sportsvorti.blogg.se - Vice grip pliers

Off of the top of my head, the following is how we’ve used vice grips in the last week or so.Ģ) temporarily tightened up a wore-out/loose battery cable and got a disabled vehicle back to the shopģ) As a ground clamp (the spring-loaded one broke) on one of my wire weldersĤ) As a crimping tool (pretty much daily)Ħ Pinching 2 wires together (they were too short to wrap together) for solderingħ For pulling a brake shoe spring over a fulcrumġ0) Helped with pulling a new track over the front idler on a mini-excavatorġ2), bending, clamping, dozens of times daily Online listings can be confusing, as the number 4 tool has a 7″ length, and the number 8 tool has a 4″ length.Ī vice grip is the exact opposite of a specialty tool read that again, the exact opposite.

10″ – 10LW, also described as “item no.

I thought this would be a great addition to my toolbox, but it never quite fit in. Maybe some users will find this style of locking pliers handy, but it didn’t work out that way for me. I think that problem for me is that I tend to jump straight from standard drive tools to pliers and then aggressive pliers such as more common straight or curved jaw locking pliers. It’s an interesting tool, but not one I would advise anyone to buy unless they know exactly how and where they would use it.

There are other variations, such as by Gedore – but they’re all still very specialized in nature. It could be a great tool for specific applications, but it turned out I thought I needed far more than I actually did or do. But in practice, I have yet to come across suitable tasks where it’s more helpful than cumbersome.ĭon’t get me wrong, there were no real faults to it, I just found it to be redundant anytime I also had strong pliers, breaker bars, or curved jaw locking pliers available. In theory, it won’t mar fasteners as much as curved jaw pliers with sharp teeth.

Even without the handle grips, it’s kind of bulky, although no bulkier than other locking pliers. In my opinion, this is really a very specialized deliberate-use tool.

I kept it in my locking pliers drawer for a couple of years, but it rarely saw any use. I’m not even sure if I still have it, or if I gave it away. It has been several years since I’ve seen my Vise-Grip locking wrench, and I cannot say I have missed it at all.