Pliers from Star Trek?

[Bolster]

Check out these Wiha Pliers...anybody own a pair? What do you think of them?

 

[DavidtheDuke]

Well they do look very Trekky don't they? haha.

 

[zuspiel]

They do look cool. Don't seem to be available in the US, though...

More info here: http://www.wiha.com/england/Information-Services/What-s-new/Wiha-Inomic-R

 

[Bolster]

Seems to me, cool as it looks, that the handles would get in the way...

 

[zuspiel]

Not sure. What would worry me more is that the handles seem to be plastic...

The linemans pliers seem neat, too. The jaws have kind of a "flank drive" shape so you're actually gripping the surface of things for all thicknesses.

 

[Bolster]

What happens when you need to twirl the pliers? Like when you're making a wire loop to fit a receptacle?

"Innovative head with three parallel gripping surfaces at opening angles of 2°, 10° and 20° offers an improved and secure hold of the workpiece....Head of pliers made of ball-bearing steel, hardened to approx. 60 HRC. Handles made of tough fibre-glass reinforced plastic, ergonomic soft grip zone in the handle."

That's interesting. 60HC is very hard. Hard enough to be a knife blade.

Looks like you'd need a big hand to be able to hold large items, you can't "choke up" as on traditional pliers.

Video link:

http://www.wiha.com/england/Information-Services/What-s-new/Wiha-Inomic-R/More-Information/Videos

 

[mkdive]

probably like a dremel, (don't really use it a whole lot, but when you do use it, no other tool could quite do the job)?

Interesting handles I agree.

Not sure I would buy/need a set (even if available).

 

[speed bump]

Interesting but for that style I prefer these:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...4&group_ID=761&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[Stuey]

I'm holding out for Grip-On's ErgoGrip. They're cheaper, and imho potentially more useful.

 

[bchee]

those look pretty cool. I like pistol grip pliers in general, although I never use them.

I think Stuey was looking for those. edit: just posted after stuey ha ha

Does it say what INOMIC is? I'm guessing it's INNOVATIVE + ERGONOMIC

 

[fatfillup]

Reminds me a little of Blue point kiwi pliers which once I started using them, I find quite handy. Part # KWP8. SO 's search will only do part # KIWI Plier won't come up. I bought in a set of 3.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Yuk!...................................

 

[Danglerb]

Pistol grip can be very effective, I sure wouldn't mind trying some.

 

[Danglerb]

Not so fancy, but seems a functional pistol grip plier, $4 plus $8 shipping on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200298643069

 

[Jononon]

Yuk!...................................

Why yuk ? They're Wiha, so they're unlikely to be badly made, and pistol grip pliers have their place.

The website amused me:

Application tests affrm: In 72 percent of all typical cases, users can cope better with Inomic® pliers than with conventional tools.
Yeah, and in 28% of all typical cases they're are a complete PITA

I do need some new pliers, but unless they want to give me a free set (yeah, right ), I don't think I'll be buying those.

 

[Frank Elson]

+ 1 on yuk.
I don't care if they work well, I have right angled pliers that at least look like tools, not toys.

 

[rsanter]

great
that is just what I need to get that warp drive going again

bob

 

[ImportTuner]

OK ... that's one tool I don't have and I'm not sure I want/need it either ..

 

[Jononon]

look like tools, not toys.

Although I'm not sold on these, people used to say the same of the David Mellor (not that one) designed Eclipse hacksaw, a design that has since, err, 'inspired' every other manufacturer.

 

[Brad54]

I could see something like that being very functional with a shorter jaw, and a channel-lock style.

Oh, wait, they already have those...

-Brad

 

[Frank Elson]

Although I'm not sold on these, people used to say the same of the David Mellor (not that one) designed Eclipse hacksaw, a design that has since, err, 'inspired' every other manufacturer.

They never said it to me