Knipex vs Channel Lock - FULL Comparison
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- Knipex vs Channel Lock - FULL Comparison
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My brother lost his ability to lift his good arm for a while but being a handyman he can't stop working on things. After seeing a tool show feature it I decided I'm going to buy him the Knipex because you can pretty much use it with one hand. If its locked on steel it can hold your hold body weight. Then lift the top handle it releases. ...Thrifty Garage thanks for your comparison and tool close ups.
One thing I noticed between the Knipex and Channelocks is whenever you grab a hold of a bolt head the Knipex handles aren’t spread out as far as the Channelocks which actually gives you better leverage whenever the handles aren’t spread out as far.
I use the ChannelLock 420s and the Knipex 10” cobras. Love both. Each one has it’s use. Been using channel lock for over 8 years now. Just started using Knipex. Really love using both. Just gotta find what works for you. Pipe fitter for 2 years and currently an HVAC mechanic for 6 years and counting
I agree!
The Channelocks are a lot cheaper that’s for sure I have about 10 Knipex pliers and all together with the Malco Eagle Grip vise grips I bought awhile back that are USA made all of them together added up to about a $1,000 not cheap.
@@corygriffiths4394 yeah I don’t use them enough to justify that. Some people do though and that’s okay.
As an industrial mechanic, I was issued a 12” adjustable made by Channellock and a pair of 12” tongue and groove made by Crescent (I always found that amusing) as my first tools. Since then I’ve tried multiple brands of pliers and my go to is the Knipex Cobras.
Wisdom grows with experience.
Haha that is a curveball you’d think They would give you Some channel locks and a crescent wrench.
@@jakearmstrong4563 Truthfully, the Channellock adjustables are still my go to for smaller wrenches.
I’m a commerical HVAC tech, I carry pair of each in my tool bag, 9/10 times I grab the knipex cobras.
I now have both Knipex and Channel Lock I needed some straight jaw pliers also since the Knipex pliers are just curved jaw it’s always nice to have both.
One of the few channels that actually shows the pliers in action. I believe the 12" was slipping because you had it open too wide. That's just a guess. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for watching!
I own and use both Channelock,Knipex and Irwin pliers. I like all 3 but Channelock is my favorite (except for the very small knipex cobra pliers I carry daily. Love them!) followed by knipex but Irwin is a great affordable option.
Channel Lock is great also them and Knipex are the best.
If your picking up a set of pliers for personal home use/projects and don’t mind the extra cost, the knipex are outstanding.
If your starting out like me in the trades, want a great quality tool for work that doesn’t break the bank then you can’t go wrong with channel locks.
If a tool breaks my company will pay for a replacement but I have to buy the original set. If the tool grows legs then that’s on me to replace. Going from job to job, things may get dropped, misplaced, or stolen.
You also may or may not abuse your tools, but I guarantee someone else will at some point. They may grab it out of your bag or ask you to borrow a tool and you watch them use it like a hammer 🔨 instead of it’s original
Intended use. Drives me nuts.
$20 pliers used and abused for work is much less painful to stomach then $60 ones and if the purpose of a tool is to solve problems and make you money while doing about an equal job, then the lower cost 💲 tool brings the highest value.
To put it simply knipex get cleaned after every job and treated with dignity and respect. Meanwhile the Channelocks get used like a bar slut, and i don’t mind leaving them like I last left them… dirty and wet.
Cost wise the Channel Lock brand is the same price as the Knipex Alligator pliers if not more.
Knipex cobras are not $60, and Knipex Alligators are $23 on Amazon.
If you’re in a trade a $9 price difference shouldn’t break the bank.
My biggest gripe is that knipex doesn't make straight jaw pliers. I work with a plumbing/mechanical contractor and many of us use straight jaw channels even in applications like you do but there's other things that we use em for like deburing threaded rod, fixing nail plate spikes, etc that just doesn't work well with others plier types. I do own the knipex straight jaw smooth jaw ones for brass fittings or chrome finishes and they are very nice.
Awesome! Love to hear input like this! Real user experiences.
Your right they don’t where Channel Lock and Crescent does Crescents are good I have a few pair of those.
Ive only ever used channellocks, and I don’t have many complaints. The Knipex look pretty nice, though
I used to be the same. I thought the Knipex were over rated.
