VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

[Anonymous No.1544004]

What percentage of people on earth on pliers?
Can't be more than 40%, right?

[Anonymous No.1544005]

>>1544004

More like 70%

However, only the top 1% are smart enough to possess the ultimate pliers available, pic related

[Anonymous No.1544007]

what if we expand it from "owning" to "having easy access to", so that a child would count if a parent owns pliers?

[Anonymous No.1544014]

>>1544004
90 percent of males own a type of plier

>>1544007
boys own plastic playing pliers.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544015]

>>1544005
Fuck me I need to get the 7” pair to keep in my work bag. That thing plus a Klein 11-in-1 and I could rebuild an engine.

[Anonymous No.1544031]

>>1544015
got my first set of those 7 inch, feels fucking small. fucking do not get normal dipped grip, fucking slips, and so small that if fuck up force.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544033]

>>1544031
I have the 10”, they’re heavy. I want the 7” now to carry around. I should toss an adjustable wrench in my work bag. The mechanics are useless and sometimes the mirrors will come loose on my truck and dudes are nowhere to be found (if I’m still in the yard) and I always feel shitty going into their toolbox. So half the time I gotta go back through the building to the front lot, drive around the block, come back into the yard gate and dig tools out of my car. And when I’m an hour away from my car and the fleet shop, I gotta rely on my 11-in-1.

[Anonymous No.1544053]

What is the population of pliers in the world? I know there are enough bullets to kill everyone. But could we have enough pliers to give to poor kids in third world countries?

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544058]

>>1544053
I would gladly give my old Craftsman Evolv pliers to some nog in Eithiopia so I would have an excuse to buy something nicer.

Scratch that, I’ll give them to a poor Mexican because they will actually get some work done with them.

[Anonymous No.1544063]

>>1544058
Mexicans whom use pliers, wither got a monkey wrench, or klien's linesman.

[Anonymous No.1544071]

>>1544005
I see you're a man of culture aswell.

[Anonymous No.1544081]

>>1544071
when did the plierwrench shitposting started to become a thing?
i dont remember them getting posted 2 years ago when i first started to do

[Anonymous No.1544086]

>>1544081
It started with a Knipex shill and now everyone who has fallen for the pliers wrench meme doesn't want to admit that they spent $50 on a worse version of an adjustable wrench.

Not knocking the Cobras though, the Cobras are badass.

[Anonymous No.1544098]

>>1544063
>Mexicans whom use pliers,

just stop using "whom" for the rest of your life

[Anonymous No.1544099]

>>1544005
Yep love those they're fucking great

[Anonymous No.1544109]

>>1544005
>Knipex
More like Kinopex, amirite?

[Anonymous No.1544159]

>>1544086
>worse version of an adjustable wrench
Parallel wrenches don't have to cost a fortune, and you don't have to buy Knipex at all. While I have no doubt that they're the golden standard, you can get a good pair from 20 bucks on.

[Anonymous No.1544172]

>>1544159

every time I run across the religious issue of knipex vs. traditional adjustable wrenches I'm curious about one thing: do you have to maintain some grip on the knipex handles to keep it locked at that notch? In some odd positions, an adjustable wrench would be easier to use if that is true.

At any rate the speed with which knipex changes settings is clearly a plus, as is the ease with which you can put it on a fastener and quickly snug it up. Adjustable wrenches seem to either be a bit too tight or a bit too loose, which is why I only use mine as a last resort.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544220]

>>1544081
Why not give them a try?

[Anonymous No.1544224]

>>1544220
i shilled them here like a year before you scum arrived.
I use them daily at work

[Anonymous No.1544245]

>>1544172
>to keep it locked at that notch
No. See those notches in the adjustment slide? the button has a notched part that locks into those when the button is released. You do need to hold a grip on the handles to maintain a vise-grip-like lock on the object being gripped. Unless you're turning a nut, in which case you only need to press on one handle.

[Anonymous No.1544254]

>>1544245

ah, thanks. I might try them out, even though I pretty much never use my adjustable. I guess I have a little bit of Bepis "gotta try every damn tool" in me.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544262]

>>1544254
I have only used them a little bit, but I was suprised. They don’t fuck a nut like channellocks or vise grips, but they feel so much more well planted than a regular adjustable. Honestly I felt like I could put more torque on them than I could do on a regular open ended wrench without fear of it slipping off, and that was with fairly light pressure gripping the handles together.

