I gotta say that this has become my favorite RUclips channel. First off I love tools, probably not as much as you, but the content is fantastic. You don't go too in depth as to lose viewers, and you keep it all clean and educational. Actually I watch your videos with my 5 year old daughter. She love it too. Thank you for all of hard work that goes into making these videos.
Hello Jared! I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that! it makes me very glad to know that you enjoy the videos and that you watch them with your daughter! I promise you will never hear anything on this channel that is obscene or can’t be heard by your daughter! Thank you so much!!!
Very nice! I like the release on that Gripso wrench. Entertaining as always! Fun tidbit about the squirrel, little blips like that make your videos have a nice human element.....of course, let's be honest, the tools are what 'shine'. Keep the videos coming! More tool restores, rare finds, and lifetime memories recalled!
Hi Christina! I do like the unusual tools we hardly see but I also have a soft spot for everyday tools that are taken for granted... =) Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Locking pliers definitely deserve attention, and I so loved my Irwin Vise-Grips - among my first tools - that it never occurred to me they could be designed differently. Then this summer I purchased a couple of KNIPEX variants and I was very pleasantly surprised. The biggest improvement over the Irwins is a similar pull-down release to these GRIPSOs. They also put some handle material on that piece, and they seem impossible to pinch your fingers! They also make a terrific pair that has a rotating lower jaw that can stay parallel (not to be confused with the pliers wrench). I noticed both examples of GRIPSO products you showed are built with bent or rolled metal as opposed to forging. It would be very interesting to better understand that fabrication process. Great topic!
Hello Marc! You know there were dozens of variants of the locking plier! So many you would be amazed! I do prefer the release on these Gripso pliers but I am so used to Vise Grips they never gave me trouble! Thanks Marc!!!!!!
Those GRIPSO tools look great! They somehow remind me of the streamlined locomotives of the late 30s and early 40s. Neat tool and as always...a FANTASTIC video!!
Howdy, Greetings from snowy Colorado. GRIPSO'S are a great tool, I have several of them, have been useing them since the 60's, my Grand Father had them, gave my Dad, Me and my Brother them...have lots of locking pliers, but use them the most. Great Video, Thanks
Thanks for showing us these Scout. Like you said, there are so many different designs. I like seeing how the different ones work. My multitool that I have had on me every day now for around 20 years is a Kershaw A100. I got it for the very reason it has a great locking pliers on it and learned rather quickly how often a pair comes in handy even on a day to day basis.
I know the A-100 well, great tool! It is much like the Leatherman Crunch! They are really useful! Thanks Lee!
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Of all the tools vice grips, mole grips are my favourite, they are a vice, adjustable spanner, pipe wrench and a third hand best tool ever to be invented. Those Gripsos sure look nice.
Hello Daniel! On this restoration the outside of the tool doesn’t look too different but how I cleaned it up and got all the rust from inside the tool out is what made the real difference now it works smooth as silk and that’s what really makes this restoration successful thanks so much Daniel!
who would ever think of making chocolate rusty tools thats cool. Those pliers are nice it's amazing how many well designed tools aren't being made any more
Ya got me with the tools. I just checked on Google and found a large pipe wrench that looks absolutely real. Right down to the knurling on the nut. It was made in Poland. Good one. I might be off but I think when I first used the Vise Grips brand the release was similar to the Gripso. When they changed it was much worse for me. The Peterson style takes two hands to release it or it falls to the floor. Kind of a pain when you are repositioning the locking pliers that you are using as a welding clamp 30 feet up on a ladder. 😠
Love the locking pliers, never having seen this style in the UK. Here we always refer to locking pliers as Mole Grips just as you guys call the Vise Grips and I wonder if other countries use the different names for their own variants. The chocolate tools were a hoot at Christmas as my youngest daughter (she's 41, lol) got the same set for me. I have eaten them all except the pliers and twist drill which I have given to my dad and he refuses to eat them, saying they are a work of art. Keeping the packing from the box to put in the garden in spring for the birds to use when building their nests. Great video, (as always) and kind regards from over the pond.
Hello Brian! You’re so right, so many tools are taken for granted and that’s what’s great about this channel we find all the old obscure tools and show them off again! Thanks very much
Now chocolate tools that's just plain funny! Nice and simple restoration. Hope you have your snow shovel all waxed and ready to go. Looks like most of the snow is going to be south of us. Have been having strange weather here very little snow this year more rain and fog. Just having fun with the vehicles replaced a spring shackle on my pickup and a transmission on the son's pickup. Wouldn't know how to act if nothing broke down. Take it easy John and have a great weekend.
@@ScoutCrafter I was wondering if you ever got the chance to see Mr.chickadee's channel. He has a video of him restoring a vintage saw entirely by hand that I think you will find interesting. Thank you.
I bet that bolt tasted real good!! You really had me fooled when you first showed them to me. The bolt and wrench looked spot on! I really like the design of those locking pliers. Much better than the vise grips that always seem to pinch your fingers. Thanks for sharing that, I'll have to keep my eye open for one. Remember, don't go eating too many tools and spoil your dinner!!🤣
Scout I picked up a set of HR Basford Gripsos last Sunday for free! I was buying an oiler pump can and asked to have them thrown in on the deal. You know I was googling them and at the same time wondering if you had a set and sure enough your video popped up! Haha I love it.
Great tutorial! The restoration is really neat but you fooled me the chocolate tools. I thought they were real. Thanks for sharing this and good luck with the computer. I have had problems like that too.
