How powerful are the pliers?

[aikon2014]

How powerful are the pliers on a SAK? I just got a Deluxe tinker and I love it! I'm thinking about getting a handyman as well as it has the file which can be useful since I'm a nailbiter and I am trying to teach myself to file away small nicks in my nails instead of biting them which often lead to more biting and bleeding eventually and pain 

Anyway, how much stress do you dare to put on the pliers? They feel robust, but they are small to fit in the chassi so to speak

[Don Pablo]

They are often described as über (or super) tweezers. Able to pull out huge splinters, very nice size for computer work, that sort of thing.
 
As far as I know, their maximum force is more than you can press with your bare thumb, if your thumb is of average strength.
Maybe someone will correct me.

[Smashie]

If you only use your hands and don't try any kind of additional mechanical advantage on them, then you will hurt your hand before the pliers break.

[Thunderpants]

If you need to free a 1/2 inch bolt that has rusted into place... don't use the Vic pliers!
If you need to tighten a dripping faucet... don't use the Vic pliers!
If you need to cut a nail in half - don't use the Vic pliers!
If you need to heat something over a candle, bend a thin piece of metal with more precision than you could do with fingers alone, pull out a cactus thorn, extract something from a tight space which no other pliers will reach - the Vic pliers are a good choice.

They're not meant to replace a real pair of pliers. They're really just a precision pressure tool.

[aikon2014]

So I can see them more as a extra pair of fingers? 

[Smashie]

So I can see them more as a extra pair of fingers? 

Pretty much 

[Thunderpants]

Terminator fingers

[Don Pablo]

Terminator fingers

du-du du du-dum! du-du du du-dum! du-du du du-DUM! 

(Did I get it right?)

[Lynn LeFey]

So I can see them more as a extra pair of fingers? 

Yeah, fingers with finer points than your actual fingers, and grip force better than your actual fingers can generate.

Pabs mentioned computer work, and these things are just amazing for pulling jumpers and board components. Assuming you've drained all the capacitance from the pieces or you wear insulated gloves. Actually, that kind of fine manipulation is a real strength of this size plier.

Otherwise, I prefer any other plier, like Leatherman Squirt, or IDL T5 or T10.

[Smashie]

So I can see them more as a extra pair of fingers? 

Yeah, fingers with finer points than your actual fingers, and grip force better than your actual fingers can generate.

Pabs mentioned computer work, and these things are just amazing for pulling jumpers and board components. Assuming you've drained all the capacitance from the pieces or you wear insulated gloves. Actually, that kind of fine manipulation is a real strength of this size plier.

Otherwise, I prefer any other plier, like Leatherman Squirt, or IDL T5 or T10.

I'm sure I read somewhere years ago that this is what the pliers were designed to do, hence the cybertool. I could be wrong though

[Lynn LeFey]

I'm sure I read somewhere years ago that this is what the pliers were designed to do, hence the cybertool. I could be wrong though

Looks like the pliers were introduced in 1986, and I'd have to say that I REALLY doubt Victorinox thought home PC hardware work was the major intended application for adding an all new layer.

[Smashie]

I'm sure I read somewhere years ago that this is what the pliers were designed to do, hence the cybertool. I could be wrong though

Looks like the pliers were introduced in 1986, and I'd have to say that I REALLY doubt Victorinox thought home PC hardware work was the major intended application for adding an all new layer.

Yeah I read that while I was trying to find what I thought I'd read before, they did still work on jumpers though (not that anything has them any more).

[smiller43147]

Macgyver was cutting chain link fencing with them last night!

[ReamerPunch]

How powerful are the pliers on a SAK? I just got a Deluxe tinker and I love it! I'm thinking about getting a handyman as well as it has the file which can be useful since I'm a nailbiter and I am trying to teach myself to file away small nicks in my nails instead of biting them which often lead to more biting and bleeding eventually and pain 

Anyway, how much stress do you dare to put on the pliers? They feel robust, but they are small to fit in the chassi so to speak

I was a nail-biter for many years. The solution to my addiction was toothpicks. I had a toothpick to play with and keep my mouth occupied. It took just a couple of weeks to stop biting my nails.
Maybe you could use the SAK toothpick? 

I normally edc a Deluxe Tinker. The pliers are great. They're really robust and the tolerance is exceptional. Granted, you can't get much leverage with them, but it's enough for small things. Umbrellas, pens, knots, splinters, snap-off box cutter blades, that sort of thing.

[ThundahBeagle]

How powerful are the pliers on a SAK? I just got a Deluxe tinker and I love it! I'm thinking about getting a handyman as well as it has the file which can be useful since I'm a nailbiter and I am trying to teach myself to file away small nicks in my nails instead of biting them which often lead to more biting and bleeding eventually and pain 

Anyway, how much stress do you dare to put on the pliers? They feel robust, but they are small to fit in the chassi so to speak

Got a Deluxe Tinker as a gift about 5 years ago and was perplexed by two things. One was the parcel hook (that's a whole nother bag of hammers) and the other was the plyers. I'd only ever carried the Super Tinker before that, and thought the players were a thick layer. While nice to have in a pinch, I've become accustomed to carrying a Leatherman daily, so that renders the Tinker Deluxe plyers moot.

Compared even to the Leathean PS4, I'm not sure the Vic ones would hold up as well or give as much leverage. Still very good for lighter work.