German Pliers
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Riceburner
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I'll still trust my adjustable wrench more. With this the sizes are dictated by the teeth, no? And if your grip slips you start to round off the nut?
Geez, I could have used a set of those a few weeks ago when I was gnashing my knuckles into my exhaust support brackets trying to re and re my rear tire with a variety of wrenches, sockets, and curse words.
Someone take my money.
Someone take my money.
Investment hardware carries a good selection.
I have the 8" and they are great when you don't have a full set of wrenches available. The notches change the jaw opening by ~ 1/8". Within each adjustment notch, the jaw moves ~1/4" so all sizes are covered from 0 to >1.25". You have mechanical advantage on closing the jaws of about 12:1 so with a grip strength of 100 lbs, you have 1200 lbs closing the jaws. I've never had trouble with them slipping, but I have also never used them on something that was balls tight. If it's that tight I try to get proper tools out to do the job.
If I don't mind marking/destroying the fastener, channelocks or knipex water pump pliers probably hold on a bit better but they make a mess. Adjustable wrenches are a pain in the *** as if they are screwed in tight enough that they won't try to round the fastener when you pull, they don't go on and off the fastener well. The plier-wrenches are a great tool, the only downside is the price.
I have the 8" and they are great when you don't have a full set of wrenches available. The notches change the jaw opening by ~ 1/8". Within each adjustment notch, the jaw moves ~1/4" so all sizes are covered from 0 to >1.25". You have mechanical advantage on closing the jaws of about 12:1 so with a grip strength of 100 lbs, you have 1200 lbs closing the jaws. I've never had trouble with them slipping, but I have also never used them on something that was balls tight. If it's that tight I try to get proper tools out to do the job.
If I don't mind marking/destroying the fastener, channelocks or knipex water pump pliers probably hold on a bit better but they make a mess. Adjustable wrenches are a pain in the *** as if they are screwed in tight enough that they won't try to round the fastener when you pull, they don't go on and off the fastener well. The plier-wrenches are a great tool, the only downside is the price.
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Hack
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Mine are marked both imperial and metric. It looks like the last 3 numbers in the part # are length in mm. Capacity is listed in mm and ".
Metric AND Imperial! Trust shattered. I'll still give em a whirl, price dependant of course.
I understand it perfectly.I turn wrenches for a living and see the results of people using multitools all the time.Being "german made" usually means it's overengineered and overpriced.If i took my bike to a mechanic who had one of those things in his hand,i'd run the other direction as quick as i could.
48Connor
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I have a couple pairs of these and love them. I use them a lot, but I try not to use them that often for their intended purpose.
Home Depot carries a small selection of the sizes. You can get them as a kit on Amazon as well https://www.amazon.ca/Knipex-00-20-...ie=UTF8&qid=1494687008&sr=8-5&keywords=knipex.
Home Depot carries a small selection of the sizes. You can get them as a kit on Amazon as well https://www.amazon.ca/Knipex-00-20-...ie=UTF8&qid=1494687008&sr=8-5&keywords=knipex.