Great job again ... love the history as well as learning your technique. Also, you inspired me to visit a Tool Collector meeting ... the Ohio group having a meeting next month near Columbus. If you run out of ideas on videos - consider doing one on making soft grip pliers like oxtool uses on his channel. Lastly - have a 10 inch wing style C Clamp to send you that missing the anvil - if you want it.
Hi Gerry! I'm a big fan of Tom! In fact, if you go to his channel and look up his video "Hooks and Crooks" I sent him in an idea.... Great guy... My email is bicycleguy@aol.com Thanks Gerry!!!!!!!
I like the chocolate tools! I found a pair of Gripso pliers this summer at a yard sale - don't remember what I got for them on ebay. You're right the rivets make them a pain to clean-up nice.
Nice job on finding new designs, I think my dad had a similar pair of locking pliers, I'll have to check. You got me in the chocolate though... It looks real! Thanks again!
Hello Peter! Those tools looks so real that I was actually afraid to take a bite out of them with my teeth in case they were real! Lol. Thanks very much!!!
Hi Joe! Most of the pliers in the UK are called Mole grips and they have the same kind a release as these locking pliers which I prefer however the Petersen models are practically bullet proof! Thanks Joe!
Never heard of Gripso before, but I do like that style of lock release. They do look like an excellent pair of early locking pliers. Craftsman had an ‘auto lock’ pair of locking pliers back in the day with the same kind of adjuster. Of course the CM one was much more gimmicky and didn’t work very well at all. Looks like Gripso had everything figured out.
I just found your channel while looking at vise resto vids. Great content. I binged watched many of your past videos and never new about the flea markets in my backyard. I live in CT and Zagray is less than 30 minutes from me. Please keep doing what you’re doing and I subscribed. By the way... the old REED I restored is wearing red. LOL
Hello Steve!!!! Outstanding!!!! We have to meet up in the Fall at Kent! You are going to love it!!!! I'm so glad you found the channel and hope you enjoy the videos!!!!! Remember Kent this Fall! Also Elephants Trunk! LOL Thanks again Steve!!!!!!!!!
My first pair were Mole Grips and I had them in my toolbox in 1974 when I got my first toolbox. I stil lcall them mole grips, even if they have 'Vice Grip' on them. :)
@@ScoutCrafter I am in the UK. I got my first toolbox and tools at the age of 12 and for christmas and birthdays, I got tools as presents. By the time I was 14, I could not lift my toolbox up. I started working in a garage at 12 to learm about cars and finished when I was 14. I onlt have a few tools now and just rebuild mopeds now and again, but still remember my first tools and cantileveer toolbox. :)
John . This is the first time I didn't notice a difference in the before , and Post wire brush evaluation look of those locking pliers . Cool locking pliers though . And though I love my Vice-Grip locking pliers . I have a pair of Craftsman lock jaw pliers that have that rear handle release that I like much better .
American Coin Hunting & Hobbies Hi Dave! When I was looking for these pliers I passed a lot bye because they were in poor shape. These were in great shape but missing the Black Ox coating... Most of my work was cleaning the inside and locking mechanism. It works great now! Thanks Dave!
Thank you. Another great video. Those came out looking good. Good luck with the router. This so called high tech stuff is made to stop right after the warranty expires. - Kathie
Hi Kathie! You are so right it turns out that these routers are only meant to last three or four years before they become either obsolete or just stop working, it’s a real pain in the neck I’m not a big fan of new technology! Thanks so much!
lol that candy realy did look real i seen the pliers and was like wow thats gonna take some time to get them open. great job on the resto of the vice grips like how you made them look new again but still had that old look to them. i have a pair of stanley vise grips and they have the same thing these do with the lever you pull up on them are my best pair and they are not even old its a todays tool
Hello STEVE, yes there were so many different vice grip designs that it’s amazing to me how popular the Petersen vice grips are and still remain while the other designs were somewhat better in different ways thanks very much Steve!
Hello Zachary! You’re right there weren’t too many West Coast tool makers that lasted very long, I guess other businesses took over and we don’t see too many of them anymore either! Thanks very much
Neat old tool. I notice it did not have wire cutter like the Vice grips had, but then in the 50 plus years I have had vice grips I cannot remember using the cutter on them once lol
Hello Tom! One thing about the old Petersen vice grips was there heat treatment and steal that they used for their jaws was unmatched, superstrong well-made and bulletproof I think that’s why they were so popular and remained popular today thanks so much!
Can you imagine how the "post wire-brush evaluation" would have went? "Well, aint much left of the tool, but the wire wheel sure tasted good! Too bad my lips and tongue are shredded..."
If you ever watched much Futurama you'd be thinking the same. That being said I just like how different they look to what I'm used to. I'm gonna look up a pair and add it to the eventual purchase list.
Hello William The funny thing is they look so real that it’s hard to believe that chocolate but they are and they’re dark chocolate at that! Taste very good!thanks so much
ScoutCrafter Chocolate!!! i wabt some. very nice job done on the restoration!!!! keep up rge breat work. o and those look to easy to use too,,,,, Bobby
Yeah, I’m not sure of the brand or anything and there were a few screwdrivers, spanner’s etc. One of the other things I found in there was a socket wrench with a bolt in the end of the socket for adjustment. Have you come across one of those?
