Snap On Flank-Jaw vs Knipex TwinGrip vs Cobra vs Knipex Raptor vs Plier Wrench vs Adjustable.Wrench
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- amzn.to/3G7hgOU The Snap On HJ47ACF Flank Jaw triple joint pliers compared to the Knipex TwinGrip compared to the Cobra compared tot he Knipex Raptor compared to the Plier Wrench vs Snap On Adjustable Wrench. So many choices, but performance matters! What do you think?
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One main reason i use those flank jaw pliers from snap on is that they also work ok as a speed wrench/plier. I have those 47’s and the smaller set, i keep the smaller set in my pocket most the day as a mechanic. For instance ill use the appropriate line wrench to bust loose a brake line, then these small flank jaw pliers to speed wrench it the rest of he way out, and of course the plier end can then get the brake line clip out…I love these pliers.
Yes they work great as a speeder, my knipex twin grips honestly grip better and the handles buck out less when applying torque but the snap ons WILL NOT booger up a bolt like the knipex twin grips will
I think the Cobra is the most versatile to take with you on an overlanding trip.
I have a lot of Knipex plier variants and love them all. But I also own a few Snap-on pliers and they seem a bit more robust compared to Knipex. Probably why they are favored for automotive. But all and all, both companies make stellar pliers.
You're absolutely right: if there is a pair of pliers for bolts, it's the Raptor. #2 being the pliers wrench. But still I'm convinced that an ordinary spanner is the best way to go in 99% of all cases. If one hasn't got the space to carry the whole bunch of different sizes, then there are the pliers wrench, the raptor or a "Swede"aka adjustable wrench. And all pliers with teeth are primarily to ruin the corners appropriately …
Absolutely love my Cobra’s and Raptor. Both are my go to especially for striped or rounded heads. I uses the mini cobras as my cannon plug pliers.
Yup that’s also why I wished that Knipex would do the twin grips in a 10 inches version! Cheers excellent review/video thanks
My flank jaw pliers are on me almost daily I found yet another use for them today and they were perfect for it. Testing MV cable terminations. From unbolting the cable to grabbing the lug and finessing the fucker out of the gear. To even squeezing the ground clamps. As well as attaching personal protective grounds . But as an electrician I've used mine plenty
I was kinda hoping for a TwinGrip vs. LN47ACF, their strengths, differences, uses, etc.
Same
Who needs "cutters" on a slip joint? There's so many better options I'm gonna grab to cut something if I need to. I can guarantee it'd be worth the extra trip to the box just to not mash and mutilate whatever you need to "cut". I'd rather have some other crimper or maybe serrated flats like a fish tape puller.
As a well-educated German (mechanically and tool-wise) I can't stop getting puzzled about you Americans being obsessed with grabbing nuts and bolts with pliers. From my father I learned at an early age that one doesn't do that (except in an emergency). For me, pliers are primarily designed to hold odd-shaped things and material, but for screwing nuts etc. one uses a spanner. Perhaps a pliers wrench. And that's about it...
Twin grips are meant for stripped/rounded bolt extraction it’s not necessarily meant to take your slip joints pliers spot in the box it’s meant to be an addition that just so happens to be in “slpi joint” form
I have the flank jaw pliers in all sizes. I particularly love using them when working on bicycle nuts
If Snap-on puts the Flank Jaw head on handles that are more like the Cobra I think that would be a winner
I was just in Harbor Freight and they have their Icon version of the Snap-On triple joint pliers. I've never used the Snap-Ons, but I bought and love the Icon ones. Any chance you could do a head to head? They seem to have copied them exactly.
HF has been really upping their game since COVID and the China trade war kicked off. they've moved beyond single use disposable tools 😂
I would also like to see this. I am in the same boat.
Out of curiosity what do you use yours for primarily?
@@coryulrich6489 they are my general purpose pliers around the house/yard. Pulled staples, tight/loosen the odd nut/bolt when I’m too lazy to go get a wrench, pull zip ties that last bit tight, twist/pull bailing wire, and as a hammer more than I’m willing to admit.
I have the $13 tsunoda ones and they are as good as the snap ons. Joint is tighter. Twin grips get the rusted screws out, but no cutter makes me carry some channellock 447.
I love your channel. Appreciate the detailed and thoughtful reviews. I have to ask...where do you keep all these tools!!!
