Master link pliers (home made)
 

I recently saw some pliers made especially for removing the keeper on a master link. I think they were made by Motion Pro and were ~$20. It gave me the idea that I could modify a pair of my own pliers.
I ended up seeing a pair of linesmans pliers at Menards for $2.99 and off I went.

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Ground one side of the jaws shorter.
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Used the Dremel to cut a pocket in the short jaw. ( Use a carbide bit or some type of grinding wheel, I used the carbide bit.) You don't have to cut this pocket but it helps locate the pliers on the master link pin.
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Use it!!
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A decent pair of pliers work without the mods, but the mods make it childs play to get the clip off. Now I can clean that chain.
Dan

nice idea. home made tools are the best.

In my best Ronald Reagan voice..."well Dan, there you go again.":D

The stuff you come up with, I'm wondering if you were that MacGuyver guy.;)

Darn good idea, really.

I think Ill make me a pair and put it in my KLX bin
Thanks Dan

Thanks a lot for that - the simplest ideas are always the best.

Nice tool for when your in the garage.

In the tool belt on the trail I prefer a pair of needle nose vice grips. Use them to press the side plate on even w/ o rings and removes/installs the clip easily too.

Seen them used as a emergency shifter in a pinch