ScoutCrafter ok no worries. Ive got it in front of me now and I can see it’s just a normal ratchet bar and the socket is the adjustable piece. A bolt in the side of the socket pulls a cut out section of the socket wall in closer or further away so the socket size gets smaller or bigger. It’s called an adjustable socket from Taiwan. I think I’ll keep it in the car for just in case.
I just cleared out one of my sisters garages that she lets out. The guy stopped paying rent and absconded. There was a couple of bags of hand tools in there and one of them had a few pairs of mole grips in them. Haven’t had the chance to look if they’re any good yet but they were soaked right through from a leaky roof.
Allways interesting those locking pliers. I've been looking at some locking pliers called SURE GRIP they are drop forged and have a tube in the middle just like this Gripso's. Have you ever heard of those? I can't seen to find any information on 'em.
Hello Alex! There must be 100 different designs for locking pliers it’s amazing to me that so many manufacturers tried to remake these pliers with different release mechanism’s! Great stuff! Thanks very much
Personally I like the black oxide look on my old and homemade tools. I use gun cold blue and oil to get the right look. It makes homemade tools look finished.
@@ScoutCrafter EVERYONE likes hot bluing. I am yet to meet a person who can do it outside of an industrial application though. EPA has ensured we can't get anything chromed where I live too.
I don't have any Gripso's but several other brands that have that same kind of release. Nice tool though. Thanks for the video, hope you get your IT problems whipped! 😀
Hello George! I am basically computer illiterate so when anything goes wrong I get into a bit of a tether, anyway hopefully a new router will solve the problem thanks very much!!!
I understand. I was a programmer for 20 years and did IT for another 15 years or so. I spent a lot of time helping business owners, family and friends with their computer related issues. So don't feel alone, cause you're definitely not! 😊
Not bad..we never had that one down here..only Vise-Grip,,and a copy of Vise-Grip,made by Gedore (South Africa)..Sidchrome had a locking plier similar to Vise-Grip but made in Germany by DBGM..guess it wasnt worth tooling up to produce only a limited quantity...cant remember which way the unlock levers worked..further information on rare black squirrel please
Hello Bob! The Black Squirrel is not as common as the Grey or Brown but in some areas you hardly see any! Yet in places like Ohio I heard there are many! Go figure! LOL Thanks Bob!
nah , mole was a UK company started in 1958 making their version of the grips, they were invented in america but around that time both mole and vice grip invented their differing release system (before that other grips didnt tend to use a release lever) mole was based in monmouthshire but after just 3-4 years stanley bought them out and closed the orig factory, using the mole name for decades, but its only us from the uk use that term.
hi Scout, a dozen mistakes as a newbie ? I'll grant you the first 5, but after that you are not newbie I say. I have seen lots of 16x17mm spanners and then you add 'made of chocolate' -well that changes everything , they looked so authentic . Thanks again.
Hello Michael! The funny thing is I kept thinking I could learn a way to get around the rivets... I did learn! Stay away from them! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!
Not all that sure if they had a contract to supply the entire U.S. ARMY or if perhaps it was just something an old unit supply Sgt. did on his own and order them but back in the 90's while stationed with Hell on Wheels 2nd AD we had a few pairs of the old Gripso Locking pliers in our track tool boxes and they were fantastic! I would have swiped a pair for myself but didn't want all the trouble that comes along with stealing Government Property and all lol!
Hi Scoutcrafter I Have lots of squirrels at my place you could have some if you would like. We have Blacks, Greys, Reds, Chipmunks, groundhogs, racoons, rabbits, mice, toads, moles and skunks we don't have any opossums. It is a good thing they aren't there all at the same time because my backyard is only about 20 feet by 30 feet. I am trying to be funny but it is true.
Hello Art! There are so many vice grip designs and most of them have a slightly better release mechanism then the vice grips however the Petersen vice grips with practically bullet proof and still are very popular today thanks so much!
nice another 1 here a video you may want to watch about rust and wirewheeling im post under since youtube may need you to approve. if you ever want a blueing dont take to wirewheel first kinda good video to watch
Hi David! Good video! Conservationists love patina! My cousin once spent about 40 hours “conserving” a old sewing machine... when he was done my Aunt said he should give it to me to restore it! 😂. “Brown tools”. Lol. Thanks David!!!
:( All of my favorite adjustable wrenches are black oxide. I like to watch it wear off after years of use. I'm not a huge fan of the pinky lever style as I've gotten some bad blood blisters from cheaper ones. Good ones seem fine though.
The Metal Butcher The problem with Black Oxide is until it starts to wear off it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard! 😃 I have a brand new Black ox Adjustable that I pick up once and a while only to put right back down! Lol. Thanks
Progressive Prepper lol! Another perfect example of planned obsolescence these routers aren’t made to last more than four or five years and even if they do last that long become out dated! Thanks very much!
Hi John! I got them in a store up the street but It wasn’t an item normally stocked... They have some on Amazon but they are expensive! 😃👍. Thanks so much!!!
I gotta say that this has become my favorite RUclips channel. First off I love tools, probably not as much as you, but the content is fantastic. You don't go too in depth as to lose viewers, and you keep it all clean and educational. Actually I watch your videos with my 5 year old daughter. She love it too. Thank you for all of hard work that goes into making these videos.
Hello Jared! I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that! it makes me very glad to know that you enjoy the videos and that you watch them with your daughter! I promise you will never hear anything on this channel that is obscene or can’t be heard by your daughter! Thank you so much!!!
