Lowe's has been clearing out most of their KNIPEX brand hand tools,
so I got this 10 inch Slip Joint Pliers for around 12 dollars, along with my a 7
inch set of slip joint pliers I got for 9 dollars. The 10 inch pliers normally
go anywhere from 23 dollars, up to 49 dollars. The 7 inch go anywhere from 17
dollars up to 24 dollars depending on where you look. Now let me tell you,
theses slip pliers are heavy duty, and well made. They feel beefy in my hands,
and were worth the 21 dollars I paid for them. They are made in Germany, with a Lifetime
Warranty. At those clearance prices they were a steal I couldn't pass up.
Bellow are a few pictures of both the Knipex 10 inch and 7 inch slip joint pliers.
•Alligator water pump pliers have a slide-lock design,
self-locking on pipes and nuts: no slipping on the work piece and low-hand
force required
•Box-joint design provides high stability because of double guide; designed into the handle is a guard to prevent the operator's fingers being pinched
•Box-joint design provides high stability because of double guide; designed into the handle is a guard to prevent the operator's fingers being pinched
•Gripping surfaces with special hardened teeth - teeth
hardness approximately 61 HRC; low wear and
secure gripping; the pliers are
made of chrome-vanadium electric steel, oil-hardened and tempered
•The 9 adjustment positions allow for gripping 2" pipe
and 46 mm/ 1-13/16" bolts
Description of 7 inch Slip Joint Pliers
•Water pump pliers
•Self-gripping angular jaw for excellent gripping force
•Sturdy box joint with 7 positions slide-lock adjustment
•Lightweight due to high alloy chrome vanadium electric
steel
•Thin head fits in tight places