I have a pair with interchangeable tips that are quite different from most. They have a screwdriver handle on the back that turns a screw that moves the jaws in and out. lt works equally well on inside and outside snap rings. There is no need to control jaw tension because they stay where ever you set them. You adjust the jaws to go into the holes and then turn in or out, as needed. I think they are KD. I have no idea if they are still made.
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Eric O has three sets of snap ring pliers that I've seen:
1. The cam style convertible on his tool cart which are made by Imperial Stride and branded by SK, Snap On, Matco, MAC, ...
2. The Snap On convertible forged series like the SRPC112.
3. The Astro set
In the above linked video you see that there were size problems both with the tips & length. It is a 4 pc set but only "2 sizes" because they are interior/exterior rather than convertible. The difference between interior/exterior is whether or not the tips are open or closed when the handles is squeezed together.
That's why the master sets contain 12 convertible. The master sets have four tip sizes .038, .047, .070, and .090 & each as 0, 45 and 90 degree.
Looks like it. Thanks for looking it up Mine has a hard red plastic handle, but otherwise the same. Until very recently they used the name KD Gearwrench in some stuff but I think the KD brand is dead and buried.Look at gear wrench 2012D I think they are the old KD you speak of.
Can you point out a good master convertible set that won't cost a small fortune.
Lang makes the thread chasing tap and die sets for virtually everybody, including SO. Before writing them off I would check to see if they are not the same set as SO.That Lang looks great for a home guy and the price is way hard to beat. Jump on that before they change their mind and add 50$.
No, TOPTUL makes really nice snap ring pliers the problem is that I can't sell them competitively. Bought a set for myself which I love but I don't think they would move if I had to charge what I'd need to charge to make it worthwhile for me. Also, I need to buy them ten at a time and sadly I feel that would be a lifetime supply so I don't carry them.
This is the core problem with TOPTUL. You're attacked from the bottom by Harbor Freight, in the middle by Gearwrench and from the top by the tool trucks. TOPTUL makes great tools and I sell them for extremely reasonable prices, however, there is a reason Wren and Ultimate Garage gave up on them and that's because there is no brand recognition. People here on Garage Journal might like the idea of great tools for a reasonable price but you need to realize that you're the exception and not the rule. The world as a whole wants as cheap as possible or Snap-On. Sadly, that's the way it is.