Tony
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
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GWANGMUK
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2025
For some times, it was hard for me to use this. But once I handle this well, this is really good product.
Tyler
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
Lives up to the Knipex brand (if you're willing/able to afford the cost). Quality, durable, comfortable, and easy to use.
Trung Ngo
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
It's solid and at a high-quality, although it is a bit pricey. Most other brands cannot compete with KNIPEX in terms of their functionality.
Milo Perezzi
Reviewed in Mexico on April 22, 2024
Excelente acabado, excelente resistencia, muy utilitaria, prácticamente remplazara a tu llave ajustable, gran apertura, esta marca nunca decepciona, instalo maquinaria industrial y soporta perfectamente el ritmo del trabajo.
Mellow Sparky
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022
Where has this tool been all my life!? If you do a lot of work where you are tightening visible/decorative nuts, bolts, fittings, etc (i.e. in the plumbing industry) - these are a MUST HAVE. You know, scenarios where you don't want to use a channel lock or pipe wrench because they have grooved teeth in the jaws that will mark up your project. So, then you switch to an adjustable wrench - nice smooth jaws but does a lousy job gripping the surface you are tightening. You absolutely need the Knipex plier wrench. And get the plastic jaw covers for added protection. You get great leverage with this tool AND it doesn't destroy whatever you are working on. Made in Germany, quality seems solid. I went for the comfort handle - it's a bit easier on your hand if you use the tool a lot.
James Lim
Reviewed in Singapore on July 15, 2022
Quality product.
burntorangehorn
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020
German tools can be a distinct pleasure to own and use, and I what few non-American tools I have are either German (NWS, Wera) or Spanish (Irega, Grip-On). But this was my first Knipex product, and it has not disappointed. I'd always heard good things about Knipex's pliers wrench, and it has certainly lived up to the hype.It took me a little time to get used to the button adjustment method, but once I did, it were a breeze to use. If you're not sure how you would use the pliers wrench, maybe you don't need it, but it can serve as both adjustable wrench and locking pliers.Cons? I would say it was expensive, but the machining, fit, and finish are fantastic, the overall build quality is *chef's kiss*, and I expect it'll far outlive me. Slop and play are non-existent. The handle is extremely comfortable, although someone who doesn't use them all day and wants the most precise "feel" for the task might like the regular grip instead of the comfort one.Anyway, this has been so good that I'm basically just looking for an excuse to buy the Knipex Cobras, which have a similar reputation.Note that this is not a paid review, free product trial, or otherwise compensated review.
Angela
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2020
Fits the plastic covers great for chromed fittings
Matthew R
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
I really like Knipex. I don't think anyone else makes a product just like this...these are unique. So what is it?This is not some channellock type tool. Channellock pliers change the angle of the pliers as you adjust them. Channellocks have aggressive teeth that dig into a fastener and damage them. These pliers keep the gripping surface parallel to each other at all times. You press the little button to slide the adjuster open or closed. Another things is that when using channellock type pliers, you have to squeeze the handles together. You only need to put pressure on the top handle. There is no squeezing involved. I used this to remove an O2 sensor when the actual O2 sensor socket wasn't able to get it to budge. Don't tell Knipex but you can put a pipe on the top handle to get more leverage. (do this at your own risk I guess)These are not a cresent type wrench either but it is a great replacement for a cresent wrench. (it is much closer to being a better version of a cresent wrench that it is to being a channel lock type plier) I don't think I will be using a cresent wrench ever again. Both cresent wrenches and channellocks type pliers tend to round off bolts and nuts. Cresent wrenches don't stay tight. These tend to work much much better than either one of those. The design is really cool too.I'm not sure about the comfort grip to be honest. It is nice but now this doesn't match my other Knipex tools. They sell one with the normal Knipex red handles. If I were doing it again, I probably would get that one. It is still a 5 star product in my mind though.
Ashok Malde
Reviewed in India on November 19, 2017
It's excellent product
Deinonychus
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2010
Nice quality, with an ingenious action that provides phenomenal mechanical advantage and gripping force. As a wrench, they work better than any adjustable crescent-style wrench. Unfortunately, as pliers, they are not as versatile as a generic set of channel lock pliers. The problem is that the jaws don't have any teeth in them. The smooth jaws are great for turning a bolt without marking the head. But it would really help to have some teeth at the end of the jaws, in case you want to pull the head of a nail or grip anything else that you don't want to crush.