Treat yourself to some Knipex, I guarantee they will become your favourites.
It may just be the work I do, but I find that the knipex are too hard, they chew up everything I work on. I don't have that issue with the channellocks, plus I think the ergonomics are better as well.
Knipex are nice. Channellock Griplock pliers give you 80% of what a Knipex Cobra offers for less than half of the price. Unless you make a living using pliers, and have some extra money to spend, Channellocks are fine for DIY or hobbyists. I have both and I use them every day. Both have their purposes and advantages.
I have been plumbing for 20 years. I used to exclusively use Channellocks until I was fortunate enough to work with a crew of Germans who only used Knipex. That was 6 years ago and I haven’t gone back. I find Channellock’s shortcomings glaringly obvious now after exclusively using Knipex.
At the end of the day it’s personal preference but I suggest giving a set of their pliers a shot.
Edit: Reading the response from “hochhaul”, they bring up a good point about price and ability.
125 mm Knipex pliers wrench are better for me because i use on hexagonal fasteners of 7, 8, 10, 19 and 22milimeters. sometimes on 20 and 21.
it can grab 24 too, but forced. i ordered a 150mm Knipex Cobra, so i can use with no problem on 24 mm hex. i doubt ill ever use on pipes. i wonder if the american made tool can lock on a pipe so u can step on it to apply more force?
great review!
I think the Nut Buster pliers increase force by way of leverage. So yes you just need to stand on one handle for it to transfer it to clamping force.
I trust channel locks way more than knipex. I've been using channel locks all my life, so has my dad, and my grandfather. And every pair still works perfectly. I've recently bought myself a set to continue the legacy. Knipex are fairly new to the us market, and I have yet to see a pair last multiple lifetimes like the channel locks have. We'll see if they can hold up 😂
I hate to say but the new Channel Locks are not what they used to be.
@@ThriftyGarage the positive thing though is they are still USA made their not being manufactured overseas like so many these days
Knipex has been making Alligator pliers since 1973. That's 50 years. They've been making the Cobras since 1984. That's 39 years. They are not really new to the US market. It's just most boutique tool retailers didn't want to take a chance on stocking a plier that is nearly twice the cost of something people were familiar with. The younger tradespeople want high quality today. Channellock and Klein are running on name and previous reputation only. Their products of late are NOT the quality of the 90's. The German tool makers (Knipex, Wiha, Wera) are making extremely high quality, innovative tools today.
@thooks1234 absolutely correct. I have a 20 year old pair knipex cobras that will out perform all the new tools. Klein really has been stepping it up lately only because knipex, wera, wiha are killing the market right now with top quality hand tools. As an electrician we always paid premium for our tools. The Germans are looking to be king of the tool hill right now.
That makes that decision easy. I'll stick with my Channellocks.
Knipex > Channellock. Thrift did a poor job even trying to get the jaw onto the pipe.
I always find that the straight jaw channellocks grip better than the rounded jaws even on round objects.
All well and good comparing brand new grips
My channel locks some I've had for nearly 30 years and I've tried the rest but for trying to grap the pipe the new channel locks look not as effective as the old flat blade set
Any way that's just from a plumbing point of view
Not sure if it’s been mentioned, but during test the channel lock and knipex both slipped when they were in your left hand. Might be the issue on the slippage.
If something is to tight though any plier will slip
I've always been a channellock guy, used Irwin, lenox and a dozen brands but knipex are impressive . The hex jaw channellock are closer in comparison but knipex are amazing
I personally started out in my trade using knipex cobras, overall fantastic pliers. However, over the last few months I’ve brought out my slip joint tongue and groove channellocks just for the fun of it. I couldn’t help but notice that I get a better bite and more torgue in most circumstances with the channellocks vs the knipex. The teeth just seem tougher and as if they grab better. I’m certainly not going off my some test that I did, just personal experience. Knipex are fantastic and I love them, but I’ve been leaning heavily towards channellocks over the past few months. I prefer the thinner handles as the (what appears to me to be) the stronger and better grabbing teeth. (My opinion of course) to each their own. Again This is the slip joint tongue and groove pliers that I’m referring to.
