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Figured I would pass this along.
Irwin made a deal with NWS to re-brand some of their pliers. When they first came out in the stores, Lowes was charging $40 a piece for them which I thought was steep for what they were. I just checked the price and they have dropped. I may end up picking these up this weekend as my next purchase. It’s coming down to this or the Knipex Cobras
IRWIN 8-in Diagonal Cutting Pliers with PowerSlot – $35.00
IRWIN 8-in Long Nose Pliers -$30.00
Nice find 99.
I’m a little conflicted about this… I really want to give some NWS pliers a try, but dies to their off shoring of production Irwin is dead to me. And warranty claims might be problematic….
BK, I’d give NWS a try! But like you, Irwin is pretty much dead to me too.
http://www.german-hand-tools.com/nws-pliers2.html
I push this site quite a bit because I’ve done business with them before. A little bit pricier but not too much and he ships super fast.
Iv a sparky mate and his using nothing but NWS he says their worth the money but If you can push the extra cost I think Knipex are they way to go.
I think they are still priced high for being Irwin brand
ChrisK1970 wrote:
BK, I’d give NWS a try! But like you, Irwin is pretty much dead to me too.
http://www.german-hand-tools.com/nws-pliers2.html
I push this site quite a bit because I’ve done business with them before. A little bit pricier but not too much and he ships super fast.
Yeah, I got this site fairly frequently. There’s so many choices, that I get paralysis through analysis. Ash, the site owner, is a member at GJ and seems like a pretty good guy. One of these days, soon…
Yup, there is a lot to look at on that site a little overwhelming