Educational, informative and no cursing👍🏻
@@BestUserNameUK He's a Gentleman!
I went to my tool box and I have a pair. Mine says pat. Pend. Thanks for the advice about the rivets. Your channel is addictive. Thank You
Very nice! I like the release on that Gripso wrench. Entertaining as always! Fun tidbit about the squirrel, little blips like that make your videos have a nice human element.....of course, let's be honest, the tools are what 'shine'.
Keep the videos coming! More tool restores, rare finds, and lifetime memories recalled!
Hi Christina! I do like the unusual tools we hardly see but I also have a soft spot for everyday tools that are taken for granted... =) Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Locking pliers definitely deserve attention, and I so loved my Irwin Vise-Grips - among my first tools - that it never occurred to me they could be designed differently. Then this summer I purchased a couple of KNIPEX variants and I was very pleasantly surprised. The biggest improvement over the Irwins is a similar pull-down release to these GRIPSOs. They also put some handle material on that piece, and they seem impossible to pinch your fingers! They also make a terrific pair that has a rotating lower jaw that can stay parallel (not to be confused with the pliers wrench).
I noticed both examples of GRIPSO products you showed are built with bent or rolled metal as opposed to forging. It would be very interesting to better understand that fabrication process. Great topic!
Hello Marc! You know there were dozens of variants of the locking plier! So many you would be amazed! I do prefer the release on these Gripso pliers but I am so used to Vise Grips they never gave me trouble! Thanks Marc!!!!!!
Those GRIPSO tools look great! They somehow remind me of the streamlined locomotives of the late 30s and early 40s. Neat tool and as always...a FANTASTIC video!!
Thanks so much Bill, honestly I wouldn’t have liked it with the black finish! Thanks very much!
Howdy, Greetings from snowy Colorado. GRIPSO'S are a great tool, I have several of them, have been useing them since the 60's, my Grand Father had them, gave my Dad, Me and my Brother them...have lots of locking pliers, but use them the most. Great Video, Thanks
Hi Joel! I wonder if most of those pliers were more available on the West Coast of the United States? Very interesting Thanks very much!
Lovely looking thing! Can't wait to see that pipe wrench! OMG that looks nice!
Thanks for showing us these Scout. Like you said, there are so many different designs. I like seeing how the different ones work.
My multitool that I have had on me every day now for around 20 years is a Kershaw A100. I got it for the very reason it has a great locking pliers on it and learned rather quickly how often a pair comes in handy even on a day to day basis.
I know the A-100 well, great tool! It is much like the Leatherman Crunch! They are really useful! Thanks Lee!
Of all the tools vice grips, mole grips are my favourite, they are a vice, adjustable spanner, pipe wrench and a third hand best tool ever to be invented. Those Gripsos sure look nice.
Hello Tony, The Mole Grips are king in the UK! We don’t see them here in the US! Thanks very much
Just something about that design really intrigues me, and that crisp sound it makes. I'm impressed. Thanks SC
Hello Daniel! On this restoration the outside of the tool doesn’t look too different but how I cleaned it up and got all the rust from inside the tool out is what made the real difference now it works smooth as silk and that’s what really makes this restoration successful thanks so much Daniel!
who would ever think of making chocolate rusty tools thats cool. Those pliers are nice it's amazing how many well designed tools aren't being made any more
Hello David! You are so right I’m just glad that we can restore the old tools to work and look like new! Thanks so much
Ya got me with the tools. I just checked on Google and found a large pipe wrench that looks absolutely real. Right down to the knurling on the nut. It was made in Poland. Good one.
I might be off but I think when I first used the Vise Grips brand the release was similar to the Gripso. When they changed it was much worse for me. The Peterson style takes two hands to release it or it falls to the floor. Kind of a pain when you are repositioning the locking pliers that you are using as a welding clamp 30 feet up on a ladder. 😠
Old Sneelock's Workshop Hi Dave! I too never liked the release on the Vise Grips... almost every other design changed that part! Thanks very much! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter 3rd this!
YOu ought to start off one of your videos by just gnawing the end of the handle off and tell everybody to subscribe and hit the like or ELSE!
Loved it . Those chocolate tools nearly fooled me the pliers gave it away but the nut and bolt 🔩 sure fooled me great as always best wishes
Hello Kevin! They look so real! Dark chocolate too! yummy! Thanks!
Love the locking pliers, never having seen this style in the UK. Here we always refer to locking pliers as Mole Grips just as you guys call the Vise Grips and I wonder if other countries use the different names for their own variants.
The chocolate tools were a hoot at Christmas as my youngest daughter (she's 41, lol) got the same set for me. I have eaten them all except the pliers and twist drill which I have given to my dad and he refuses to eat them, saying they are a work of art. Keeping the packing from the box to put in the garden in spring for the birds to use when building their nests.
Great video, (as always) and kind regards from over the pond.
Hello Tony! Here in the states we hardly ever see Mole Grips but I do like the release on them! The chocolates were good! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!
Great video it just goes to show the variety of ingenuity out there.
Hello Abe! You are so right! Amazing how many variations of the same type tool! Thanks so much!!!!!
THANK YOU..for sharing. Very nice.
Oh...you gave a whole new meaning to mixed nuts!!
bill orourke Lol. They were good! Thanks!!!
Cool tool! I've been taking these tools for granted! I think I'm hooked...
