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thk2c · 03-12-2010, 09:21 PM

Hello,

Got a chance to buy some NWS pliers. How do they compare to Knipex? they seem nice, i have just never got a chance to try them.

thanks in advance

joeswamp · 03-12-2010, 09:47 PM

I saw the title and thought you were attempting to compare pornography to a pair of pliers.

Moose-LandTran · 03-12-2010, 10:08 PM

i don't have much Kipex but my NWS stuff is awesome. They're at least on-par with Knipex, maybe even a littl better. I have a pair of their combination pliers, nothing else compares with them. Their side cutters are great too, as are their end cutters which are amazingly strong and sharp. I'd definitely reccomend them.

fatfillup · 03-12-2010, 10:28 PM

Darn you guys. Went to NWS web site and now need to find some of their tools. I love knipex cobra and alligator pliers but those look sweet.

Moose-LandTran · 03-12-2010, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatfillup

Darn you guys. Went to NWS web site and now need to find some of their tools. I love knipex cobra and alligator pliers but those look sweet.

Get a pair of their side cutters or combination pliers. You won't be disappointed.

thk2c · 03-13-2010, 07:15 AM

thanks, just put an order in for some of their triple cam side cutters!

Mickey O · 03-13-2010, 07:19 AM

WTF is NWS?

walrus · 03-13-2010, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickey O

WTF is NWS?

http://www.mscjlindustrial.co.uk/CGI...154+4294966246

fatfillup · 03-13-2010, 08:02 AM

I just googled NWS TOOLS and got to their web site. Looks like some fine German pliers etc. Have the Euro looking grips which I don't care for the looks but have never used any so they may be great.

BioHazard · 03-13-2010, 08:05 AM

Never used NWS but I recently got a bunch of Knipex electrical stuff and I must say it would be pretty hard to beat. I've never had such nice pliers before, it's amazing what a difference it makes.

thk2c · 03-13-2010, 08:44 AM

http://www.nws-tools.de/English/indexeng.html

quattrojon · 03-13-2010, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatfillup

Darn you guys. Went to NWS web site and now need to find some of their tools. I love knipex cobra and alligator pliers but those look sweet.

If you like Knipex cobra pliers, check out NWS quattrogrip pliers.

ourkid2000 · 03-13-2010, 10:00 AM

Their ESD electronic pliers look identical to the ones WIHA used to sell. I'd bet their the same.

http://www.nws-tools.de/English/prod.../esd-line.html

FNFS2000 · 03-13-2010, 06:29 PM

they probably made them for WIHA. WIHA seems to be whoring things out all over the globe.

03-12-2010, 09:21 PM	#1
thk2c Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 201	NWS vs Knipex Hello, Got a chance to buy some NWS pliers. How do they compare to Knipex? they seem nice, i have just never got a chance to try them. thanks in advance

03-12-2010, 09:47 PM	#2
joeswamp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 866	Re: NWS vs Knipex I saw the title and thought you were attempting to compare pornography to a pair of pliers.

03-12-2010, 10:08 PM	#3
Moose-LandTran Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Brink of Insanity Posts: 14,620	Re: NWS vs Knipex i don't have much Kipex but my NWS stuff is awesome. They're at least on-par with Knipex, maybe even a littl better. I have a pair of their combination pliers, nothing else compares with them. Their side cutters are great too, as are their end cutters which are amazingly strong and sharp. I'd definitely reccomend them.

03-12-2010, 10:28 PM	#4
fatfillup Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finksburg, Md Posts: 2,117	Re: NWS vs Knipex Darn you guys. Went to NWS web site and now need to find some of their tools. I love knipex cobra and alligator pliers but those look sweet.

03-13-2010, 07:15 AM	#6
thk2c Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 201	Re: NWS vs Knipex thanks, just put an order in for some of their triple cam side cutters!

03-13-2010, 07:19 AM	#7
Mickey O Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,593	Re: NWS vs Knipex WTF is NWS? __________________ . Cheap tools are for chumps. ...the wealthy can currently “accumulate many millions of dollars in these accounts, substantially more than is needed to fund reasonable levels of retirement saving.”

03-13-2010, 08:02 AM	#9
fatfillup Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finksburg, Md Posts: 2,117	Re: NWS vs Knipex I just googled NWS TOOLS and got to their web site. Looks like some fine German pliers etc. Have the Euro looking grips which I don't care for the looks but have never used any so they may be great.

03-13-2010, 08:05 AM	#10
BioHazard Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 743	Re: NWS vs Knipex Never used NWS but I recently got a bunch of Knipex electrical stuff and I must say it would be pretty hard to beat. I've never had such nice pliers before, it's amazing what a difference it makes.

03-13-2010, 08:44 AM	#11
thk2c Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 201	Re: NWS vs Knipex http://www.nws-tools.de/English/indexeng.html

03-13-2010, 10:00 AM	#13
ourkid2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 881	Re: NWS vs Knipex Their ESD electronic pliers look identical to the ones WIHA used to sell. I'd bet their the same. http://www.nws-tools.de/English/prod.../esd-line.html

03-13-2010, 06:29 PM	#14
FNFS2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 863	Re: NWS vs Knipex they probably made them for WIHA. WIHA seems to be whoring things out all over the globe. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

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