Need Duckbill pliers, why the smooth gripping surface??

[Jme128]

Looking for duckbill pliers. Would like to add one to my collection but wouldn’t it be harder to grip something with a smooth surface vs. the serrated pliers??


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003RWS9G0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005VN3LYI/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[John316]

I use the Klein Duckbill pliers everyday. They are smooth also, which is perfect for dealing with removing components from circuit boards without damaging them. They are also perfect for removing the nut that is used to fasten a typical potentiometer without cosmetic damage to the fastener.

BTW, I have a pair of the Williams pliers you have pictured and they are absolutely terrible. The finish, balance, and jaw alignment is akin to HF/CHINA almost dollar store quality. Total waste of about $11. Oh well, It will keep me away from ever buying any Williams pliers again for sure.

 

[DHCrocks]

smooth jaw is good at flattening/bending thin sheet metal without distorting it but like you said it is very poor at grabbing material. I only use mine if I want to bend or straighten something. it won't hold onto anything if you're trying to pull on it.

 

[ihredo4]

Non-marring is what I always used them for. Never thought to use them to flatten and bend sheet metal. Course do very little sheet metal work.

 

[OEXL16B]

Get the Snap-on 61ACP or Armstrong 67-503

 

[Jtoddaz]

Got some NWS duckbills. Really like em. Great handles.

 

[franzdom]

Got some NWS duckbills. Really like em. Great handles.

Please share the part number, thanks!

 

[canuckian]

Please share the part number, thanks!

These have serrated jaws. Pretty sure they come in all 3 finishes as well. Hoping ash carries these so I can put a pair on my next order.
http://shop.nws-tools.de/index.php/en/industrial-tools-1/ausfuhrung-49/long-flat-nose-pliers-124.html

 

[wornoutoldman]

Craftsman pro black handle are great and fairly inexpensive.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have 6 different pairs, (mostly older stuff admittedly) and all have serrations. The Channel locks (again older, just not quite as old...) have the strongest serrations, the Krauters, the lightest. None are smooth at the tips.

 

[blackack]

The Channellock 718 duckbills are great pliers, serrated jaws

 

[Outlawmws]

The Channellock 718 duckbills are great pliers, serrated jaws

Mine are No. 378.

 

[toolmutt]

The Channellock 718 duckbills are great

+1....

 

[jetmech09]

I have snap-on duckbills. A little bit of serration at the end. I personally use them for safety wire. The serrations aren't too bad to where you'll snap the safety wire.

 

[Jtoddaz]

Please share the part number, thanks!

I have the 124-69-160


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[kyrbz]

Not really duckbill pliers like most of you are referring to, but I sure would like to get some of these German made hand seamer-folder pliers for those times I would like to have a little wider smooth jawed plier than my Knipex pliers wrenches.

http://www.daggertools.com/m5/DSEF4522--small-offset-handseamer.html

http://www.daggertools.com/m5/DSEF4560--medium-offset-handseamer.html

http://www.daggertools.com/m5/DSEF9060--handseamer.html

 

[matthew]

I've got Knipex 29-11-160 pliers, which have crosshatched grips, and quite a nice jaw shape. The grips aren't overly agressively crosshatched, which is probably good. They're nice, and a good size to have, although if you don't have other duckbills I'd start with an 8" pair first.