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allinon72

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wmartin

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Bummer. Both appear to be gone. I actually could have used that.

It's a shame Channellock doesn't make that product (I think).
 

kwon

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Picked up just the straight ones. Wanted to get 2 sets one for my home box and one for my box I'll be taking to work soon. But just settled for one for now lol.


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fivespdcat

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While the gearwrench are interesting they are not in the same league as the Klein pliers...
 

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My straight pair arrived today, Lasership dropped them at the front door sometime before I left for work!
 

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Got mine today. Klein sure doesn't mess around with packaging. Those things could have survived a nuclear strike.
 

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Got mine today. Klein sure doesn't mess around with packaging. Those things could have survived a nuclear strike.

Mine arrived today as well. Tried scissors to open the package... failed... needed a box cutter. I love USA made tools !!!

1 problem. I organized my plier drawer yesterday after getting Matt's Plier Rack and now I have no room for the Klein Long Reach'ers.... :willy_nil
 

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Mine arrived today as well. Tried scissors to open the package... failed... needed a box cutter. I love USA made tools !!!

1 problem. I organized my plier drawer yesterday after getting Matt's Plier Rack and now I have no room for the Klein Long Reach'ers.... :willy_nil

Not going to lie. I like this problem! Haha

Looking forward to mine arriving tomorrow!

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Mine arrived today as well. Tried scissors to open the package... failed... needed a box cutter. I love USA made tools !!!

1 problem. I organized my plier drawer yesterday after getting Matt's Plier Rack and now I have no room for the Klein Long Reach'ers.... :willy_nil

Haha, all you need to do with vacuum sealed packaging like this is cut the plastic between the object and the paper.

Got mine today. My first Klein tool, I like them!
 

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Handles on mine are about a quarter inch off from each other, anyone else have problems with theirs?
 

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Handles on mine are about a quarter inch off from each other, anyone else have problems with theirs?

How do you mean, they are misaligned or one is longer than the other? I got mine today and they look good.
 
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Mine showed up without any issues. I also don't understand the uproar over the packaging, mine were plastic vacuum sealed to card stock. Took my dewalt utility knife and sliced it open in no time.
 

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Got mine today. Ordered the pliers and a package of narrow crown staples. Received a giant cardboard box that sounded like it had a handful loose rice in it. The box of staples exploded en route, but thankfully the pliers were ok. :willy_nil
 

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Mine showed up without any issues. I also don't understand the uproar over the packaging, mine were plastic vacuum sealed to card stock. Took my dewalt utility knife and sliced it open in no time.

The shipping packaging. Not the card stock. Mine was double boxed with extra tape and Apex tools as the return address.
 

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I got a few extra of the straight long nose if any would like for $18 shipped.

I received mine as well with no issues

That's cheaper than I paid shipped from amazon. lol someone pick these up!

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phildb4

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Looking to get the $13.39 pliers which went up to $19, I decided instead to order a pair of Crescent pliers from Amazon. For $24 I received 2 pro series pliers (Long Nose and 45 degree long nose). Now I discover that they are made in China, and no mention of a warrantee on the package. Their website ( www.apextoolgroup.com) also has no mention of any warrantee. Don't think I missed it, although some of their website is not functioning.
Anyone know if Crescent is decent anymore, or am I better off going to Harbor Freight so I can at least get a free flashlight......
 

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Last few times I have tried to add a photo to a post either the forum has complained or members have complained. So I have just put them on my web space, I whipped this up in a few minutes for anyone who had considered the HF ones, or has them and has considered buying these.

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Last few times I have tried to add a photo to a post either the forum has complained or members have complained. So I have just put them on my web space, I whipped this up in a few minutes for anyone who had considered the HF ones, or has them and has considered buying these.

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Why would anyone complain about images unless they were upside down blurry images from a cell phone??

GJ is a very visual forum. We love lots and lots of images and tend to hate excessive text.

As long as the forum gives us to space then post them.
 

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Dave

No idea. Somebody some many threads ago told me the photos were too big for their screen. So anywayI can't find the balance between 'small enough' and 'detailed enough' to make everybody happier, so this works at least for now.

I can't seem to get tapatalk to want to upload phone pics correctly, and whenever I take them and scale them down, either you lose the detail (like the pic of the grooves, I tried scaling that down small enough to attach it in the post but it wasn't clear enough to see the difference) either the file size or the image size is too large. I could just direct link to the images themselves but they are admittedly very big.
 
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Dave

No idea. Somebody some many threads ago told me the photos were too big for their screen. So anywayI can't find the balance between 'small enough' and 'detailed enough' to make everybody happier, so this works at least for now.

I can't seem to get tapatalk to want to upload phone pics correctly, and whenever I take them and scale them down, either you lose the detail (like the pic of the grooves, I tried scaling that down small enough to attach it in the post but it wasn't clear enough to see the difference) either the file size or the image size is too large. I could just direct link to the images themselves but they are admittedly very big.

I usually scale images to about 1280 X 1024 which is reasonable for most displays.

I'm sure that's too big for the tiny screens on cell phones but using a cell phone is the wrong tool for the job when browsing image intensive internet forums.
 

cheechi

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using a cell phone is the wrong tool for the job when browsing image intensive internet forums.
100% agree.

Some photos, it's just a quick shot to demonstrate what's difficult to describe. Depending on what's going on, it might not be worth the time or effort to scale/crop it the 'right way'

Other times, I will go through that effort either for myself or if there is a specific need. I don't have a lot of 'reference' materials or procedures that need it going on recently. Times past I have.

The portability factor is something that I have taken advantage of in the past. Mentioning tapatalk before, I have grabbed images from this forum to take to the shop or under my car, and I have a photo of the plug for the AC compressor on my project car, so I can get the right one next trip to the junk yard. There are some situations, but I would say until the devices become more advanced, more durable, and in combination with the software getting better, they aren't the right answer for most people in this group most of the time.
 

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Last few times I have tried to add a photo to a post either the forum has complained or members have complained. So I have just put them on my web space, I whipped this up in a few minutes for anyone who had considered the HF ones, or has them and has considered buying these.

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Thanks for taking the time time to post the pics...Keep them coming :rocker:
 

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Thanks OP.

My straight noseed pliers arrived yesterday and they look fantastic. WIsh I had gotten in on the bent tip, but such is life.
 
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