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twinturbo

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EOC_Jason said:
Yes, I have the Craftsman re-branded ones, they are great. My only regret is not buying these like 10 years ago.

FYI, they are actually both re-branded from Lang Tools and these might be even cheaper than the store's sale price of the Channellocks:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lang-Tools-...l-External-Snap-Ring-Pliers-USA-/332031925304
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Thanks, I'll look into that.

Loscaldazar said:
They're great!
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Thanks !

BreeStephany said:
They are great and as long as you treat your tools with respect, they should last you a lifetime.
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Thanks !
 
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i'm personally not a fan of the replacable tip pliers, in my experience the tips bend and break. but then i can be a bit hamfisted and i'm usually working on heavy rusty stuff.
 
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For light duty applications they are great. Convenient and priced well. I had a pair that worked stellar for things like wrist pins. They do have clearance issues if what you work on is potentially obstructed at all. They are really short so the handle has to be close and open wide. I destroyed all my tips on the first difficult snap ring I encountered. I could have purchased new tips, but on the machines I use them on the clearance is an issue so I bought a few Protos. Once you get into anything heavy duty do yourself a favor and get a variety of professional grade ones. Just my two cents. I'm happy with two pair of pliers, but the channel locks really are convenient for a lot of stuff.

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I carry a pair in my service bag. They work good, however I did have the switch mechanism break on my first pair. Got them replaced by the retailer and they have been fine since.
 
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stercorarius said:
For light duty applications they are great. Convenient and priced well. I had a pair that worked stellar for things like wrist pins. They do have clearance issues if what you work on is potentially obstructed at all. They are really short so the handle has to be close and open wide. I destroyed all my tips on the first difficult snap ring I encountered. I could have purchased new tips, but on the machines I use them on the clearance is an issue so I bought a few Protos. Once you get into anything heavy duty do yourself a favor and get a variety of professional grade ones. Just my two cents. I'm happy with two pair of pliers, but the channel locks really are convenient for a lot of stuff.

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I agree they get the job done but might take a few tries as the tips flex. Jack of all trades but master of none.
 
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I have found that the replaceable tip snap ring pliers are not that great. They may be ok for home / hobbyist use but we tried a set at the shop and they did not last very long at all. I probably have 4 or 5 different sets to cover the range of snap rings that we see.
 
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BreeStephany said:
They are great and as long as you treat your tools with respect, they should last you a lifetime.
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I treat my tools with respect. Mine broke internally. I know of no retailer to swap them, so they're junk. The older style was more difficult to switch directions, but was much stronger.
 
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kythri said:
I thought Wilde was re-branding Kastar/Lang, not the other way around?
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Pretty sure it was discussed before with these same pliers.. craftsman already rebrands some other Wilde stuff, so I'd have to imagine Wilde is the manufacturer. Also - if I remember on the channellock package, it's says "made in USA" instead of "made in USA in Meadeville PA" that I believe is on their own items.

Wilde makes a lot of stuff, yet the brand is unheard of in my part of the country.
 
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I have them in my service bag, but I don't think that they are that great. But I work on heavy industrial stuff in tight spaces. They work, but buy extra tips.
 
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rlitman said:
I treat my tools with respect. Mine broke internally. I know of no retailer to swap them, so they're junk. The older style was more difficult to switch directions, but was much stronger.
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Mine did the same thing after only a few light duty uses. Not a fan. They did work fine until the internals gave out. Then they would not work in either direction.
 
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I have a full knipex set and these...and craftsman, etc... The only problem I have with these is how bulky hey are. They work fine for me. I must say I only use them on smaller stuff though. I also hate changing tips.
 
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They're good for smaller applications, I have an Armstrong 1/2 inch ratchet and the bits are all too small to properly grip the ring, so I have to break out the Matco set. It depends on what you're working on. For smaller applications, DIY and to save space I would highly recommend them.
 
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I have a pair the Channellocks also and they have been totally satisfactorily for all that I have needed them for. Mostly motorcycle and small engine work. I do find changing over tips and keeping the parts from getting lost a bit of nuisance. I also have another set that also have adjustable tips some USA red handled ones that work okay but overall I feel the Channelocks are better than those.

On the other hand I sold off what Tekton retaining ring products I had to market 4 pc sets but all were the same size tips and .080 I think and although I usually keep and work most everything I sell I felt the fixed tips were just to big for most of my current applications.

In retrospect after reading some of these comments maybe I should have held on to a pair for more industrial jobs :D
 
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Trey T said:
I need a good set. Anybody have SO (non replaceable tip) set they can recommend?
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SRPC107 is what i use, does what i need it to do. can't recommend a set without knowing what its used for, but that's a good set to start out with for general automotive work.
 
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Trey T said:
I need a good set. Anybody have SO (non replaceable tip) set they can recommend?
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mlum6969 said:
SRPC107 is what i use, does what i need it to do. can't recommend a set without knowing what its used for, but that's a good set to start out with for general automotive work.
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I will second this.

I had the Craftsman version like OP asked about, bought a few boxes of tips, and decided to upgrade.
 
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