Craftsmen Robogrip

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Does anyone use this tool anymore?? I remember when they first came out they were awesome....I am just curious if people are still using this tool??

I have had mine for about 9 years now....I do have better pliers these days but I just dont want to get rid of this tool for some reason

[rdnkjeeper]

I had one.....didn't like it so I ended up giving it to a buddy.

[dink]

What didnt you like about it?

[ChucksCrib]

I got a set for Christmas about two years ago and have never had an application that warranted using them :headshake

[evildky]

I have one and it gets a fair amount of use but I have to admit not much lately, I tend to use them on home repairs, tiolet and faucet supply lines, they rarely get used in the garage

[79rallysport]

I have two pairs, one large, one small. I use them quite often. I use them for the same things as I would a pair of channelocks. They're faster than channelocks because they adjust automatically. However, you won't get the same grip as channelocks and as a result can't apply as much torque. But sometimes you don't need as much grip or torque, thats where the robo-grips work great.

[dink]

My Pratt-Read pliers defently see more action (Made by Knipex)....I was pondering to just toss the robogrips.....they have seen better days

[mikeyr]

I got them for a xmas present, gave them to a friend before New Years...they don't grip a dammed thing and were one of the more useless tools I have ever seen. And my friend agreed, he gave them to someone else also.

[AdamMopar]

I have a pair, they don't get used much. Adam

[malibu101]

I bought Robogrips soon after they came out. I never really liked them because, as was said, they just don't grip as well as ChannelLocks and I just personally didn't like them.
They ended up in the house in the wife's tool drawer. When you don't want the wife rummaging through your tool chest or don't feel like running out to the garage they come in handy.

[dink]

I bought Robogrips soon after they came out. I never really liked them because, as was said, they just don't grip as well as ChannelLocks and I just personally didn't like them.
They ended up in the house in the wife's tool drawer. When you don't want the wife rummaging through your tool chest or don't feel like running out to the garage they come in handy.


I just lock my tool chest if I dont want my wife using my tools hahaa

[kartracer55]

I have them, nothin special. I got them as a gift when the first came out, havent really used them much... not exactly a general pupose tool

Jim

[dink]

Yea I went ahead and trashed the Robogrip pliers

[eschoendorff]

MOST USELESS PLIERS EVER! I took them back to Sears and t5raded them in on the Cman-branded Knipex Cobra pliers. MUCH better tool.

[BetterDays]

My Pratt-Read pliers defently see more action (Made by Knipex)....I was pondering to just toss the robogrips.....they have seen better days


Sweet, you are sending them to me? :bubbrubb:

[dink]

Sweet, you are sending them to me? :bubbrubb:


Already gone...sorry bro

[kartracer55]

Betterdays, trust me, they arnt worth the shipping.

Jim

[Coach James]

I used a pair of crap o grips and hated them. I donated them to a police department yard sale. They were just about the worst pliers I ever used.

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I used a pair of crap o grips and hated them. I donated them to a police department yard sale. They were just about the worst pliers I ever used.



Awww your so genorous....that is a great idea

[tonydanzah]

worst pliers ever

[mooman]

how would you even warranty these?

[TA^Guy]

I haven't heard anything good about them. My friend got them as a present and they just sit in his box. From what he says if it's something that isn't tightened to tight then they do the job, but if it's more than snug grab the right sized wrench.

*Just realized a four year old thread was bumper for a "worst pliers ever" comment. lol

[TheGrooveking]

The problem with them is they are totally dependant on the amount of force you apply to the handles, which is typical for all pliers, but these seem not to multiply it in any way. I have a few of them and am embarrassed that I gave a few sets out to people for Christmas back in 1998.

TheGrooveking

[Cameronl]

You mean....
Bob Vila LIED to me?
:shocking:

[ihredo4]

I had one large and one small one of these. Total waste of money and time to go get them. Think I used them one time and decided they would be of better use as a hitch pin for the lawn mower. They didnt work there either so they went to china via the salvage yard.

[Honda 1]

I bought them when they first came out. Again, these are one of those "gimmick" items that Sears sold over the years. As usual, the item did not live up to its expectations.
These pliers did have protective caps which fit over the teeth and I use them when loosening or tightening chrome items. Otherwise, I hardly ever use them!

[J.P.]