Hello Brian! You’re so right, so many tools are taken for granted and that’s what’s great about this channel we find all the old obscure tools and show them off again! Thanks very much
Another great video. I love locking pliers of all kinds. They are such handy tools for all kinds of work.
Hello SwarthyPlinker I will have to do a full video on all the different types of vise grips I do like them myself!!! Thanks
You have such. Good sense of humor with chocolate bolts and wrenches! Hilarious 😂
Hi Wayne! Can you imagine the look on the faces of the guys if I popped one of those in my mouth?! Lol. Thanks very much
Now chocolate tools that's just plain funny! Nice and simple restoration. Hope you have your snow shovel all waxed and ready to go. Looks like most of the snow is going to be south of us. Have been having strange weather here very little snow this year more rain and fog. Just having fun with the vehicles replaced a spring shackle on my pickup and a transmission on the son's pickup. Wouldn't know how to act if nothing broke down. Take it easy John and have a great weekend.
Hello Michael! The only way to do auto work is with a lift and heated garage! 😃👍. I hope you have both! Thanks very much!
I have a pair of vintage craftsman's and they are some of the best pliers I've ever used.
Hello Ben! I like all things Vintage Craftsman!!! Thanks very much!!!
@@ScoutCrafter I was wondering if you ever got the chance to see Mr.chickadee's channel. He has a video of him restoring a vintage saw entirely by hand that I think you will find interesting. Thank you.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video once again, I love the chocolate wrenches those are cool!👍
Thanks so much Chris!!!! 😃👍
Nice! Never have seen that company before. Your right on the release lever. Good stuff.
Hello norherman! The Mole Grips rule in the UK! Thanks very much
God bless you and your family Scout. love chocolate and that's a nice pair of locking pliers.
Hey Reynaldo! Thanks!!!!!!
@@ScoutCrafter 😁👍👍👍
haha the candy tools kool .. and that tool was kool to .. thanks scout ... .†
Another great tool, like the bottom jaw design. 👍😎🤠
Hello Jim, It's very interesting for sure! Thanks so much!
You're welcome, Sir 🤠
I bet that bolt tasted real good!! You really had me fooled when you first showed them to me. The bolt and wrench looked spot on!
I really like the design of those locking pliers. Much better than the vise grips that always seem to pinch your fingers. Thanks for sharing that, I'll have to keep my eye open for one. Remember, don't go eating too many tools and spoil your dinner!!🤣
Hi Steve!! It was dark chocolate!!! Yummy! Lol. Thanks very much!
Scout I picked up a set of HR Basford Gripsos last Sunday for free! I was buying an oiler pump can and asked to have them thrown in on the deal. You know I was googling them and at the same time wondering if you had a set and sure enough your video popped up! Haha I love it.
Those are a really great design. I'd like to see them make a comeback, maybe Harbor Freight will be watching. You got me with the chocolate.
Hello Emerson! They are really cool and work well too! Thanks very much
Great tutorial! The restoration is really neat but you fooled me the chocolate tools. I thought they were real. Thanks for sharing this and good luck with the computer. I have had problems like that too.
Hello John! I hate newfangled technology! Lol. Thanks very much!
Great job again ... love the history as well as learning your technique. Also, you inspired me to visit a Tool Collector meeting ... the Ohio group having a meeting next month near Columbus. If you run out of ideas on videos - consider doing one on making soft grip pliers like oxtool uses on his channel. Lastly - have a 10 inch wing style C Clamp to send you that missing the anvil - if you want it.
Hi Gerry! I'm a big fan of Tom! In fact, if you go to his channel and look up his video "Hooks and Crooks" I sent him in an idea.... Great guy... My email is bicycleguy@aol.com Thanks Gerry!!!!!!!
I like the chocolate tools! I found a pair of Gripso pliers this summer at a yard sale - don't remember what I got for them on ebay. You're right the rivets make them a pain to clean-up nice.
357magdad Hello N! I refuse to do anything with rivets again! Lol. Thanks!!!
great video my friend never seen anything like them across the pond I always had Mole grips back in the day
Hello ROBERT! Yes the Mole Grips rule in the UK! Thanks very much!!!
Great video Scoutcrafter keep up the great videos
Thanks so much Ocelot! =)
A good tool video. Now I will have to check to see if I have any Grispo tools.
Hello Ron! I wonder if they were more available on the west coast because here on the east coast they are rare! Thanks!!!
Nice job on finding new designs, I think my dad had a similar pair of locking pliers, I'll have to check. You got me in the chocolate though... It looks real! Thanks again!
Hello Peter! Those tools looks so real that I was actually afraid to take a bite out of them with my teeth in case they were real! Lol. Thanks very much!!!
Lol, those edible tools looked great. Nice work on the pliers, i like the "pull to release" design too. Cheers
Hi Joe! Most of the pliers in the UK are called Mole grips and they have the same kind a release as these locking pliers which I prefer however the Petersen models are practically bullet proof! Thanks Joe!
Cool pliers i have the Gripso wrench, I had it for a few weeks in red. Anyways great video! 👍 👍
Hi Bert! We don’t see to many here on the East Coast! Cool tool anyway! Thanks Bert! 😃👍
Thanks great video and good job
Thanks very much Willy!!! 😃👍
GRIPSO-MATIC...Sounds like a tool we would have seen Ron Popeil selling in the 70's
not2fast4u2c - I love those gimmicky names! 😃👍. Thanks
This was another hit out of the park scout very cool 😃
Hello Lord Venger! Thanks so very much!!! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter you are welcome 😃
Cool pliers.
