they do look nice but I've spent a fortune on Snap-On and Xcelite from my days working on airplanes

my biggest regret was leaving about $20k worth of air tools and compressors behind when I landed my first engineering job - I was so happy to get out of the aviation business that I didn't want to look at another air tool again...wish I had them now

I've got a collection of Channellocks, off brand dikes and lineman's pliers, and (mostly Craftsman, but many others) screwdrivers. As much as I'd like to spend $200 on a set of these tools, I just can't bring myself to do it. Mine work fine.

RESIST! RESIST!

Is there an app that will prevent you from buying shit on Amazon?

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
I've got a collection of Channellocks, off brand dikes and lineman's pliers, and (mostly Craftsman, but many others) screwdrivers. As much as I'd like to spend $200 on a set of these tools, I just can't bring myself to do it. Mine work fine.

RESIST! RESIST!

Is there an app that will prevent you from buying shit on Amazon?

If SIGforum and Amazon didn't exist I'd be a rich man. I need some good well made channel locks, so out comes the CC.

Jim

WTF, dude. Ya can't take it with ya. You'll love them and never look back.

[Justin Wilson voice] I Gauarantee.[/Justin Wilson voice]

Knipex tools are awesome. Mine travel the world with me to job site near and far. One of the first tools in the bag.

Count me in the group looking at them now. So if I were to buy, which ones does everyone recommend?

i have been using 10 inch alligator pliers on the job for 30 yrs

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-...0_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

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Originally posted by birddog1:
Count me in the group looking at them now. So if I were to buy, which ones does everyone recommend?

All of Knipex's tools are very high quality. The really unique tool they make is the Pliers Wrench (and also the Cobra Wrench).

I have the Pliers Wrench in 125mm (5"), 150mm (6"), 180mm (7") and 250mm (10") sizes.

I think the 7" and 10" are both very useful sizes. I bought the 5" and 6" to try both and see which one I wanted to put in my little "stuff pouch" that goes in my work bag. I ended up with the 5" ones in the pouch. They're tiny, they look like a little toy, but they're pretty stout.

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Originally posted by side_shot:
i have been using 10 inch alligator pliers on the job for 30 yrs

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-...0_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

+1 to this. These are just like the pliers I had for over 30 years before I finally dulled the teeth. They are like the HK or Sig of pliers. I was not familiar with the Pliers Wrench but I can see one being handy.

 
The 3 piece set of Alligator pliers (7", 10", 12") is a good deal for three very useful sizes.
 
Priced at Amazon.
 

I was a retailer of these many years ago. I would stand on the handle as seen in this video and amaze techs. https://youtu.be/41WRX7tJLx0

Yesterday, I was helping my sister remove the rusty running boards on her Landcruiser. The last bolt was totally rounded and I was using a vice grip type plier but it kept slipping off. She had a set of Knipex Cobra pliers that I was hesitant to use because they didn’t lock onto the bolt like vice grips. After fighting with this bolt for 20 minutes while laying on my back under this rust bucket, I tried the Knipex pliers. It gripped the bolt and I had it off in 30 seconds.

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Is there an app that will prevent you from buying shit on Amazon?

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There is an app just for you, Gustofer. Go to youtube and play https://www.youtube.com/watch?...AsTGjYJAPi7-i8kTH-Bq

Dont keep looking at their stuff. They have a belt pouch combo with the mini pliers wrench and cobra pliers that looks awesome.

I have 5” & 6” Knipex pliers wrenches. Learned of them here, after which I gave my 6” & 8” adjustable crescent wrenches to a neighbor. The pliers wrenches have zero free play. I keep the 5” in a kitchen drawer – several uses for it in the kitchen. E.g., applying it to the two flats of my kitchen faucet aerator nozzle. The working surfaces of the jaws are smooth, always parallel, and there’s tremendous mechanical advantage. And they’re so pretty – love ‘em!

Can anyone experienced with both, offer their opinion of Knipex versus Wiha quality/useability?

I have no Knipex here, but have a few Wiha tools and have always been impressed with the quality.


ETA: Thanks. I'll stick with my Wiha tools then.

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This is why I keep adding Knipex tools to my box.



I will say, though, that I have purchased some Doyle stuff from Harbor Freight. I am very impressed by the Doyle, for the money. I am increasingly disappointed by my Channel Lock tools.

The 'K' is pronounced?

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Originally posted by Keystoner:
The 'K' is pronounced?

No

I assumed that (as an English speaker) but every video I've seen--they pronounce it.