usa made vise grips

[mattwgrizwald]

i love made in the USA visegrips , my local auto parts had a old stock pair of 11r c clamps for like 18 bucks I also bought a pair of the the made in usa with global componebts so I had a pair need them at work my favorite parts guy gave me a deal on the usa pair when I got home i realized there was no spring for the lock mechanism for it. man I'm totally bummed called and left a message for the people at irwin wish me luck

 

[woody 73]

Hi Mattwgrizwald,

Give Harry Epstein a call at 816-421-4752 they carry vise grip springs...Speaking of vise grip I found a brand new old stock one that I have never seen before it was made to clamp down on any hoses very interesting.

 

[ksfarmboy]

Irwin's website has a list of replacement springs for vise grips, it appears you would need #40-08. From what I've heard, Epsteins is a very good retailer. If you want another option, those springs are listed on tooltopia's website. Good finds, I buy every made in usa one I find!

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml?prodId=IrwinProd100315
http://www.tooltopia.com/irwin-hanson-vise-grip-40-08.aspx

 

[sberry]

I bought some a while back, seems some stock was China maybe and some USA, same price so I ****** up some of the USA before they were gone.

 

[wendell]

A buddy just gave me a NOS set of US vise grips an I'm psyched. Don't have them in front of me but it's about 6 pieces in a formed plastic tray. Takes up a bunch of drawer space but its very cool. Wish the tray was a few inches deep to stack 'em (I've got a bunch of vise grips).

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

I was cruising the loacl Home Depot today and found around 20 or 25 made in the USA vise grips in assorted sizes and styles. it seems that the stock guys just put the China made and USA assembled from global components in front of the good ones. You might try and look at your local stores for a similar situation.

 

[Scooterfish]

" it seems that the stock guys just put the China made and USA assembled from global components in front of the good ones."

Aleast the guy doesn`t work in Dairy at the grocery store.

 

[Daylate$short]

Last summer I had a pair of visegrips that needed a new spring. I got on the Irwin website, ordered it and it was mailed to me for free. It took less than a week. Hopefully they still do the same thing now.