Pliers? – Page 2 | Tools In Action

Codejack · 2017-11-12T21:15:34+00:00

I've been needing some new/more pliers, and I got talked into buying a Channellock set; I already had some that I didn't like, but I got a lot of grief for not liking them, and so many people insisted that the new ones were better that I decided to give them a try. Long story short: I hate them. I don't think that they work very well, the finish is poor, the fit is off, and the grips are terrible. I need some new pliers. I am considering these: https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-82108-Standard-Pliers-Master/dp/B0014ZXY80/ref=pd_sim_469_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0014ZXY80&pd_rd_r=ZWSCHNBPVP6HKRP5VDPT&pd_rd_w=jcJNO&pd_rd_wg=PGJFR&psc=1&refRID=ZWSCHNBPVP6HKRP5VDPT https://www.amazon.com/Tools-VISE-GRIP-GrooveLock-Locking-1802537/dp/B0062Y59RW/ref=pd_sim_469_61?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=P37KA452AYB82H1PQ5AF I have some old Irwins that I love, but the new ones are supposedly not as good; on the other hand, the same people who told me that told me that Channellocks were good, so.... Anyone have any experience with newer Irwin or Gearwrench pliers?

BMack37Member since Sep 2015Aug 2, 2018 11:02 PM CT

I like oil for pliers, SL for ratchets. Then just exercise the hell out of them. Maybe soaking the joint in oil, idk really. I normally just live with it.

evpMember since Dec 2018Dec 20, 2018 9:44 AM CT

Foneguy wrote:

On 11/13/2017 at 12:24 AM, Foneguy said:

One word ……. Knipex

I wouldn’t be so adamant.
Klein Tools and Irwin work not worse, but at a price much more attractive.
And in this review – https://toolslaboratory.com/best-linemans-pliers-buyers-guide/, KNIPEX skipped forward even unusual, but little-known Vampliers.

BMack37Member since Sep 2015Dec 20, 2018 9:39 PM CT

evp wrote:

11 hours ago, evp said:

I wouldn’t be so adamant.
Klein Tools and Irwin work not worse, but at a price much more attractive.
And in this review – https://toolslaboratory.com/best-linemans-pliers-buyers-guide/, KNIPEX skipped forward even unusual, but little-known Vampliers.

Irwin? Maybe you meant Channellock?

Forget the Vampliers, get the Engineer version. Engineer is the OEM so they’re cheaper, also they make more styles including locking pliers. Japan has some great pliers manufacturers.

evpMember since Dec 2018Dec 21, 2018 5:45 AM CT

BMack37 wrote:

8 hours ago, BMack37 said:

Irwin? Maybe you meant Channellock?

Forget the Vampliers, get the Engineer version. Engineer is the OEM so they’re cheaper, also they make more styles including locking pliers. Japan has some great pliers manufacturers.

You mean this Engineer?
[External image (www.engineer.jp), not copied]

BMack37Member since Sep 2015Dec 22, 2018 1:13 AM CT

evp wrote:

19 hours ago, evp said:

You mean this Engineer?
[External image (www.engineer.jp), not copied]

That’s one of them, they also add slip joint and the locking pliers:

Engineer pliers on amazon

Look at the grips of your Vampliers, “Engineer” is molded into the handle.

The only Engineer pliers I can’t recommend are the E-clip pliers, they’re too thick to get under a lot of E-clips.

*Edit: I just looked and it seems Vampliers is now carrying most of the screw gripping designs. Last I looked they only had the three main versions.

PusherMember since Jul 2019Jul 3, 2019 6:41 AM CT

I recently bought a Knipex 2611200 model.It’s quite normal product, I’m happy to have bought, get the right thing with an electric or gasoline tool. For example, remove the locking rings in the chainsaw, or the drill shaft, it’s a pretty needed thing.

https://solderingironguide.com/reviews/best-needle-nose-pliers/