toolnut
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I was at Home Depot yesterday and saw that they had the Klein glow tools there. The wire strippers and cutters were 19.97 each and the linesman was 29.97 which is the best price that I have seen on them.
Klein Glow Tools at Home Depot
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premierplayer
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My assistant and I got a good laugh seeing those on display at HD. Pretty gimmicky we think. What electrician is gonna be using pliers in the dark? We came to the conclusion that they glow in the dark to help you find them
after the helper looses them
after the helper looses them neophyte
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My assistant and I got a good laugh seeing those on display at HD. Pretty gimmicky we think. What electrician is gonna be using pliers in the dark? We came to the conclusion that they glow in the dark to help you find them
Facom has started selling a Fluorescent tool range for people working in the aviation industry. The tools are designed to be more easily found in dark cabins and crawl spaces to prevent tools being lost, or left behind in areas were they may be a danger to an aircraft in flight. The Facom Fluorescent tools show up under black light. The Klein glow in the dark tools will likely show up under black light as well. I presume electricians working in a dark basement or crawl space in an old building also don't like loosing their tools since they probably have to pay for them themselves.
I think Klein was trying to fill a void in the market. This style of pliers do have nice comfortable grips and seem to hold up well with everyday use. I have dropped a few tools into voids in walls and tried fishing for them. Some were retrieved some weren't. These hopefully will never be dropped or last in a dark area. They do stand out well in the dark. As for being the D2000 series they are well made and have the hardened cutting knives and should give me plenty of years of service as well as being made in the USA.
Karl_B
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I wouldn't mind those just so I can see them under a hood. I like my Klein pliers and they are usually the first ones I reach for, although I only have a pair of needle nose and some small cable cutters. I might have to pick up the two toolnut listed.
Snap_cap
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I would buy them if they are D-2000 series, if I need diagonals or linesman's… Which I do not, at present time.
I bought a pair and like them a lot. I don't care if they look funny. If a gimmick works and helps me avoid losing my Kleins (which will make me lose time looking for them, productivity when I have to borrow a pair or dig around for the ones with the hole blown in them to use that day, and money when I have to buy a new pair), then I'm all for it.
Electricians work in the dark a lot...crawl spaces, attics, drop ceilings, new construction with crappy temp lighting, and, oh yeah, when troubleshooting 'why don't my lights work??'
Electricians work in the dark a lot...crawl spaces, attics, drop ceilings, new construction with crappy temp lighting, and, oh yeah, when troubleshooting 'why don't my lights work??'
southalabama
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Back when I was building a pier at the lake property I didn't have much electricity just one extension cord to run saws and one light I took fluorescent tape and put on the handles of the tools I was using. I did that after leaving a hammer one night. From then on it was just a matter of shining a flashlight and it was easy to find the tools.
Might help. Couldn't hurt
Might help. Couldn't hurt