I have several roll carts and a Snap On cab and topper. But the non-excellent tools live in toolbags. Plus I have several bench tops and workspaces spread out over several properties.
Make a good back up mellee weapon lol for the weight you could have a few spanners 🔧 instead for bolts that are much superior or even an adjustable. And a set of small needle nose for the grabbing.
The pliers are fine, but certainly are not a necessity. If you want to hold a nut tight and use a ratchet on the bolt end, they are nice to keep handy.
You're wrong. Knipex pliers wrench Can create a tightening force of more than 100 newton meters. In size length 250mm. And I used to use a torque wrench. Tighten the bolt to 230 Newton meters. and can use Knipex Corbra is easily removable
Knipex needs larger twingrip option and larger/smaller raptor option with the ergo grip. While I love the classic pliers-wrench and cobras, the raptor seems significantly better for turning nuts than the equivalent size pliers-wrench and obviously does not mar like cobras. Pliers-wrench is more versatile and great for turning nuts, but for that specific task the raptor is superior.
These two don't seem all that comparable to me, but the major thing I use twingrips for is screw extraction and this snapon isn't even trying to do that. Other than screw extraction, twingrips are essentially an inferior cobra. They're still great pliers and sometimes fit into spots cobras cannot, but they have much narrower jaw opening and orientation of pivot to jaw reduces closing force over cobras.
I just checked the price on those Snap-On pliers on the UK website - they are listed at £68.46, plus (as usual) they are out of stock and back-ordered. For that price, I could get the Knipex Twingrip, plus the Cobra, plus (given a good promo deal) the Raptor as well. And that's why a lot of people are sceptical about Snap-On.
Where are you buying that much knipex for so cheap lol
@@iCutWaffles The UK - Knipex is much cheaper here, and Snap-On is more expensive. Ya win some, ya lose some...
Hey Doc, I noticed an arrow on that pair of Snap-on pliers with the trapazoid shape grip. Does that imply the tool has a directionality to it, i.e. the nut can cam out if you don't apply pressure in the right direction?
Yes and no. The pliers are directional, but so are the Cobras and Plier Wrench, as are adjustable wrenches. Even old schoolers believe standard combination wrenches are directional. But the main effect I notice about the directionality is that a "ratcheting" like effect is possible (like with Cobras and Plier Wrenches) that when letting up on your grip, the nut will smoothly rotate to the next position. There are arrows on both sides of the plier faces.
I love to see the twin grips with a flat cross hatch jaw version they would sale well.
I'd like to see knipex alligators with flat jaws but with some type of texture for gripping. Maybe not necessarily as aggressive teeth as the regular alligators or cobras, but it would be really useful for times where you need a middle ground between the flat jaws of the pliers wrench and the grip of the cobras but with the opening/closing range (within one locked setting) as the alligators.
There is a set of Knipex pliers wrench with a laser engraved cross hatch on the jaws. Not super aggressive, but is used specifically for zip ties, I believe. Chad's Toolbox probably has some in stock. That's the last place I recall seeing them.
Thank you. Great info
Knipex for the win.
How long did it take you to aquire the huge amount of tools (Snap On) you have?
Got my first Snap On screwdriver in the mid 1980s. Had lots of Craftsman by then along with Stanley and other hardware store brands. Late 80s I got my first battery powered drill then too, a blue Mikita with a looong handle. Dewalt came out a few years after that.
@@lastbesttool nice
Those Snapon look pretty sweet...
Who makes the best needle nose ? Every pair I have bend at the tip and have low grip
Snap On Talon Grip are great, but for precision sized, both Snap On and Knipex work well.
Pliers wrench all the way.
DOC! Please don't let logic dictate on the brand or type of tool a guy gets. Let us tool buying addicts just buy tools. The next thing that will come up is having a half dozen 1/4 drive ratchet that are basically all the same. Gewizzz I have to some how fill up one drawer of my toolbox will just pliers. LOL.
Why not just use a wrench or socket
These flank jaws fit in your pocket better.
99% of the time I do but the flank jaw is easier to carry than a whole socket and wrench set
So you would choose a 1" wrench over these pliers, genius! I'm going to tell all the farmers around here to ditch their pliers on their belt and just dangle a full wrench set instead. Makes sense.
I love all my slip joints but i dont really use them for much unfortunately. Especially since the ln46 and 47s came out. Maybe ill find a use for them. I do like my 8inch flank jaws thought