Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Tiny Tongue & Groove Pliers!

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You can never have enough Channellock-style tongue and groove pliers, and Adam shares a few from around his shop including the funny story behind an oversized jumbo pair. On the flip side, he also just received the smallest set of tongue and groove pliers from viewer Timothy Keys, who also helps Adam finally learn the proper pronunciation of the tool brand Knipex!
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@tested Год назад

Tiny Knipex Cobra XS Pliers Wrench: amzn.to/3NG8sBU Standard 12" Channellock pliers: amzn.to/3UaMARC Disclaimer: Tested may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.

@Max_Chooch Год назад

Adam, those knipex do support a tension feature where, when you grabbed something with them, if you put pressure on the handle in your palm they grab so good you can let the other handle at your finger tips go and they hold on.

@Max_Chooch Год назад

In fact all knipex have this feature which typical channel lock pliers do not.

@pacificcoastpiper3949 Год назад

My dad calls them water pump pliers

@OpenHD-Official Год назад

Knipex is a really great brand, made in Germany. Actually all of my pliers are made by Knipex. They're do the whole production in Germany, the factory is about 4km away from where I'm living.

@Basement_CNC Год назад

you can stand on those tiny knipex pliers if you put them on a pipe🤯 also if you wanz pliers for the rest of your life, yoj vant go wrong with knipex, also the "Zangenschlüssel" inthe 180mm version and the "Installationszange" are probably amongst my favourite

@CygnusRising Год назад

The killer feature of the Knipex is something Adam appears to have not quite decoded with 'the extra grabby feature': They *only* require pressure on the top handle to stay engaged, so you don't actually have to *grip* them, you just have to apply force to the top handle which means you can *really* wrench down on stuff without losing grip -- the more force you apply to move whatever you're grabbing, the harder they grab on. The holy trinity of Knipex, imo, is the Cobra (model #87), the Pliers Wrench (model #86), and the Twin Grip pliers (model #82). The 180mm versions are overall the most capable being in a great middle ground. The 220mm Cobra's may be more suitable in things like plumbing and bigger fittings, and the 125mm pliers wrenches may be more suitable if you do work with smaller nuts and bolts, but otherwise stick with 180s. I personally like the Comfort Grip handles, but that's far more subjective. You can give away every other traditional channel lock, every other crescent wrench, and every other slip-joint pliers you own. Everything else is second best without contest, imo.

@nolanhitchens Год назад

@boogiedahomey One of my favourites is the Knipex 86 03 125. Because they have smooth and parallel jaws, no teeth, so you can use them directly on plated fittings in for example the bathroom, without risk of damaging the plating 👌

@evangroopman5282 Год назад

Exactly

@konserv Год назад

And cobras are locally hardened. The teeth are hard, but brittle. The handles are soft and springy. But that's a single piece of metal.

@konserv Год назад

And there's some important accessories - soft jaws and dielectric handles. Soft jaws are cool for finish plumbing. Dielectric handles - for electrical stuff.

@danstheman33 Год назад

I have the 180mm Cobras and 150mm Pliers wrench, and both are perfect for my needs (mostly generally handyman work, misc repairs, and furniture assembly). Also the Twin Grips, which recently replaced a smaller pair of Vampliers / Engineer screw pliers. I agree that this is the 'holy trinity', these are three tools everyone should have, and along with a pair of needlnose, probably the first three pliers (if you count the pliers wrench as pliers..) anyone should get. That said though the current twin grips are a bit too large in my opinion, and I believe they will be making a smaller version at some point within the next year or so, so it may be worth waiting for those to come out, especially if you need your tool kit to be portable. I have the XS cobras featured here, and the XS pliers wrench. Both are awesome for their utility packed into a tiny size and weight, that you can easily EDC. But I've barely used either, since I have the larger version available most of the time when I need them. For general use, larger version are definitely more useful.

@boswelldoddler5235 Год назад

I'm an electrician in Colorado. Those tiny channel locks are a staple on my tool kit. I use them daily. The mini cobra is awesome. You wouldn't think something that size would be useful but they can fit into small nooks and crannies and lock down tight. Can't recommend them enough.

@Longbow-jt8jp Год назад

Same. Those and the small Knipex pliers wrench.

@haydenhudleston3738 Год назад

I'm a 2nd year apprentice and we use the big ones too for threading together rigid pipe

@Longbow-jt8jp Год назад

@@haydenhudleston3738 I replaced 95% of my pliers/cutters with Knipex because I was so impressed with them. Wouldn't go without them.

