bixxjs
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Hi All
Have any of you guys used the Vamp players?I've seen them on You tube and was after your opinion.
Have any of you guys used the Vamp players?I've seen them on You tube and was after your opinion.
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dnschmidt
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They work and quite well. No complaints.
I have the Neijisaurus(ROAR) and they're the same as the Vampliers. They work very well at gripping small fasteners but you have to think of that they are pretty short and you need to generate whatever torque to remove the fastener still even if you can grab it. Also it can bite into fasteners but only as hard as you squeeze the handle. In short, it's great for machine screws or fasteners that are in good shape but are stripped or you forgot the right tool for, not so great for small seized up fasteners.
Two examples I have:
I was working on an enemies washing machine and I went to take the back panel off. I did not have the right size nut driver for the machine screws on the back. Decided to give the Neijisaurus a try and it gripped right onto those guys and removed them no problem. If they had been let's say rounded over or if they were screws that were stripped the Neijis would have been perfect.
When I traded in my TDI, I brought along a 10mm combo wrench because that's what the license plates are held on with. I checked it on the front plate before we left. I turn it in, give them the keys and finish the paperwork. I head out to leave and grab the plates. Front plate comes off no problem, come to the rear to discover rusted screws! What!? The backs had a PH2 head screw. I head back in and ask one of the mechanics if I could borrow a PH2 screwdriver and he gives me one. I head out and the screw head just disintegrates. They're stuck good. I leave and go get tools from home. I come back with a whole tool kit of stuff assuming it won't be easy. I decided to try the Neijisaurus first and because of the awkward position of reaching up close against the trunk lid I couldn't grip it real well so it couldn't bite in very tight, and then it would have been difficult to generate the torque needed to remove them anyhow. I ended up drilling out the screw head and popped them off.
Like almost any tool they have their place.
Two examples I have:
I was working on an enemies washing machine and I went to take the back panel off. I did not have the right size nut driver for the machine screws on the back. Decided to give the Neijisaurus a try and it gripped right onto those guys and removed them no problem. If they had been let's say rounded over or if they were screws that were stripped the Neijis would have been perfect.
When I traded in my TDI, I brought along a 10mm combo wrench because that's what the license plates are held on with. I checked it on the front plate before we left. I turn it in, give them the keys and finish the paperwork. I head out to leave and grab the plates. Front plate comes off no problem, come to the rear to discover rusted screws! What!? The backs had a PH2 head screw. I head back in and ask one of the mechanics if I could borrow a PH2 screwdriver and he gives me one. I head out and the screw head just disintegrates. They're stuck good. I leave and go get tools from home. I come back with a whole tool kit of stuff assuming it won't be easy. I decided to try the Neijisaurus first and because of the awkward position of reaching up close against the trunk lid I couldn't grip it real well so it couldn't bite in very tight, and then it would have been difficult to generate the torque needed to remove them anyhow. I ended up drilling out the screw head and popped them off.
Like almost any tool they have their place.
anndel
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I have and use them. They work wonderfully well and is the next best thing to Vise Grips and sometimes better due to the orientation of the jaw teeth.
bareass172
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^^^ I couldn't have said this any better.
itinerantamerican
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I do a lot of electrical work removing old plugs and switches with rusty slotted screws. Vampliers are amazing for this or any other reasonable torque, reasonable access job. I've used them on rusted wood/drywall screws - worked very well.
pawpawjohnnie
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My daughter got me a pair of vamp pliers off of amazon.com. They worked very well for me. One thing, I don'''t lend them out.
1cargarage
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I have them. As others have said, they work as advertised. They have gotten me out jams several times.
They bite so well that I have actually twisted the heads off some fasteners (small pan heads usually). Not the pliers' fault. They did their job.
They bite so well that I have actually twisted the heads off some fasteners (small pan heads usually). Not the pliers' fault. They did their job.
SnapOnAddiction
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They are made by Futaba man./Engineer I have every single tool they offer and they are a bit over priced and I don't think they are of high quality I actually got the set for free to demo and provide feedback. The pliers are decent but the scissors are all kinds cheap feeling to me. I have been talking with the marketing director he's a younger guy he says the company consists of 5-6 workers so they are still small. I can take pics of the tools if anyone wants to see them the needle nose are my favorite of the bunch and the slip joints are my least favorite but the handles are the best and they are smaller than the snap on talon grip. Blue Point offers a pair of screw removal pliers and all are very much like gas and burner pliers just copied from the design i believe. All tools are made in japan except for a pair of the scissors. The scissors are all very sharp the only complaint is the handles are very cheap light weight plastic. I have personally used every piece and all work well just don't like the robot design soft rubber grips.
You know Snap-On makes a version to. https://store.snapon.com/Special-Purpose-Pistol-Grip-Needle-Nose-Pliers-9-3-4--P636971.aspx
SnapOnAddiction
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Blue point has a set also seen it in a Blue Point only catalog for Singapore or Asia ,they actually have an all blue point tool truck very strange. I don't know if I could recommend the vampires to a professional but a home owner maybe they leave alot to be desired I don't look at them as pliers just screw removers.
SnapOnAddiction
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SnapOnAddiction
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They crammed screws well even the thin truss head screws ,the t-handle screw extractor tool is my favorite I has 2 bits one is a punch like one you hammer into the screw if the first bit doesn't grab what's left of the slots it's for Phillips only but the second bit may work for slotted screws I'm not sure but it has a flat shape to it with a notch on each end in each direction. The scissors are self explanatory they cut anything kevlar,carbon fiber ,wire,or cords depends on which pair but my wife used the super combo scissors in the garden to trim the plants and bushes they are sharp as razors.
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Goodtobeking
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What set should I get if I wanted to grab a 1/4" sheet metal screw?? Ones like attached to ductwork and gutter downspouts.