One thing is for certain the Channelocks are a lot more price friendly than the Knipex all of my Knipex pliers were about $800 to $900 very expensive I obviously didn’t buy them all at once I collected them over time but still expensive.
I been using channel locks forever just got a set of cobras they are nice but i dont really notice much difference... Honestly i prefer the hefty feel of my channel locks plus less chance of failure
I can buy 3-4 trusty channellocks as oppossed to 1 knipex. The channellocks don't have a mechanism that might fail one day. American made and built to last many lifetimes, you just can't go wrong with the channelllocks. I say keep lovin' your wife that's always been there and forget about the rest!!!
I like you marital advise. But nobody can have enough tools! I guess you’re proposing 4 channel locks to 1 knipex so you win the tool quantity war! 😂
@@ThriftyGarage boys will be boys. Yeah I indulge also but BEWARE THE HYPE, a lot of us tend to think that there will always be something better out there and yes improvements are made but sometimes we have to be faith full to our own USA made tools like channellocks, klein tools and snap-on just to name a few . German and Japanese tools are great but to be honest I live in America and want to give my support to my fellow workers. Knipex is great but to be honest again I feel cheated when I have to pay so much for their tools just because it's the new trend. Saving money to take your deserving wife out to eat has better quality than any tool.
I forgot to mention thanks for the video and keep up the good work!
Sorry I just keep adding, the best grip would come from using small pipe wrenches in fact you don't even need to squeeze you just adjust and turn, that way you don't exhaust your grip. I would recommend the Ridgid aluminum ones I'm sure they beat any others. I don't know if knipex makes pipe wrenches? if they do, maybe another video?
Knipex are German made, will last longer than Channellocks, and it's a spring.
Can you say how to use it or on what? Thanks
recently I have been disappointed with channel lock, I've used their tools for years as an electrician, and I always stay with their brand due to the price and quality, but the newer grips on the pliers have been very bad, they kept slipping off when I apply a bit more force, I hope they change it back to their older grip, I like their stuff more than Klein, but if they keep up the declining quality, I may have to switch to the more expensive Klein....
I have been noticing their quality drop over the years. Used to live in the town they are made in. Would never waste my money on channellocks again
The knipex metal seem to flex and it really squeezes in my opinion as the channel locks are rigid and hurt my hands when I squeeze really hard. Knipex are the best adjustable wrench
I appreciate the comparison, but I can't justify 2x the price for Knipex, especially when the Channel Locks are Made in the USA!
Channel lock if you want a pair of clunkers with very limited adjustments that you can also use to beat or hammer something into place or like early early onset carpel tunnel, getting your
skin pinched..struggling more for grip on tasks..Knipex for more ergonomical use ,precision, longevity, design, function, tougher metal all that while being lighter.Knipex is superior in my opinion but channel lock had their hay day in the 70’s and 80’s..They are made in the U.S.A though so I guess that’s good but the Germans are getting my money.
Knipex for the WIN! 🏆
Those new channelocks are a different model to your old ones that’s why they differ in design. You can still get your old ones they are the 440 and 430 vs the gl10 and gl12 you have now.
That’s great to hear! I definitely prefer the older design.
I have both brands and the knipex are better but not 40 dollars better. Channel locks for the money is better.
I could understand that.
That’s not a new channelock design. Just a different model.
Look at them v-jaws again. Compare used and brand new ones.
@@Pawelll75 Channellock makes Griplock, V-jaws, and the classic version. None of them replace the others. That's what Bama is pointing out.
Channel locks always give out on me Nd slip out of the channel, are the nypex more solid? Also when you cut towards yourself my inner safety officer was cringing
I have abused my Channellocks beyond their limits and have *NEVER* had them slip out of adjustment. If your Channellocks are "slipping" out of the channel, you bought fake Channellocks.
both are great. knipex is a little more and seem more rust resistant
It depends on where you keep them though I don’t keep my tools in the garage or shed because they will rust after awhile where in the house they won’t.
Bravo à toi big like 🥰😁🌈👍
maybe test with an older fitting with alotta pipe dope
Kin-nipp-pex stole that angle from the Wright tool open end wrenches(or snap-on)
Knipex is much better quality and easier to use.