@florianb.4278 Год назад

Yeah im electrician from germany and i love the cobra xs. knipex is a german brand so nearly all my pliers are from knipex.

@Longbow-jt8jp Год назад

@@florianb.4278 It's the only way to go. Even here for me in Florida.

@glennreed9764 Год назад

Knipex makes a straight-jaw pliers wrench that LOOKS like a Chennellock but functions like a Crescent (adjustable) wrench. Its better than a regular adjustable wrench because the jaws tighten against the bolt/nut flats when turning, no slop.

@chriskue3285 Год назад

Probably the best tool in my collection

@IGmeanwell Год назад

Yes! The Pliier Wrenches! Have the 5", the 7" and the 10" versions. They are easily my most used wrench/pliers in my collection.

@TKettle Год назад

Dude Adam does not realize how bad he needs those. I bought mine thinking they were like channel locks, but for not marring surfaces, and months later realized they're much better as a crescent wrench replacement.

@pbpx Год назад

They are pricy but worth it. I would say its my favorite tool I own.

@davidwarren9204 Год назад

Yep, I have them in several sizes. Outstanding tools.

@GeorgeFarren Год назад

Knipex's Parallel-opening Plier-Wrench is definitely something you should check out. They have smooth jaws so they don't marr work pieces and they provide really strong clamping force on flat surfaces. They also work like a crescent wrench but the adjustability is much easier and you can ratchet a hex-nut one-handed. They also work as a mini press, super useful for pressing in small pins / inserts. Deffo recommend for the generalist maker, you'll find all sorts of uses for them. The 180mm / 250mm are good starting points

@TonberryV Год назад

Those plier-wrenches are by far and away one of the most underrated hand tools for anyone doing shop work. I will sing their praises until the heat death of the universe.

@muzzynat Год назад

They've replaced all other adjustable wrenches for me

@danstheman33 Год назад

I have the 150mm Pliers wrench, and I think for most purposes that is the ideal size, unless you're using large plumbing fittings.

@danstheman33 Год назад

@@muzzynat Yup in my opinion there is no reason to ever buy or use a Crescent wrench once you know that pliers wrench exists. It serves the same function as a Crescent wrench, but works far better.

@Jakkreu Год назад

2:54 Yes, since Knipex is a german brand the K is pronounced.

@j.robertsergertson4513 Год назад

Nobody cares

@autumn5592 Год назад

@@j.robertsergertson4513 Grow up

@danielpapania6117 Год назад

I have moved around the world and regularly had to get rid of most of my tools - my channel locks stayed with me always - my favourite of all my tools. They feel so strong and the grip strength from the leverage is incredible.

@IGmeanwell Год назад

I recently got the 5" Pliers Wrench to go with my 7" and 10" (small ones are in my truck tool roll); I was also gifted the XS cobras and have the 10" Cobras in my tool roll as well. Knipex make the best wrenches I have ever used, the 7" Pliers Wrench is my most used tool beyond a screwdriver.

@johnpollock6711 Год назад

Way back I got what to me was a huge set of channel lock pliers for some plumbing repair. Mine are just a bit smaller then the big set Adam was showing. And while I felt silly at the time, I have grabbed them and used them so many times for repair, building, ripping things apart over the last 20 years. Truly a huge set is an invaluable tool to have available. The power is intoxicating.

@hanssharma612 Год назад

Hi, knipex also make a mini pliers wrench, 86-100, a real wrench for nuts and bolts etc. Their mini "channel-lock" is 87-100, the larger versions , cobra 87 01 150 etc come with a self locking feature really cool, press button thingy. They also make a regular version. Once you've tried the press button version you'll never go back to your normal c -locks liebe grüssen from switzerland. Hans

@johndoecake Год назад

100mm They also sell them in set in a small soft case (you can buy all 3 things separetly) also lold when he cut open the packing 🤣its a easy open packing that you can close again

@dylanvaughn3564 Год назад

I have the mini knipex pliers and I carry them every day. They are fantastic!!!

@iandeare1 Год назад

Most commonly called Water Pump Pliers in the UK (slip joint is a more accurate description) Knipex are an excellent quality brand; they claim their central mortice design allows for stronger clamping pressure; and the clamping can be achieved with only one lever/handle being gripped, the other will simply lock. I particularly like the ratcheting, flat jaw type, which are better at spanner/Wrench type work than the pipe gripping jaw profiles

@Stuntman707 Год назад

Yes, those tiny Knipex pliers are awesome! Surprisingly useful. Knipex cutters are top quality too.