Never heard of Gripso before, but I do like that style of lock release. They do look like an excellent pair of early locking pliers. Craftsman had an ‘auto lock’ pair of locking pliers back in the day with the same kind of adjuster. Of course the CM one was much more gimmicky and didn’t work very well at all. Looks like Gripso had everything figured out.
Never seen one like that i got some old one's but not like that thanks for sharing buddy love your video's
Hello Wayne! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video thanks very much for stopping by!
@@ScoutCrafter i always love watching you love the tool's you got
I like the Peterson version. With the other kind I'm always accidentally hitting the release when I don't mean to lol. Great vid as always. Thank you.
Hello Sky Forge! Vise Grips were most popular in the States! Different makes had different advantages. Thanks very much!!!
I just found your channel while looking at vise resto vids. Great content. I binged watched many of your past videos and never new about the flea markets in my backyard. I live in CT and Zagray is less than 30 minutes from me. Please keep doing what you’re doing and I subscribed. By the way... the old REED I restored is wearing red. LOL
Hello Steve!!!! Outstanding!!!! We have to meet up in the Fall at Kent! You are going to love it!!!! I'm so glad you found the channel and hope you enjoy the videos!!!!! Remember Kent this Fall! Also Elephants Trunk! LOL Thanks again Steve!!!!!!!!!
I certainly will! I actually have a client in Kent. Great little town. I have to ask.... were you a scout?
@@Steve-qo4hi LOL Sure was! I spent about 5 years as a Scout and over 20 years as a Scout leader! It's in my blood! =)
I figured. I was as well back in the 70’s. I’m
I have 2 30 nights,but I don't sleep until I watch your video.)))))
Hello mr бУрY! I am so glad you are part of the channel! Thanks so much!
My first pair were Mole Grips and I had them in my toolbox in 1974 when I got my first toolbox.
I stil lcall them mole grips, even if they have 'Vice Grip' on them. :)
Hello Ian, you must be from the UK because Mole grips are very popular over there and hard to find here in the USA thanks so much Ian!
@@ScoutCrafter I am in the UK. I got my first toolbox and tools at the age of 12 and for christmas and birthdays, I got tools as presents. By the time I was 14, I could not lift my toolbox up. I started working in a garage at 12 to learm about cars and finished when I was 14. I onlt have a few tools now and just rebuild mopeds now and again, but still remember my first tools and cantileveer toolbox. :)
John . This is the first time I didn't notice a difference in the before , and Post wire brush evaluation look of those locking pliers . Cool locking pliers though . And though I love my Vice-Grip locking pliers . I have a pair of Craftsman lock jaw pliers that have that rear handle release that I like much better .
American Coin Hunting & Hobbies Hi Dave! When I was looking for these pliers I passed a lot bye because they were in poor shape. These were in great shape but missing the Black Ox coating... Most of my work was cleaning the inside and locking mechanism. It works great now! Thanks Dave!
Thank you. Another great video. Those came out looking good. Good luck with the router. This so called high tech stuff is made to stop right after the warranty expires. - Kathie
Hi Kathie! You are so right it turns out that these routers are only meant to last three or four years before they become either obsolete or just stop working, it’s a real pain in the neck I’m not a big fan of new technology! Thanks so much!
who does not like chocolate? I have seen those Gripso pliers. Great job.
Vaughn
Hi Vaughn! Here on the East Coast the Gripso stuff is more scarce.... Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
lol that candy realy did look real i seen the pliers and was like wow thats gonna take some time to get them open. great job on the resto of the vice grips like how you made them look new again but still had that old look to them. i have a pair of stanley vise grips and they have the same thing these do with the lever you pull up on them are my best pair and they are not even old its a todays tool
Hello STEVE, yes there were so many different vice grip designs that it’s amazing to me how popular the Petersen vice grips are and still remain while the other designs were somewhat better in different ways thanks very much Steve!
I don’t tend to see many west coast tool makers. Neat pliers.
Hello Zachary! You’re right there weren’t too many West Coast tool makers that lasted very long, I guess other businesses took over and we don’t see too many of them anymore either! Thanks very much
Very good video !!! 👍
Thanks so much Krum!!!!!!!!!!!
Neat old tool. I notice it did not have wire cutter like the Vice grips had, but then in the 50 plus years I have had vice grips I cannot remember using the cutter on them once lol
Hello Tom! One thing about the old Petersen vice grips was there heat treatment and steal that they used for their jaws was unmatched, superstrong well-made and bulletproof I think that’s why they were so popular and remained popular today thanks so much!
Cool Gripso!
Hello Harry! We don’t see too many of these anymore! thanks very much
Very cool!!!
Thanks so much Andrew!!!!!!!!
Wow , Chocolate . And I thought we were heading to the wire wheel and music track.
lwoodt1 Hello Lou! Lol. They look so real!!!! 😃👍. Thanks very much!
Can you imagine how the "post wire-brush evaluation" would have went? "Well, aint much left of the tool, but the wire wheel sure tasted good! Too bad my lips and tongue are shredded..."
Gripso is 100% a Futurama robot's name. It HAS to be.
The Pipe wrench is a Gripso-Matic so 1950's! LOL Thanks Allan!
If you ever watched much Futurama you'd be thinking the same. That being said I just like how different they look to what I'm used to. I'm gonna look up a pair and add it to the eventual purchase list.
