...

Assuming you're not dealing with an over the top LEO etc?, you 'should' be OK if you have 'em in with a bunch of tools etc.
By themselves...?

Kind of my thoughts.

 

[Maj Dad]

There are many surgical instruments that look like hemostats, but true hemostats are either straight or curved, and on the small side (about 6", not as small as the "mosquito") but smaller than the Kelly clamps (8-10" or so). If you're looking to pick up a couple, get one each of the curved & straight, and also look for a small needle-holder (again, 6" or so). Stat jaws are serrated, and needle holders are smooth, so you can tailor the task to the instrument. I used to save the disposable suture sets from the ER and had a five gallon bucket full of them, but over the years I've given almost all of them away. There were pick-ups (forceps) included in the sets, usually Adsons, both toothed and smooth. If you do happen on a listing for them, they both come in handy - I used the toothed for pulling cloth plugs through things, and the smooth (though they, too, are serrated) for picking up little things. Ring forceps (AKA sponge sticks) are the best hook removers for big catfish you can get...

 

[Frozen North]

Any tackle shop worth a hill of beans will have them in several sizes. Quality varies greatly so make sure the jaws wont bend when you clamp them down. The best I have found came from the local veterinarian, he charged me $12 apiece for them. The medical grade hemostats are by far and away the best quality and will not rust ever for any reason.

I use them for ice fishing. They are a godsend for digging size 14 tungsten jigs out of a sunfish's craw. Those jigs are pricey and I ALWAYS get them back....

They are a tool with a million uses. Imagine a micro needle nose vise grips with a 6 to 8'' reach that can be opened and closed in extremely tight quarters with one hand. They are pretty cool.

As far as drug paraphernalia.... what isn't these days? Foil with a pen straw, broken light bulbs, tire chucks with a faucet screen, you name it, they smoke crap out of it!

Enjoy the armorer's course.