New tool: Swedish pipe wrench

[Tom M King]

I used the largest size of Channellock end nippers for many years, & still have several pair, but have gone over to these, as they actually do more things, and importantly, live happily in your back pocket. Angled head, long handles, very rarely stocked in stores. I have at least three pair.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Channell...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

Small channelocks stay in my toolbelt. The Kleins only come in 8", but they are the preffered ones if they are close at hand. edited to add: Sorry, I thought we were talking about end cutting nippers. I like the Knipex dikes best, but do keep some Irwins in the truck to cut stuff in the ground.

[fred woltersdorf]

I bought a new tool from Horrible Fright. Around $12.00 on sale. Never heard of it before. Not really big enough for pipe work but seems useful for big nuts. Work similar to vise grips but flat jaws that stay parallel. Would be better for me if the jaws were not serrated.
Bill D
Amazon has a better make for more money.
https://www.amazon.com/KNIPEX-83-10-.../dp/B005EXOIBA

Do you have a link for that wrench? I can't find it on the HF website.

[Bill Dufour]

Link to Horrible fright version.
Bill D.
https://www.harborfreight.com/swedis...nch-57446.html

[fred woltersdorf]

Link to Horrible fright version.
Bill D.
https://www.harborfreight.com/swedis...nch-57446.html

Thanks, off to Horrible Fright tomorrow.

[Halgeir Wold]

That tool in various sizes has been a standard tool for scandinavian plumbers for decades... nut sure about the rest of Europe....I think it's quite common..
I have it in three different sizes.... ( and my father was a plumber..)

[Bill Dufour]

Made in Germany and Sweden so probably used all over Europe. I had just never seen one before so it was new to me here in the USA. Seems to be uncommon in the USA tool stores. I bought a cheap HF one and it has already seen some light use.
With straight jaws I am not sure if it will really grip pipe. Works okay on hex nuts and smaller pipe. I think the USA went with vise grips and stillson pipe wrenches. Many old cars came with a tool kit including a monkey wrench so drivers felt familair with the similar looking Stilson pipe wrench style.
Bill D
Bill D

[Lloyd McKinlay]

The Knipix 10" plier wrench arrived today. Solid well built tool which appears to have many uses that will take whatever is thrown at it. Thanks to John Frederick and others for the endorsement.