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Did you test the slimvario handle? The PH2 bit says max 5.5Nm, wonder what happens if you apply more.

I love how Facom color-codes the handles for the different profile.

^ Those are not exactly needle nose. But very good nonetheless.

What model knipex? Some of them are meant to bend by design.

The Knipex snipe-nose jaws do bend easily, but that is by design. The needle nose don't http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=group_detail&parentID=1336&groupID=1351

Similar, not the same. The non-insul terminal crimping part is different. The facom/knipex ones do seem to be nicer. Don't feed the trolls I like shiny things in ergo handles And not so ergo handles Things without handles And things that get hot

I don't think they have a distribution network at all outside Germany. They probably mostly deal with larger custom orders and rebrands. You can get them from the link nanofrog posted, or as he said get them as a rebrand from NWS or CK.

What about Orbis? http://www.orbis-werk.de/fileadmin/orbiswill/pdf/ElectronicLine_2008_Inhalt-lr.pdf Last category BTW Unior had not much of a selection of these box joint ones while they were in production. Only a few models and only smooth jaws on the pliers. The side cutters are not...

Yes, I meant Portugal, I mix them up sometimes :dunno: NOS Unior electronics nippers of the box joint variety.

I doubt the NWS are Japan, but you never know. The Knipex, maybe, usually their rebranded stuff is very high quality. Still I can't justify paying that much for a stamped steel stripper/crimper. That **** file :pimpflash How are Nicholson files compared to Spanish Bahco?

Figures. Only the Knipex branded sell at 2-3 times the price of the NWS. They're as expensive as the forged German made NWS in some stores.

Any info on these? Doesn't say either Solingen or Germany. Unior chisel/prybar + suicide-drivers

Love the idea of those. They're a pretty unique take on all-in-one installation pliers. I think all Wiha pliers are forged in Vietnam. But, I think all VDE tools are finished and tested in Switzerland. Wiha has the best comfort handles on pliers. It's a shame the cutting edges on some models are...

Those precision cutters are used in electronics, and jewelery making. The type of cutter is essential when you need to trim terminals from components when soldering, cause they make a nice flush cut. I don't know about the Gedore Xline. The regular Gedore precision screwdrivers are made in...

I got an email from wiha saying the hollow shaft ones are only available in the US. The hollow shaft ones are shorter than the normal (non-stubby) ones. I don't know exactly about cars, but they are very useful in electronics where a nut holds a switch or potentiometer, you have to fit the...