Ever see Channellocks modified like this?

[dwasifar]

Here's an ebay listing for a set of 440s modified to be a cutter at the tip:

This is an interesting idea, don't you think?

 

[jumbojak]

Interesting, but I can't imagine that working well with channellocks. There's too much play in a tongue and groove joint.

 

[Legacyruss]

Yes, My grandpas channel locks were like that to undo cotter pins.

 

[59'trump]

I like the idea, never tried it. It would be difficult to grind all of that material out without softening the metal. Time and a cold water bath I suppose.


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[PhysicsDude]

That's very interesting.

440 jaws don't line up parallel when they close, so the modifier must have ground extra material off the tips to get a flat surface. I wonder how well they actually work.

I also wonder how/when they ground down the cutting tip - if it has the same hardness and heat treat as the rest of the pliers. It looks professionally done with a machine - not some shade tree machinist with a grinder.

 

[redwrench60]

Looks like they simultaneously ruined a good pair of Channellocks and made a useless set of cutters. Truly one tool to do neither job well. No wonder they're for sale.

 

[Spacey_G]

Interesting, but I can't imagine that working well with channellocks. There's too much play in a tongue and groove joint.

Maybe you could grind it so that the cutters line up when you push the jaws all the way to one side or the other.