discojmz Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 +1 for knipex seem to grip things absolutely nothing else will Quote
white90 Posted December 17, 2007 Author Posted December 17, 2007 Cheers I'll get some of them tomorrow Quote
ciderman Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Knipex , Bahco swan necks are both quality items and supprisingly a lot better than the over priced Snap -on ones which have a finger squashing problem of letting go when the pressure is on . Quote
nicksmelly Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 I'd vouch for Bahco or Knipex too. Quote
white90 Posted December 17, 2007 Author Posted December 17, 2007 Cheers all I'll look both sets out tomorrow and see which I like Quote
Steve 90 Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Knipex , Bahco swan necks are both quality items and supprisingly a lot better than the over priced Snap -on ones which have a finger squashing problem of letting go when the pressure is on . Yep, Id agree totally. Tony whichever you get go for ones with a decent double sided adjustment/locking mech. The one sided ones are fine when new but very quickly start to sip. I have two different size sets of knipex which are excellent. The Bacho stuff is also very good quality Quote
green110 Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 About the only Snap On tool I have that I don't like is the AWP 100 tongue and groove adjustable joint pliers. The teeth have gone flat and the joint slips crushing fingers when pressure is applied. So I advise not buying Snap On. Gus Quote
white90 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks to the advisor's I got these today: Quote
nickm Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 there not gonna be big enough to undo oil filters Quote
white90 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Posted December 18, 2007 They aren't for that job and there's no room to get them onto the oil filter I use BSAI method Quote
ciderman Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks to the advisor's I got these today: Thats the kiddies Tony , and those side cutters are very good also ,Harder than a hard thing . Quote
Paul Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 So, is the thing at the top of the photo what you guys refer to as "Water Pump Pliers" ? Paul Quote
white90 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Posted December 19, 2007 yes that's the devils http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=783&...amp;ukat=rohr18 Quote
Paul Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 Over here, we'd call them Multigrip Pliers, or just Multigrips, that's why I was a bit intrigued. Quote
integerspin Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 About the only Snap On tool I have that I don't like is the AWP 100 tongue and groove adjustable joint pliers. The teeth have gone flat and the joint slips crushing fingers when pressure is applied. So I advise not buying Snap On.Gus Funny you should say that I was going to say the Knipex ones are great but don't get a grip like the snap-on ones. My snap on ones must be almost thirty years old and they are still good, The joint is amazingly good when you consider most makes with open joint slip, and crush yer fingers, we used to do something regularly with the snap on 'swan necks' that needed a better grip so used to slip two pieces of pipe over the handles, they still didn't slip My only complaint is the plastic on the handles has gone, probably only lasted 20 years, should I complain;-) Quote
roguevogue Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 A touch late I know but Bahco for anything adjustable. Adjustable spanners, water pump pliers, stilson. Quote
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