@micahrogers4928 Год назад

I love your stories from Mythbusters! As a retired plumber I have channel Locks from 6" to 36" in my tool box, right next to my pipe wrenches, from 6" to 36"...

@MikeD-ne6ie Год назад

Hi Adam! Knipex is pronounced with the “k”. I have several sizes of the pliers wrench and will predict once used you will never pick up the channel locks again!

@danstheman33 Год назад

The pliers wrench is a replacement for a Crescent wrench, not channel locks. Cobras are a replacement for Channel Lock, but much better as they work slightly differently. And agreed, once he has a few pairs of Cobras, he would never use Channel locks again!

@Tim_Keys Год назад

I think I've probably watched this 15 times now, and I smile every time. I am so glad you enjoy the gift, and thanks again for everything you do.

@peckenstein Год назад

This made me laugh so much. Those are humungous pliers, and I love that whoever it was just took you for your word and bought them. ROFL

@TylerSnyder305 Год назад

Did you know those 20" Channellock tongue and groove pliers are officially known as the #480 Bigazz.

@Frankie_Holt Год назад

As a maintenance electrician, I rarely go into an unknown situation without my tiny channel lock pliers

@villehietala9677 Год назад

As a maintenance electrician, only place I would go without my 5"/125 mm knipex cobras is a tool store to replace the ones i clearly have lost couple minutes earlier. 150 mm would fit just a little better in my hand, but those weigh almost 3x as much, so edc choice was easy. I might not use them every day, but I need to have them in my pocket to know that I could use quite a bit of force to anything up to about 32 mm in size. Those XS/4"/100 mm cobras Adam got are just a few grams lighter and basically take about the same space in a pocket. I would say that Goldielocks size for EDC is 125 mm and for a toolbag/box I would go for 250 mm (which I have three, one for each hand and one for the apprentice, who would lose the second one they get).

@Frankie_Holt Год назад

@@villehietala9677 I’ve done more with those pliers and a 4 inch crescent wrench then should be allowed

@dylanswartzfager4271 Год назад

I see channel Lock every day when I go to work. Not just the tool but the factory in Pennsylvania.

@MichaelStaghorn Год назад

Tongue-and-groove pliers (like the ones made by Channellock) are known as polygrip in Sweden.

@jb-es5zj Год назад

multi grips in australia

@Professorke Год назад

In Flanders, Belgium we call it 'papegaai tang' translate -> parrot tongs 😄 I have a few different kinds lying around, from very small to large. I use it a lot.

@therapinape9757 Год назад

Knipex makes hands down the best pliers. I’m a electrician and I don’t even buy Klein pliers anymore. Plus they do make the best channel locks. And the plier wrench is awesome

@uofmrob Год назад

I actually love the smooth jaw pliers wrenches from Knipex even more. I've got the 10" smooth jaw ones at home and work and carry the 6" ones in my EDC tool pouch.

@uofmrob Год назад

But I do have the 10" versions of the cobra pliers both at home and work as well and they are fantastic. As are their angle cutters, too.

@therapinape9757 Год назад

The plier wrenches are awesome

@Aeidotronics Год назад

Such relief. I've been posting how Knipex is pronounced but gave up!

@thomasloomis1116 Год назад

I love it when someone uses channel locks to strip all the flat edges of a bolt/nut down to a rounded un-removable nut!

@karyvrazel8706 Год назад

I am in industrial tech and have had and used some of my Channellocks for over 30 years. You will not hear me say anything disparaging about them. However, about 5 years ago I was able to start reasonable afford and replace all my pliers with Knipex. The amount of practical force you can apply because of the one handed locking action they provide is significant over other slip joint pliers. If you check out some of there product videos you will see people standing on the mid sized sets using just one of the grips. Seriously, as someone who loves tools both as a means to and end and as objects themselves I hope you get a few sets and put them to test. Side note, you mentioned in a different video you had an interest in tools us travel techs kept in our kits and Knipex is a key reason why I can keep my field service kit under the 50lb luggage bench mark and still get my job done.

