Mig pliers

[PavelK313]

Having difficult time finding quality pliers for MiG welders.
Can anyone suggest USA, German or Japanese made pliers?

 

[MJD1]

Channel lock code blue.

 

[sberry]

Old pair of dykes with enough good spot on it to snip welding wire.

 

[Ericmacc]

Try welpers. I believe there made in Japan. I use them everyday at work and there great.

 

[bluesboy]

The Chinese made Lincoln branded pair sold at Home Depot are pretty good for $12. Channel locks are highly praised, $40 is to much for me. JMHO

 

[deange]

360 9" WELDER'S PLIERS

The Channellock pliars are the best ones I've used. They are still made in the USA too.

 

[Wamsutta]

The Germans don't make any MIG pliers? I'm surprised by that.

 

[Jlarson]

Channellocks for me, I have several pairs around. Most mig pliers are a little small, the channellocks are more comfortable for me.

 

[Farmall450]

Channellock for me, too.

Made in Penn.

 

[bob15]

Channel locks are highly praised, $40 is to much for me. JMHO

And where exactly are you shopping?

Just a quick google search under "360 channellocks" in shopping shows $22.00 after shipping: https://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=CHA360&source=froogle&kw=CHA360&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj7LNn-i93QIVFeDICh1Bmgj-EAkYASABEgIAj_D_BwE

OP: the channellocks are nice

 

[metaleltr]

Channelock, I bought a cheap pair before channelock started making them, not worth it and they never got used much, after I bought the channelock ones they now live on my mig welder.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

Did anyone mention Channellock? Mine have been great.

 

[tarbellb]

Welpers are better than Channelloocks, but not by much.

 

[plinker]

I have the Welper's and the Channellock's, either work fine. I give a slight edge to the Welper's being a tad shorter, overall function and quality is about the same.

The regular Channellock's (not code blue) were a bit less money then the Welper's.


20$
https://www.harryepstein.com/index.php/9-professional-8-in-1-welding-pliers-welpers.html

 

[joe_padavano]

Channel lock code blue.

X2 (or is it 5 or 6 by now...)

 

[Locker537]

Channel lock code blue.

Same.

 

[jumbojak]

I have a pair by Irwin that seem to work well enough. I think they were five bucks at Tractor Supply.

 

[ItsNemo]

Channellock 360's here as well...

 

[Wamsutta]

Which grips are better?

 

[PavelK313]

Thank you for replies guys! By any chance does Sanp on or Knipex makes some? I am sure i already know the answer (which is no) but maybe i am missing something .

 

[Musicinabottle]

All 4 pair of mine are Welpers. I really like them. Company provided them.

 

[anndel]

I have the Channellock soft grip.

 

[bob15]

Which grips are better?

Wherever feels better to you......

I prefer the non-code blue (top ones in your pictures)

 

[rmack898]

I just went through this exact same question a few months ago.

I went with the Welpers from Japan and am very happy with them.

 

[AngryBeaver]

Am i the only one that doesn't use them?

A quality pair of dikes will losen the tip and snip the wire..

Got pair "free" with my welder 20 years ago and haven't ever used them. I've got enough pliers

 

[dr_clyde]

I much prefer the Pearson Welper over the channellock. The channellock ones don't snip the wire clean when the wire is all the way into the crotch of the cutter. There is just enough of a gap to not make a clean cut. I gave my CL ones to my dad.

The welper is like, $30 or so. Worth it.

 

[WittHay]

Old pair of dykes with enough good spot on it to snip welding wire.

Am i the only one that doesn't use them? A quality pair of dikes will loosen the tip and snip the wire..

I have a pair of the blue handled Channellock mig pliers. But most welding guys I know if you hand them a pair of fancy welding pliers, they will look at you funny.

They just use a set of side cutters, easier to use when the wire, bird feeds in the machine itself

 

[RustyJunk]

I've been welding for many years and have never owned a set of mig pliers but then I don't tend to muck up my guns like some folks I've seen do.

 

[Wamsutta]

Which grips are better?

Wherever feels better to you......

I prefer the non-code blue (top ones in your pictures)

So "Code Blue" refers to the bigger thicker grips?

 

[plinker]

So "Code Blue" refers to the bigger thicker grips?

Yes, "code blue" is the higher end grip style for Channellock.

 

[plinker]

I've been welding for many years and have never owned a set of mig pliers but then I don't tend to muck up my guns like some folks I've seen do.

Where they've been handy for me was when there are several people at work using the same welders, not everyone cleans tips/replaces consumables when need be. It's quite annoying actually.

 

[GaryM909]

Am i the only one that doesn't use them?

A quality pair of dikes will losen the tip and snip the wire..



Same here and a piece of band saw blade ground down to scrape the spatter out of the inside of the nozzle.

 

[dr_clyde]

Am i the only one that doesn't use them?

A quality pair of dikes will losen the tip and snip the wire..



Same here and a piece of band saw blade ground down to scrape the spatter out of the inside of the nozzle.

If only there were a way to combine the two into a useful plier that workers could keep handy at the welding machine.

 

[L.Cheapo]

If only there were a way to combine the two into a useful plier that workers could keep handy at the welding machine.

Add in a way to remove stubborn tips and nozzles and you'd have quite a tool.

 

[GaryM909]

Those Bernard centre fire mig nozzles are tool less. I have only used them for hard wire. I haven't tried them for flux core or dual shield.

 

[dr_clyde]

Those Bernard centre fire mig nozzles are tool less. I have only used them for hard wire. I haven't tried them for flux core or dual shield.

The center fire tips are tool-less, yes, but the Bernard nozzle is still threaded on. When you need to change a tip and the nozzle is screaming hot, the nozzle grabber section of the welper is nice to unthread the hot nozzle.

I have a Bernard gun on my 350p, those nozzles can get really hot running pulsed spray.

 

[Jack84]

I use these by Original Fix, Swiss made quality.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01H0GSEHC/?tag=atomicindustr-21

 

[Steve_P]

I have the Japanese welpers; they're fine. I bought them before Channellock made these or I wouldve just got the channellock; the welpers were a bit hard to source at the time.