Lowest price - Harbor Freight ... Best Value (& Made in USA) - Channel Lock ... Best Performance - Knipex
I like it! 👍
If you work with tools you should know never cut to you always away lol
Love these videos. I have a few cobras
Thought channel lock was the only option til i looked elsewhere. Never going to buy anything but Knipex in anything. Plumbing, electrical, constuction basically any use they win.
I have been very pleased with the quality feeling and functionality of Knipex.
i wonder for the diy guy, is the premium for knipex worth it.
@@asadb1990 Probably not. But if you use it enough and can afford it; definitely worth the money.
There are valid reasons for buying pliers from both brands. Channellock pliers are less than half of the price of a comparable Knipex model. Both have different models of pliers that work great for their intended purpose. The Knipex Cobras are great, but the CL Griplocks are a $12 plier whereas a 10-inch Cobra is easily $30+.
I’m an electrician and use channys daily to run conduit. Knipex are nice, but Channys do the job just as well, cost much less, and support your countrymen.
I was gifted a set of Knipex. I liked the stylish design of the Knipex, and the seemed lighter but after a couple of years, the little teeth have flattened out. I have to use more muscle to grip or else they tend to slip, so I'm going to try the Channel locks again.
Hmm... interesting findings.
Not many people know this but germany has zero regulation when comes to saying where something is made.
I just bought a set of channel locks. I’m not that impressed with them. It’s a rare thing when I see the USA stamp and I’m not seeing the quality.
That’s disappointing.
I am surprised about the comments starting at 1:07 about the tongue/groove performance of each. TG handles the ChannelLocks like he's never seen a pair before. With the proper grip (a bit scissor-like) ChannelLocks facilitate one-hand adjustments (no button to push). And they do NOT "slide back and forth" if one holds the tool properly and sets it down with jaws closed (right thing to do with ANY wrench). Plumbers (or any experienced contractor) working in tight quarters on multiple size fittings know what an advantage that is to just adjust the jaws (by feel) with the working hand and go right back on the fitting. With a push-button/2-handed adjustment would mean shimmying back out to adjust the wrench, then shimmying back in to resume work. PITA.
Both are well made tools and should last a lifetime (though the K's push button design has shorter track record). But when expanding my tool chest my hard-earned $$$ goes into another ChannelLock tongue/groove plier. Being cheaper than Knipex is just gravy.
Everyone has their preference. I’ve been using the Knipex for the past 2-3 years and I stand behind my review. #1 Knipex #2 Old Channel Lock #3 New Channel Lock. Our employees grab the Knipex first as well. If you prefer the Channel Lock that is great!
I only use American made channel locks own lots of them since I be misplacing them smh 🤦♂️ so I go buy more I love them but I just order the set of 3 knipex way more expensive want to see if I like them I’m a UA UNION PLUMBER don’t care bout the price but what ever makes my life easier at work hope there not better than my old school USA channel locks cause I’ll be mad lol
I actually just ordered another set of both Channel Locks and Knipex to outfit a new work truck. I hate to say it but I think the quality on the Channel Locks is going downhill.
Ur landscape buisness ? Suprised to see you doing a review on these types of tools. Maybe a carpenter, hvac, sparky, or plunber. Hmm
We typically use this for the valve install as well as backflow. It’s a needed tool for sprinklers.
Knipex are cool but I don't like how they pinch your hands sometimes
Basically, nothing bites like a cobra.
If its pliers you're talking about, Knipex is king.
Channellock sidecutters are slightly sharper in blade angle making them a little better for stuff like stripping wires and slightly neater cuts. but the tool itself is less durable than the knipex and more susceptible to that clown that picks up your electrical sidecutters and tries to chop a bolt in half or somthing.
Along with having, and using both side cutters at work and my experience aligns with all the systematic test videos I've seen that feature channellock vs knipex, it goes this way:
Knipex is always more durable, but more blunt.
Channelock is weaker, but sharper , and usually sightly more expensive.
In my experience, I prefer using my Knipex but my Channellock are better.
In Channellock I only use the flat tongue and groove pliers.
I have used 12", and 9,5" flat thongue Channellock for long years of sometimes heavy jobs in plumbing. I love them. Now I am looking for 6,5" to extend a set.
Simple question: flat or V-jaws?
Sure.
Yep.