@BrickedtoPerfection Год назад

I love that you go over your favorite tools! I've been starting to collect tools for building my LEGO sets: tweezers, magnifying glasses, cutters, pliers, etc. It has been saving my fingers lol

@narlycharley Год назад

Those are not pliers wrench - that's a totally different Knipex tool. Those are mini Cobras. The Pliers Wrench is just as good, but has smooth jaws that move parallel to each other, like an adjustable wrench.

@georgehorsey Год назад

Love the Cobra pliers I carry the 125mm version and a Leatherman Wave in my backpack everyday super useful combo!

@gilliansheppard5383 Год назад

-"It is magnificent" -Yes it is !

@RjWolf3000 Год назад

I would say one sized bigger than the goldilocks is just as needed. If you are using channel locks, something is probably pretty stuck the slightly smaller one is good because the stuck thing is most frequently under a sink.

@SomeGuysGarage Год назад

Okay, I hate doing this, but I need to share two links to other videos because Adam's tool tip video needs more context! First, the Channellock Big "Azz" pliers...these things are absolutely hilariously big: ru-vid.comg_3s72AooUQ Secondly, Pliers Wrench is actually another type of Knipex with flat jaws for nuts/bolts, and they are awesome: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8C-NfQa0z-4.html

@djsomeguy Год назад

Hahah those big azz pliers are awesome

@underwoodblog Год назад

also worth mentioning ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K5TvKSJBE40.html

@SomeGuysGarage Год назад

@@underwoodblog I also have the twin grips, they are definitely neat. I like particularily the forward serrations on the front for end gripping. I have a fairly wide Knipex collection :) ru-vid.comz9nzieehW0s?feature=share

@samkleinbaum8406 Год назад

I was coming on here just to point out the channel lock big azz they are fantastic when you need them. It used to be their sizes were like 440, 460, 480, and big azz that was the actual size name

@SomeGuysGarage Год назад

@@samkleinbaum8406 the 480's are the big azz size :) I also have the 460's and a bunch of other sizes: ru-vid.comW9qgOk4b7fw?feature=share

@Yardstick401 Год назад

I have a set of tiny channellock pliers but the way I got them wasn't so funny at the time. I was headed home after a day out riding dirt bikes and got a flat tire on my truck. The culprit was the tiniest set of channellock pliers I had ever seen. They were super cheap feeling but they still worked. I think they are in a tool box somewhere in my garage. Also (and unrelated) - channellock style pliers made for removing oil filters are super useful!

@noahhulsey5505 Год назад

I’ve been watching you since a kid and your still doing stuff that interests me, I got the xs set that came with pliers wrench too you should check that out!

@tenkaraanarchist243 Год назад

I use a set if the knipex 87-01-180 pliers and they are absolutely the best thing I own. That and a leatherman and a set of klein snips and a klein 11 in 1 screw driver is basically all you need.

@scottkuykendall7081 Год назад

Slotted pliers, love’em!

@rsilvers129 Год назад

This is more special than you knew in the video. They are not just smaller channel locks. They are one handed and grab. They can grip better than an actual wrench.

@MazerRackhamX 4 месяца назад

I'm a huge fan of opening packages with tin snips.

@CarboniteDreamer Год назад

i actually got the small size ones for my youngest son hes 8 tomorrow and hes severe on the autism spectrum but he loves helping me with working on the car i'd have him help by holding the wrenches and such, but he always wanted to help more. so, i got him those little channel locks they are all his and he loves them lol. i admit i do borrow them from time to time lol.

@dreadnot427 Год назад

That got me absolutely lol! This is great. Thanks for the share

@Kitteh.B Год назад

My dad had a set of Craftsman RoboGrip channel locks that were self adjusting. Used some kind of spring-tensioned bar between the handle pieces to make them default to open, and when you squeezed down on it the jaws would close and then lock into a set of teeth instead of grooves once it had resistance from an object. Self-adjusting channel locks! Those things were monsters, I loved them. Gotta get me a pair haha

@problemwithauthority Год назад

Still have an original set of these.

@bob9802 Год назад

My dad also had robogrips. Maybe his were defective but the never locked in the channel well. They nearly always slid all the way past the range where they would grip, unless I very purposefully forced them to lock. They never worked with one hand. I tried the medium and small that came together in a kit 18 years ago.

@holymackerel Год назад

I have those big channellocks, they are great. As for the small ones, I like the smooth jaw pliers wrench

@forrest225 Год назад

Nothing like the ole universal rounders 😂. In all seriousness they are extremely handy, I used to use my Irwin every single day working maintenance at a sawmill. They are the quick adjust like a lot of the knipex ones.