+1 on buying them and never using them. One of two sears gimick items I regret purchasing. The other being the funky combo wrenches that had what was supposed to be a "ratcheting" open end. I got them cheap but they're still miserable. Anyone remember those?

[Old Donn]

Must've been the Xmas gift of choice back in the day. Got the large/small 2-pack. A few years later, got the Home Depot/Rigid clone. The Rigid pair was bigger, had different shaped jaws and seemed to work better than the Cman, which isn't saying much. They all now reside in the lost tools drawer, along with the Gator Grip and Cman self-locking pliers. I won't get rid of them, but everything else gets used first.

[Cameronl]

The other being the funky combo wrenches that had what was supposed to be a "ratcheting" open end. I got them cheap but they're still miserable. Anyone remember those?

I got those, but the sets I got have ratcheting box ends at the other end and are extra long. At $20 each set (MM & SAE), I love 'em (haven't actually tried the open ends!)

[porschedude996TT]

I got mine for Christmas a few years ago and left them in the case on top of my tool box to collect dust. I think I used one once. I never liked the looks of them with the stacked and riveted sheet metal. I may just hand them down to my son...

[dieseldodge01]

+1 on buying them and never using them. One of two sears gimick items I regret purchasing. The other being the funky combo wrenches that had what was supposed to be a "ratcheting" open end. I got them cheap but they're still miserable. Anyone remember those?

Yes I have sold a 13/16 version to a member on this board and still have the 11/16 that is sitting on a shelf collecting dust, maybe it will become a collectors items :lol_hitti

[GeorgiaHybrid]

These rank right up there with the worst tools I have ever owned. The wife gave them to me as a present years ago and it didn't take but 6 hours or so to migrate to "the land of unwanted tools drawer". A couple of years later and they got tossed....

Come to think about it, I don't recall another tool that I hated more.

[Costner]

I've had a set of these for at least a decade - they were a gift from my father. I've used them a handful of times over the years, but most times there are better choices out there, so honestly they don't get used much and I don't really care for them.

However to you guys who said you tossed them or just threw them away, that saddens me. I'm sure your local Habitat for Humanity Restore or Goodwill or Salvation Army would love to take them off your hands as there are people out there who could make good use out of them.

I never want tools to end up in a landfill when they might have a need somewhere. I'd rather give them away than throw them away. Heck, I still have a pile of cheap altrade sockets I was given as a gift years ago and I can't even bear to toss them in the trash even though I have higher quality duplicates.

[Old Donn]

+1 on buying them and never using them. One of two sears gimick items I regret purchasing. The other being the funky combo wrenches that had what was supposed to be a "ratcheting" open end. I got them cheap but they're still miserable. Anyone remember those?

Ah yes, Craftsman Quick Wrench. They got my money too. The ratcheting open end would work,,, if you had the room. Really big swing needed. They were longer than standard issue Cman, extra access for the box end. Guess that was one redeeming quality.

[allapanoo]

They belong right next to the pocket socket.

[jeepnut24]

Worst pliers EVAR!!!!! They are awful and I hate them. I should throw them out come to think of it.

[TireTracks]

Whats so bad about them? I use them for picking up hot stuff after welding.

[GB Hicks]

I gave a pair of them to my dad several years ago. They seem to be his favorite, he has them setting within arms reach at his workstation. He said they fit his hands better and dont bother his arthritis as much.

[jeepnut24]

Whats so bad about them? I use them for picking up hot stuff after welding.



Mine don't provide any grip, they just slip open when I try to apply pressure.

[Aberdale]

I believe the reason they were called "RoboGrip" is because I would need the strength of a Cyborg to get any kind of leverage with them. I too, gave them away. I should have scrapped them to save the recipient some grief.

Dale

[rsanter]

I got mine for Christmas a few years ago and left them in the case on top of my tool box to collect dust. I think I used one once. I never liked the looks of them with the stacked and riveted sheet metal. I may just hand them down to my son...

so what did your son do wrong?

bob

[64merc]

I received a set of them for Christmas some years back and I actually liked them at first. After a while I discovered better tools to use so I sold them. Like others have said, they work ok if what you're gripping isn't too tight.

[Mickey O]

I got two of them in a lot of tools I bought, I put them on craig's list, the larger one sold to a diesel mechanic that said they use them all the time for a particular application (something with the fuel system), so I'm left with the smaller one, not sure what I'm going to do with it, probably toss it in my import tool box.