The harder you pull on the knipex the harder it bites.
Clearly you like knipex pliers better...but buy them on a tool truck an average of 45 dollars you might lose them or might get stolen at work no thanks ..
Dude i hate knipex. The jaw feels so limited and they don't seem as durable. I don't think knipex could hold up to concrete work, but knipex works great for mechanic work (ive done both) honestly my go toos are Klein and vampliers
10:02
XD you should pronounce the "k" of Knipex.
It's German.
And the "nip" part is as in: "nipple".
Hahahaha you can see this guy already showing bias
Call before you dig!
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You are biased toward the Knipex, nothing wrong with that... just saying. Also, you are right-handed, so the wrench in your left hand is generally with slightly less grip power so more likely to slip; suggest to do comparisons like this, have two people each handles a wrench in hand to be more even or find a more scientific way to do a fair comparison.
Two people would differ in strength and grip… the most accurate way to do it IMO would be to do the test and the swap grips over and do it again?
Great idea!
You should also point out that most channellocks aren't made in America anymore. The owners of the company decided they could make more money by producing cheaper products overseas, and keep the prices high. I would rather support a German company that keeps all production and design in house. You showed it yourself. Channellock waits for others to innovate, so they can copy poorly. And they made their newer pliers easier to break by halving the contact arches.
Sad…
What channellock pliers aren't made in USA anymore?
@@gjk1504 a lot of them are “assembled” in the us with foreign parts. Aka they make em out of chinesium and some sling blade puts em together.
@@TacoCrisma many of their most popular brands us specifically "high carbon U.S steel. Apart from that. They are manufactured in the USA
Just bought a couple more Channellocks. Made in USA of USA steel. The tongue and groove pliers (subject of this video) are all still made (including forging) in USA. They are importing some of their adjustable wrenches, but I don't know of any remaining fully US-made 'adjustables' anymore.
Ka-ni-pix
And actually, where the hell did y'all get that it's supposed to be pronounced KA-KNEE-PEX? LOL 😂😂😂
Wouldn't it make more sense if it was pronounced NIP-EX? Since alot of they're tools actually Nip (snip/cut) materials!!! Yea I'm sticking with NIP-EX.
Most controversial part of this video! 😂🤣😂
I was considering a change from Channellocks, so I took a look at the Knipex factory on-line tour. Looked good until the final third of their show. Their narrative changed from about tool quality to about them congratulating themselves for their European social agenda application. For me it's about tool quality and not about paying for America's enemies' lifestyle. Nothing showed in this review convinces me to change.
If price isn't an issue I'll go for the knipex brand everytime! Mostly cuz I started using their side cutters and the steel quality is better than anything I've ever used as a union ironworker and there are few trades that put their equipment to harder use than we do! The only other pliers I rock daily are KLEIN linemans for tying rebar but for adjustable pliers I'm goin with the German steel over U.S. especially since the US steel mills have gone all but extinct since Trump was robbed!! Fukin Dems man!!!
Klein are great also! Thanks for the feedback!
You may know your tools but not much about democracy.
“Nighpex” lol it’s “Ka-nip-ex”
It's pronounced "k-nee-pex". The k isn't silent.
Sorry but your wrong. The “K” is actually very pronounced, it’s Ka-nip-ex. And that’s from the manufacturer.
Kuh-ni-pex
Bless You!
I’ll take channel locks over Knipex any day remember Channel locks are also USA made Knipex isn’t.
While I’m a big fan of USA made I’m also a huge fan of quality and the right tool for the job. Knipex are easier to adjust and have more fine adjustments. Working on sprinklers they also grab everything that I need them to. Right now we are winterizing sprinklers and removing backflow devices. I carry and use both.
The grips don’t come off the knipex like they do on the chanelock pliers and side cutters
It's pronounced k-NEE-pecks.
Ka-NipX
kAn-IpEcx
Looks like knipex isn’t that great.
The user experience is excellent. But YMMV.
Nighpex? 😂 its kah-nip-ex!
Who really knows. Perhaps I should do a video on all the wrong ways to say Knipex.
@@ThriftyGarage it's actually pronounced Kah nip ex
@@ThriftyGarage Its ok, you cant be forced to speak German
I hate to be that guy but, it's pronounced kuh-nipex