I only got them after a normie friend saw my Alligators and told me the Pliers Wrench is his favorite tool.

[Anonymous No.1544266]

>>1544262

they look nice, and I don't think I've ever owned anything made in Germany so I'd like to try them out.

Speaking of decent tools, and being as how you are the student of all things tool related, why does the chrome plating on my Klein screwdriver stop near the tip and then turn into a black finish that wears off after a few uses? The tip is still fine as far as I can tell, it's just that black coating that doesn't make sense to me.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544276]

>>1544266
I don’t know. I’m not sure why a Klein 6pc set costs $50. They definitely fit better than basic bitch Craftsman drivers, but I’m still waiting to order these Wiha drivers to see what they’re all about.

This girl is too expensive. I need to go do my taxes because she wants to go to Disney for her birthday in a few weeks and that’s going to cost me a grand or two.

[Anonymous No.1544304]

>>1544266
different metal that's harder to wear down from screwing

[Anonymous No.1544311]

>>1544276
just cut her up into pieces and dissolve her in a big 55 gallon drum, then you won't have to waste money on her and can buy all the high quality tools you want

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544326]

>>1544311
There’s probably an easier way to get rid of her but I’m not really trying to do that right now. Plus she buys me tools for Xmas and my birthday. She got me the Power Probe that I have yet to actually use.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1544333]

>>1544004
Also this OP pic, when was the last time any of you niggers actually used those shitty slip joint pliers?

I haven’t used a pair in years. Any job I need pliers for, there is a different type that gets it done better.

[Anonymous No.1544344]

>>1544333
they are meme pliers

[Anonymous No.1544387]

>>1544344
>they are meme pliers

they won two world wars, korea, and vietnam, so shut your mouth.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.1544391]

>>1544387
The viet cong used slip joint pliers?

[Anonymous No.1544431]

>>1544333
>when was the last time any of you niggers actually used those shitty slip joint pliers?

I own probably 6 pairs of them, and I never use them. I dont even have them in my main toolbox. Relegated to a the "shitty tools" box.

[Anonymous No.1544436]

>>1544333
I use them occasionally. Mostly just things around the house but my grandfather left me so many that every vehicle, tractor and tool box has a couple pairs so if I need pliers and they are close I tend to grab them. That said I prefer using locking pliers

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.1544447]

>>1544431
>>1544436
I lied before, I have used them in the past 5 years. There is one hose on the side of my house where there is no handle and the nut was so rusted and stripped that I’m afraid it, so I left a pair of those pliers hanging off the spout because I don’t care if they go missing.

Every pliers set comes with them along with 3 or 4 other pairs that will do any given job better than those stupid things.

[Anonymous No.1544464]

>>1544004
I mean, there must be some dumbasses somewhere ON some pliers, but I figure most people hold them in their hand.

[Anonymous No.1544469]

>>1544464

autistic humor. it's a thing.

[Anonymous No.1544483]

>>1544333
I keep a few $1 ones with bare-metal handles around my welding equipment. No point in using nice pliers for handling hot material when they'll get hit with spatter and slag and impregnated with grinding dust. And the straight jaws with the slip joint are actually a good form for the task. That said, I keep a 7" pliers wrench in my pocket most of my waking hours for normal wrenching tasks.

[Beponymous No.1544486]

>>1544483
I bought these Crescent linesman’s pliers thinking they were a meme, but they’re probably my favorite pair of gripping and grabbing and cutting pliers now. They’re big but goddamn will they grab onto stuff and rip and chomp through some beefy stuff no problem.

[Anonymous No.1544493]

>>1544486
Linesman pliers are a meme, unless you are literally a lineman.
Falls under the same category of the slip joint pliers, there are better pliers for pretty much everything.

[Beponymous No.1544499]

>>1544493
That’s what I thought too, but they’re great for gripping and cutting. Almost like an all around demo pliers. I ran into a situation like this >>1544195 recently and they were the best thing I had to grip the smooth bolt without having to grind a slot into it. Between the pivot joint and the waffle pattern on the jaws, plus the powerful cutters, they work well for a lot of random shit.

The big Channellock crimper and cutter pliers are another one I got fairly recently that come in handy for more than one use. I rarely even reach for the diagonal cutters anymore.

[Anonymous No.1544508]

>>1544499

found these in 1960s. oldest and best tool I own

[Anonymous No.1544771]

I have a large version of the slip-joint pliers that i use for everything.