@assassinlexx1993 Год назад

Here on ship those large channel locks come in handy . Rusty parts need those channels along with the biggest hammer.

@Bigrignohio Год назад

"That's the SECOND biggest pair of channel locks I have ever seen".

@davidwarren9204 Год назад

I always have a Mini Cobra in a little pocket on the thigh of my motorbike pants, it is amazing how often it comes in useful for grabbing tiny things, re-tightening things that have shaken loose, straightening bent things (which happens often on motorcycles especially off-road) etc. They are small, but that extra bit of leverage and comfy handle allows me to lever some surprisingly large things... but they are precisely machined-enough to pull splinters from skin... Knipex aren't cheap, but they are ultra-quality and real life-time tools...

@neilperry2224 Год назад

You should put those huge channel locks in a case and put the words 'be careful what you ask for'.

@johnsmith-jk9ol Год назад

Those large one do come in handy with plumbing though

@swartzautoman2 Год назад

Dude, tinny channel locks are my most useful tool I own.

@problemwithauthority Год назад

I have the very large channel locks. Found them at a swap meet in Salinas 35 years ago.

@TheBilgepumper Год назад

A lot of people carry the Cobra XS alongside a small Swiss Army knife as an alternative to a pliers based multitool. I do something similar, but with a small pair of hardened-cutter long nose pliers in a pocket sheath.

@zeeberry. Год назад

Ohhhh... could you please send me a link to those?? I'm constantly on the look out for good quality itty bitty tools (small hands working on small projects means small tools...)

@thechief54 Год назад

Hi Adam. Its totally reasonable that they are pronounced with that hard K. K-nippex. BECAUSE...its from germany, Wuppertal, and when we, over here in Germany, cut a wire, we say "Knippsen". So its probably developed from Knippsen to a brandname for tools to cut wires, with what the brand started back 140 yrs ago. Cheers from Germany.

@andrewcarmichael8683 Год назад

I have a pair of those large size channel lock pliers. Only used the 3 times so far!

@writerpatrick Год назад

They're my go to wrench. I always reach for them when working on plumbing, even if I don't need to use them.

@alpha_ray_burst Год назад

LOL, I got a good belly-laugh from that story. Thanks for sharing it.

@86fifty Год назад

That's one heck of a thumbnail! XD I wonder if it goes against TOS...? Feels like something we're not supposed to see!

@MCKoolperson9 Год назад

I really like the 125 cobra, its 25mm longer but it also has the button adjustment from the cobra pliers which I prefer

@Si-Al-Ti Год назад

I’m pretty sure we’ll gonna see a video soon on the Knipex pliers wrench.

@james10739 Год назад

There is no shot this is the first knipex he has owned

@legato0666 Год назад

I have an idea for a video. Not quite a tool tip but a technique tip on why certain practices are followed and what may be best to use and why. Such as why use red under gold leaf, and why you would choose a white grey or black primer depending on how you want the final color to look after application.

@bob9802 Год назад

Can confirm that the Knipex ads I have seen they pronounce the K. My favorite set that is a bit more budget friendly is the Irwin brand, with the push button release and a ratchet to close.the Knipex I have borrowed have slightly sharper teeth, but my Irwins have been nearly as good. They were 1/4 of the price of the Knipex when I bought them, but that was 15 years ago so that may have changed. At that time they were just over half the price of Channel Lock brand. The generic term for this type of pliers is "water pump pliers".

@jakesweeney3784 Год назад

Adam get the 10” knipex you’ll thank us for it i no longer Carry a Leatherman do too How many cobras

@christianness8983 Год назад

That category of tool would be called adjustable pliers. And yes that is how Knipex is supposed to be pronounced, they literally have a shirt that says it's pronounced Kuh-nip-x. I love my Cobra pliers too, and I'll also add that another pair of their pliers anyone should have in their toolbox would be the twin grip adjustable pliers.

@seanylewl Год назад

I don't mind hearing this story twice!

@darkforestpyxi Год назад

Thank you, Adam ❣❣❣Pliers and wrenches are my most useful tools ❣ 😁👏❣

@cherylbuscema2712 Год назад

Now you have channel locks in sizes Wee, Not so wee and frigging huge!!

@waterbitten Год назад

I would have loved to see Adam's immediate reaction when the PA returned. I can hear his maniacal laugh now.