Wow shit fooled me I thought real tools.Love Vice grips.Sweet click look sounds brand new.
Hello Alan! They look so real!!! 😃👍. Thanks very much!
Can,t believe that was chocolate! Thanks
Hello Tony! Dark Chocolate too! My favorite! LOL Thanks!!!!!
Very cool. When I seen the other ones I was thinking boy he better have lots of vinegar. Haha
Hello William The funny thing is they look so real that it’s hard to believe that chocolate but they are and they’re dark chocolate at that! Taste very good!thanks so much
ScoutCrafter Chocolate!!! i wabt some. very nice job done on the restoration!!!! keep up rge breat work. o and those look to easy to use too,,,,, Bobby
Hi Bobby! I bet you have used a vise grip a thousand times!!!! =) Thanks Bobby!!
Hi Scout,
The chocolates were awsome! Have you already "polished" them off? As always, thanks for sharing.
Hello John! Not yet, they are dark chocolate too! Yummy. Thanks
Love the chocolate “tools”! Thanks for the video on these gripso’s. Looks like I’m headed over to eBay again! I might have a problem.... 😂
Hi Scott! LOL You and I are so much alike... When it comes to tools it's hard to say no! LOL Thanks Scott!!!!!!
Yeah, I’m not sure of the brand or anything and there were a few screwdrivers, spanner’s etc. One of the other things I found in there was a socket wrench with a bolt in the end of the socket for adjustment. Have you come across one of those?
Hello Pete, I don’t know- I can’t picture the Wrench with a bolt!? Thanks
ScoutCrafter ok no worries. Ive got it in front of me now and I can see it’s just a normal ratchet bar and the socket is the adjustable piece. A bolt in the side of the socket pulls a cut out section of the socket wall in closer or further away so the socket size gets smaller or bigger.
It’s called an adjustable socket from Taiwan.
I think I’ll keep it in the car for just in case.
Hi Pete anytime you need an ID or something feel free to shoot me a pic!
bicycleguy@aol.com
I just cleared out one of my sisters garages that she lets out. The guy stopped paying rent and absconded.
There was a couple of bags of hand tools in there and one of them had a few pairs of mole grips in them. Haven’t had the chance to look if they’re any good yet but they were soaked right through from a leaky roof.
Hello Pete! Mole Grips are huge in the UK not many here in the States!!! Thanks very much!!!
Allways interesting those locking pliers. I've been looking at some locking pliers called SURE GRIP they are drop forged and have a tube in the middle just like this Gripso's. Have you ever heard of those? I can't seen to find any information on 'em.
Hello Alex! There must be 100 different designs for locking pliers it’s amazing to me that so many manufacturers tried to remake these pliers with different release mechanism’s! Great stuff! Thanks very much
Useful tool! I have 5 pairs of these, IV only known them as mole gripps ?
Hello Tony, the Mole Grips are a UK brand and wildly popular!!! Thanks very much!
My wife's friend sent me a package similar to yours. I had a great time pranking my friends and workers. It was almost too good to eat.
Hello Thomas! Lol. They must have thought you were nuts at first! 😂. Thanks!!!
Personally I like the black oxide look on my old and homemade tools. I use gun cold blue and oil to get the right look. It makes homemade tools look finished.
Hello upside downdog- I like HOT bluing! My favorite! Too expensive though
@@ScoutCrafter
EVERYONE likes hot bluing. I am yet to meet a person who can do it outside of an industrial application though. EPA has ensured we can't get anything chromed where I live too.
I don't have any Gripso's but several other brands that have that same kind of release. Nice tool though. Thanks for the video, hope you get your IT problems whipped! 😀
Hello George! I am basically computer illiterate so when anything goes wrong I get into a bit of a tether, anyway hopefully a new router will solve the problem thanks very much!!!
I understand. I was a programmer for 20 years and did IT for another 15 years or so. I spent a lot of time helping business owners, family and friends with their computer related issues. So don't feel alone, cause you're definitely not! 😊
Not bad..we never had that one down here..only Vise-Grip,,and a copy of Vise-Grip,made by Gedore (South Africa)..Sidchrome had a locking plier similar to Vise-Grip but made in Germany by DBGM..guess it wasnt worth tooling up to produce only a limited quantity...cant remember which way the unlock levers worked..further information on rare black squirrel please
Hello Bob! The Black Squirrel is not as common as the Grey or Brown but in some areas you hardly see any! Yet in places like Ohio I heard there are many! Go figure! LOL Thanks Bob!
Don't know if it's universell but in the UK I've always known them as mole grips. Oops just heard you say mole in England my bad scout
nah , mole was a UK company started in 1958 making their version of the grips, they were invented in america but around that time both mole and vice grip invented their differing release system (before that other grips didnt tend to use a release lever) mole was based in monmouthshire but after just 3-4 years stanley bought them out and closed the orig factory, using the mole name for decades, but its only us from the uk use that term.
hi Scout, a dozen mistakes as a newbie ? I'll grant you the first 5, but after that you are not newbie I say. I have seen lots of 16x17mm spanners and then you add 'made of chocolate' -well that changes everything , they looked so authentic . Thanks again.
Hello Michael! The funny thing is I kept thinking I could learn a way to get around the rivets... I did learn! Stay away from them! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!
Those chocolates looked pretty convincing didnt they ? How was the spanner coloured ?