[Anonymous No.1546008]

>>1544387
>Wars America have won
>vietnam
keke

[Anonymous No.1546471]

>>1544004
I have 10 to 15 of these

[Anonymous No.1546800]

Most of the white ones.

[Mil(lhouse)waukee !ShlRJ3wGuk No.1546958]

i really like channellock needle nose pliers

[Anonymous No.1546965]

>>1544005
I would call these the ultimate adjustable wrench and not the ultimate pliers.

Fight me?

[Anonymous No.1546968]

>>1544266
because chrome plating does not hold up very well on the tip of a screw driver so they end it before the tip, also machining a screwdriver tip and then plating it and having it end up at exactly the right specs is tough, easier to not plate it. The black is likely just what they use to keep the chrome from sticking on the tip, never meant to last.

[Anonymous No.1546969]

>>1544333
They come in handy a couple times a year, work great on stripped brass or soft iron bolts, they dig in and grab well.

[Anonymous No.1546977]

>>1544005
What size should I get these in.

currently I'm not a DIYer at all (yet) but there is something attractive about tools and want one of these

what size should I get a smooth one in and what size should I get the toothed version in?

[Anonymous No.1546981]

>>1546977
7" if you plan to carry them around in your pockets. 10" if you plan to keep them on a bench or in a toolbox for general use. If you have a particular use in mind, get one sized for that.

[Beponymous No.1547026]

>>1546471
Kek, because they come with every pliers set but you never use them so they never break or go missing and pile up in the toolbox.

>>1546977
The toothed Cobras and Alligators are a different tool. The pliers wrench in the pic is made to replace an old school adjustable wrench (pic related).

For sizing, I agree with >>1546981 I think 7” is more versatile for around the house stuff, like 1/4” up to 3/4”. I got the 10” because I don’t own a bunch of real large open ended wrenches, so I figured the 10” could save my ass in a situation where I need to loosen some >1” plumbing fixture and I don’t have a regular wrench in that size. I really want the 7” to keep in my work bag though.

[Anonymous No.1547379]

>>1546471
They're playing the long game, at some point your toolbox will be filled with so many slipjoint pliers that you wont be able to find anything else and you'll be forced to use them.

[Anonymous No.1547400]

>>1547026
>The toothed Cobras and Alligators are a different tool. The pliers wrench in the pic is made to replace an old school adjustable wrench (pic related).
and what are the cobras better for?

which would you say is more versatile

[Beponymous No.1547405]

>>1547400
They’re a better version of regular ol’ Channellocks. So whatever you would use those for. Grabbing and turning round pipes or rounded off fasteners or goofy splined plumbing shit.

And the Pliers Wrench is like an adjustable wrench so you would use it on regular 6pt fasteners.

[Anonymous No.1547818]

>>1544086
>worse version of an adjustable wrench
They are so bad that they replaced all adjustable wrenches at the company i work for.

[Anonymous No.1547819]

>>1546471
I have one toyota branded one, made in japan.

[Anonymous No.1547827]

>>1544464
This.

[Anonymous No.1547830]

Does anybody else have one of these?
I like mine.

[Beponymous No.1548110]

>>1547830
That’s neat... looks heavy as fuck. So is the Knipex Pliers Wrench, but the jaws open farly large for the size.

>>1547818
In the US?

[Anonymous No.1548236]

>>1548110
>Knipex Pliers Wrench
that's neat. it looks more usable as an actual wrench than the Eifel plierench.
It is heavy as fuck, I use it mostly for bending and workholding.

[Beponymous No.1548242]

>>1548236
I thought it would be a meme, but they are nice. With the amount of pressure you get gripping on to a nut or bolt with even a mild squeeze, the thing feels better seated than the correct size open ended wrench. That part really suprised me.

[Anonymous No.1548508]

>>1548110
Germany.

[Beponymous No.1548594]

>>1548508
Ahh ok. That would be quite a challenge to get a US company to switch tools over to Knipex. Even if they’re better, the cost isn’t really the limiting factor but rather the unions and muh US-made. I know the unions at General Motors factories have some contract where they will only work with US-made tools. So these big manufacturing companies (often union employees) would rather have more expensive US made tools of similar quality like Snappy or whatever, or a lower quality at the same cost like Channellock.

