Quote Originally Posted by Dionysusigma View Post
Hemostats still won't have the modifications to the inside of the jaws necessary that make the TRS tool as effective as it is. I've also reinstalled the TRS spring with regular old needle-nose pliers, but in an effort to grip the spring securely enough, I might have accidentally distorted it... if a normal spring resembles |||||, mine is a little more like ///// now. I'm buying the tool before I mess with the spring again, which is because I'll be replacing it.
I distorted mine also trying to use some needle nose pliers so I ended up just ordering the tool. I also ended up losing three springs in the process of taking this thing apart.