I have bought a ton on Doyle pliers and they all have been great, especially the curved handle wire strippers. But the Irvin pliers are much better the Doyle or Channellock. I have been replacing all of my Channellock with Irvin and Doyle.
Yeah whatever, I just ordered this driver which has since been rebranded by MLTOOLS. I have a gearless driver made by Gedore Tools that I love so I figured I’d give this one a shot. Says made in Canada but I highly doubt the ratchet mechanism and bits are made there.
If you state "budget" then it has to be in the context of the complexity of the tool. Anything more than $10 for those is not "budget". You can get the fancy generic brands of wire cutters for $13 as context. Granted that is today, back then the generics weren't as easy to come by but also, back then the value of the dollar was higher so it's a wash.
Did you not know that the Carlyle has the cutters just below the crimping parts above the pivot screw? That is one of the best features, it's insanely sharp and cuts wires like nothing. You knew about that...right? Looks like tbe neiko doesn't have that
Got one on craigslist for $50 👍 only thing im wondering is, does anyone have any tips on how to pull the stubby bits out of the incouded extender more easily? I cant get the #1 phillips out of the extension without pliers lol
I bought mine at the same time and out of the same catalog but it's still going strong today, I rebuild caterpillar components and I use it daily. I lubed all of the tracks and the things I don't like and the plastic end caps on the drawers because they fall off and the pull handle falls off when pulling the tool box. The drawer locks get jammed with tools underneath occasionally, the price of this box has gone up substantially with inflation "2024" .
Oh i have a next brand double sided cob led panel folding aluminum magnet base work light think they are the original manufacturer for the Braun because where the Braun has the warning label this has the other led light panel and it was on Amazon new in the box $44 it is more like the newest version of the Braun folding aluminum work light..
A few years ago the reason the single Stanley professional chrome socket sets went up in price is Stanley came out with 4 bigger mechanic tool sets that were sold mostly through like Walmart and Lowe's along with the kobalt stuff before they started carrying the craftsman after sears went out of business...
I have the gearwrench 3/8 120xp and the 1/4 90t socket sets and two husky brand mechanic tool sets the h149mts, and the h194 mts and the complete sae and metric shallow and deep well socket set including ratchet extension and the breaker bar in the lid by tekton is probably my favorite set other than the gearwrench mechanic tool sets.. because of the no skipping sizes
funny how prices change. today around christmas 2023 the carlyle are $22.50 with free driver delivery to my door and snap on are $60 + shipping or flagging down a truck when one is around
im a luckey feller. I got me a set from the cornwell truck literally last friday. today, monday.. i worked on a land rover, range rover and i got to use this set! was so happy to do that repair too. Easy money.
Tekton also seels great pliers, made in USA by Wilde. I think Channellock needs to start getting into the modern world. Angled teeth, induction hardened, etc.
While Harbor Freight does carry a substantial amount of Made in USA products, virtually all of their hand tools are Made in China. I would much rather be in debt to my Snap-on tools dealer, supporting American made hand tools. At least the Snap-on truck comes by the shop weekly.
I sold 100's of these 410's as a matco tool distributor back in the 80's. Here's how you demonstrate their usefulness. Lock the head of a 1/4" or 5/16" bolt in a vise pointing up. Grab the threaded part or the bolt and twist it off. The threads will not be stripped, but merely have some jaw marks.
I'm an industrial technician and mostly use Knipex but I'm a huge advocate of Channellock. I've used a Channellock for all kinds of work and they feel better in the hands than Klein and Milwaukee tools. And are made of better steel than Husky, Stanley, Southwire, and Icon. Plus, don't cost an arm and a leg.
That's why I bought the icon set from harbor freight. No question about the lifetime warranty there. Plus I was able to save 25 percent yesterday so I only paid 182 including tax.