Hi Bob, I think they use confectioner's coloring... They look so real! LOL Thanks Bob!
Nice video
Hi Frank! I almost took the Chocolate pliers to the wire wheel! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!
Nice
Thanks so much Lisa! 😃👍
I like the chocolate joke. Too bad you didn’t get a chance to execute it. 😂 Good video, plier guy, but nothing will compare to the attic. 😍
Hello Jill! Just wait! I will surprise you!!! 😃👍. Thanks Jill!
Scout🗜rafter, I’m intrigued. 🤗
Never seen a black squirrel! Just wondering-do you ever see any red squirrels up that way?
Not all that sure if they had a contract to supply the entire U.S. ARMY or if perhaps it was just something an old unit supply Sgt. did on his own and order them but back in the 90's while stationed with Hell on Wheels 2nd AD we had a few pairs of the old Gripso Locking pliers in our track tool boxes and they were fantastic! I would have swiped a pair for myself but didn't want all the trouble that comes along with stealing Government Property and all lol!
Wow! That might be a reason many were Black Ox coated... As you know these do work very well! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Hi Scoutcrafter I Have lots of squirrels at my place you could have some if you would like. We have Blacks, Greys, Reds, Chipmunks, groundhogs, racoons, rabbits, mice, toads, moles and skunks we don't have any opossums. It is a good thing they aren't there all at the same time because my backyard is only about 20 feet by 30 feet. I am trying to be funny but it is true.
Hello David! Lucky you! They are all awesome!!!! I bet there is never a dull moment by you! Thanks very much
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I always seemed to trap my hand when releasing my Mole Grips (Yes I'm in England) so changed to Vise Grips - no longer have that problem, thanks USA.
Hello Stewart! I have heard so many people complain of Blood Blisters and never knew what they were talking about! Thanks!!!!!!!!
i was actually sure the wrench WAS real, the pliers i kinda saw something weird!
Hello Jusb1066- The Nut had both Steve and I fooled!!! You can see on the back that it’s a cast! Thanks!!!
@@ScoutCrafter GFaked me out too but there's no use gnawing on any of mine.
Certainly an unusual jaw design.
They look superior to the vice grip design. I wonder where I could purchase a new one? ...Art
Hello Art! There are so many vice grip designs and most of them have a slightly better release mechanism then the vice grips however the Petersen vice grips with practically bullet proof and still are very popular today thanks so much!
nice another 1 here a video you may want to watch about rust and wirewheeling im post under since youtube may need you to approve. if you ever want a blueing dont take to wirewheel first kinda good video to watch
ruclips.net/video/B2SyN6m39x4/видео.html
Hi David! Good video! Conservationists love patina! My cousin once spent about 40 hours “conserving” a old sewing machine... when he was done my Aunt said he should give it to me to restore it! 😂. “Brown tools”. Lol. Thanks David!!!
@@ScoutCrafter ouch there 2 type of people one who like the patina and other like us who like shinny only thing is nice blueing is nice sometime
:( All of my favorite adjustable wrenches are black oxide. I like to watch it wear off after years of use. I'm not a huge fan of the pinky lever style as I've gotten some bad blood blisters from cheaper ones. Good ones seem fine though.
The Metal Butcher The problem with Black Oxide is until it starts to wear off it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard! 😃
I have a brand new Black ox Adjustable that I pick up once and a while only to put right back down! Lol. Thanks
@@ScoutCrafter I wonder if you could buff the black oxide to make it smooth?
The Metal Butcher I think so! I had an older jack handle that was Black ox but after years of use felt like paint! 😃👍
Sir would you happen to have any first gen kobalt tools made by williams?
Hello Ricky! I don't have any first Gen Kobalt but I think Williams made Sockets for them at one time! Thanks!!!!!!
What do you think about a blast cabinet, is it worth it,
Hello RN! I have a nice one but don’t like the finish it leaves...I will do a video soon on them! Thanks very much!!!
@@ScoutCrafter that'll b koo to watch, thanks
...i always thought, you cut your teeth on real tools...lol...interesting looking tools and a good clean up..
Hi Bob! I would have tried the prank but those old timers have seen so much they probably wouldn’t have blinked! 😃. Thanks!
@@ScoutCrafter ...LOL..
There's got to be joke here, about removing rust by putting a rusty tool in your mouth. I'm thinking! (but hard to type because I'm laughing so hard)
Ha! Nice video! Didn't you feel a compulsive urge to wire-wheel those chocolate pieces? ;)
Hello NN! LOL Yes!!!! The chocolate was good! =D Thanks!
I googled the patent number. Was patented in 1950. Here is the link. www.datamp.org/patents/search/displayPatent.php?number=2,514,130&type=
The Chocolate Tools had such a nice patina... how dare you eat them!
Hello T Vlad! This patina tasted great! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!
Red Alert !! Scout Crafter Router Down !!! Noooooooooooo !
Progressive Prepper lol! Another perfect example of planned obsolescence these routers aren’t made to last more than four or five years and even if they do last that long become out dated! Thanks very much!
LoL very cool chocolates
Hello Danoh! Dark chocolate too! Yummy! Thanks very much
"My router went down"
You too? They only last a few years! =)
Ok....I just showed my wife your chocolates and now she want to know where got them.
Hi John! I got them in a store up the street but It wasn’t an item normally stocked... They have some on Amazon but they are expensive! 😃👍. Thanks so much!!!