[Anonymous No.1548811]

moving into my own place soon and realise i don't have any tools at all besides a screw driver

what tools should I get to start off in case I need to quickly fix or something around the house?

[Anonymous No.1548813]

>>1548811
a really big hammer.
and a plunger

[Beponymous No.1548815]

>>1548811
Just get a little kit like this with a hammer and tape measure, and then a cheap B&D cordless drill it you ever want to hang stuff on the walls and you will be straight for most basic things.

[Anonymous No.1549877]

still trying to decide what size to get for these memes

should I get 150mm or 180mm? just to have as something that is very handy to use but at the same time not too cumbersome

[Anonymous No.1550221]

>>1549877
Why not both?

[Anonymous No.1550238]

>>1548815
Lowes shill at it again

[Beponymous No.1550288]

>>1549877
This >>1550221

I gotta get the 7” but the girl is costing me too much money so I’ll tell her to buy them for me eventually.

>>1550238
Kek, I prefer Home Depot but the only sets you find from Husky and Craftsman are mechanic’s sets with way more sockets than you need for household crap and no hammer or pliers.

[Anonymous No.1550461]

>>1544005
Those are pipe grips, pic related are pliers

[Anonymous No.1550496]

What is the objectively most versatile pair of pliers you can buy?

[Anonymous No.1550963]

>>1550496
Channel lock, probably.
But my own most versitile pliers are a slip-joint style like this. I'm not really sure why these would be more useful than a channel lock, but when I can only carry a handfull of tools, I take these pliers, a multi-screwdriver, a flathead driver, and a knife.

[Beponymous No.1550969]

>>1550461
They really aren’t pipe grips, they’re better for grippin nuts.

>>1550496
I kinda like those linesman’s pliers. But there are some stripping-cutting-crimping needle nose pliers like that $40 Klein pair and they will do everything but aren’t the most efficient at any of them.

[Anonymous No.1552403]

Just picked these up at a garage sale for $2

what's the best (and easiest) way to clean/un-rust them up?

do you think the wrench is good to use as is or should I clean it up un-unrust it too

[Anonymous No.1552418]

>>1547026
>>1547379
>>1547819
They are a shitty vague tool, not really suited to specialized purposes.

My Mom, God rest her soul, always bought me some at garage sales.

[Bebzy Rhodes No.1552874]

>>1552403
Wrench looks fine, it will bash skulls just as good whether it’s dirty or bright and chrome.

>>1552418
Kek, this was exactly the point I was trying to get at. Slip joints can do anything, but can’t do anything well.

[Anonymous No.1553506]

Knipex makes excellent pliers
t. God-tier electrician

[Knipex. For Life. No.1553516]

>>1553506
Why would anybody settle for less than The Best?

[Anonymous No.1553561]

>>1553516
>Why would anybody settle for less than The Best?
t. Ford owner

[Anonymous No.1555675]

besides the plier wrench and water pipe cobra pliers, are knipex regular pliers, snipe nose, and side cutter pliers worth owning?

[Anonymous No.1555728]

>>1553506
i have the knipex cobras, the ones on the top aren't the cobra with the push-button to move them in/out right?

i think i have a pair of the smaller ones shown below

[Anonymous No.1555881]

>>1555728
Their circlip pliers are top notch. I had a pair last 20 years of regular use. Eventually they rounded off and needed replacing, the new ones will see me through to retirement.

[Anonymous No.1555882]

>>1555675
Their circlip pliers are top notch. I had a pair last 20 years of regular use. Eventually they rounded off and needed replacing, the new ones will see me through to retirement.

[Knipex. For Life. No.1555998]

>>1555675
There’s a lot of people who claim their cutters outlive everything else, and pretty much the rest of it is up there with the best. I want to grab more from them but that’s way too much for weekend tier tools.

>>1555728
The Cobras have the push button, the Alligators have the regular slip joint.

>>1553561
The Best

[Anonymous No.1556099]

Who else here is starting a knipex collection?

[Knipex. For Life. No.1556101]

>>1556099
All very well used I see.

[Anonymous No.1556107]

>>1556101
Believe it or not, keeping your tools clean isnt very hard.
You should see how clean I keep all my machinist tooling.

Also I find that statement pretty ironic coming from you.

[Anonymous No.1556741]

>>1552403
the wrench looks like a black oxide coating to stop rust ,don't clean that off
the other tools you could use evapeorust