@the_minimalistic_adventure Год назад

Adam seems like such a fun and cool guy to hangout with. Lol

@madsmix Год назад

It's funny how you were unaware of Knipex. Take a look at their famed "Stand on them" video. Those Channellock pliers will eat dust when compared to the Knipex Cobra equivalent. No, seriously! One look at the jaw profile and tooth orientation will tell you. BTW, that video on the Backstage Handbook is GOLD!

@BeastOfTraal Год назад

When I was a little kid the knob broke off the TV. We a set of channel locks next to the TV to change the channel, and that's why I thought they were called channel locks.

@InAbsentiaDei Год назад

In the Knipex product videos, they always pronounce it kinipex.

@xxJOKeR75xx Год назад

I think in German there's no silent consonants unless the word is loaned from another country. So we don't exaggarate the K like Keh-nipex but it's a short K in front of the N - Knipex. And they make great tools :)

@angiekyle2942 Год назад

So glad you chose to do a tung pun, instead of the Grove pun

@nathkrupa3463 Год назад

This is very useful tool I think all pliers = this tool.

@matahaikonen9390 Год назад

Those cobra xs is always in my work trousers with me.. those have saved me so many trips back to the bigger tool pack just to open few nuts..

@stevewayne1359 Год назад

"Channellock" pliers are called "water pump" pliers over here and other countries too.

@drsquirrel00 Год назад

Tin snips are absolutely the best thing to open blister packs.

@auroran0 Год назад

Goldilocks w/ Channellocks sounds like a children's story staring Simone Giertz .

@ilikenothingtoo Год назад

I have a that giant channel lock, my dad worked on heavy equipment and I inherited a lot of unnecessarily, for me, large tools.

@jamesr9919 Год назад

A lot of EDC'ers swear by Knipex. Fun overlap of interests between makers/handypeople and EDC folks.

@gmscott9319 Год назад

Wee, not so wee, and frickin' huge!

@hunterperformancepros Год назад

Channel locks are a must have for any one

@sm3ttz Год назад

In Sweden we call then "polygrip" :) wonderful invention!

@TheBaseCam Год назад

Multi grips is what we call em' not channel locks lol🤣

@itsnothardev Год назад

Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering in Australia (on their RU-vid channel) has an even bigger pair of channel locks!!!

@richardsmall5514 Год назад

These tiny Knipex Cobras are not the same as "Knipex Pliers Wrench" (as per the description) (although do check out the Knipex pliers wrenches, 'cos they're awesome too!)

@VeniVidiVid Год назад

I love my little Knipex Cobra XS pliers! Keep them in a pocket pouch daily and they’re constantly coming in handy. And I think pronouncing the leading K is the correct German pronunciation: Kuh•NIP•ex.

@dappermanphoto Год назад

tongue and groove is one I think I've never heard channel locks called before

@shannonferguson7020 Год назад

I've got a smaller pair that I use quite frequently to remove wiring from boards on appliances in places my fingers don't reach

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff Год назад

Thanks you.

@RLSteffler Год назад

The K in Knipex is really quick, like the R in Rwanda

@AlagomSwede Год назад

To anyone wondering: If you're ever in Sweden and you're looking for one of these in stores, they're known as Polygrips.

@user-sn8oe5sb1b Год назад

Trivia time: In Spanish, channellocks are called "Pico de loro", meaning parrot beak.

@loganbhardy Год назад

Just here for the LOLs 😂

@davidsutherland3466 Год назад

Called multigrips down here in New Zealand and I've got about 5 sets of them

@bluestar.8938 Год назад

Thank you : )

@TomOConnor-BlobOpera Год назад

I recently broke my channel-lock pliers, they weren't the best quality, and trying to undo a MASSIVE bolt which must've been like 1" wide, i got greedy, put on a cheater bar, and a) broke the pivot, and b) bent the handles.. so deffo gonna get a new set of Knipex ones for Christmas :D And I've heard it pronounced Kn-eye-pex

@gingermany6223 Год назад

Yes, the k is not silent in words that start with kn in German (or old English for that matter).

@TheXperior Год назад

Been wanting to buy these forever, but 80€ for the set including the XS pliers wrench are hard to justify. Considering that you can get the full sized tools or a 4 piece pliers set including a cobra, needle nose, combination pliers and side cutters for around the same price.

@jb-es5zj Год назад

we call them multi grips in australia