Post by: tonyg on March 11, 2015, 02:43:46 PM
Post by: b00mhower on March 11, 2015, 02:46:23 PM
If you edc a medium SAK, (like the Tinker), rather than a pliers-based multi tool, which would you find to be the more useful companion piece: a small crescent wrench or a small vise grips, and why?I'd say vise grips, they're just more useful .
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Post by: NKlamerus on March 11, 2015, 06:16:37 PM
Post by: ToolJoe on March 11, 2015, 06:37:43 PM
Post by: NKlamerus on March 11, 2015, 07:31:38 PM
I'd say neither. My recommendation is a pair of 6 inch slipjoint pliers. I carry a pair of Channel Lock Brand ones.Why have I never thought of this!!! My addiction to channel lock Blue Handled Series pliers is just as strong as my addiction to MTs...
My toolbox of Channel locks looks like Chako's toolbox of Leathermans
Post by: ToolJoe on March 12, 2015, 04:11:39 PM
I carry a set of 8 inch CL pliers in my car glovebox. You should be able to find them at almost any hardware store.
They are tough to find at big box stores such as Depot or Lowes.
Post by: ba-ta on March 14, 2015, 06:03:52 PM
Post by: JAfromMn on March 14, 2015, 08:49:07 PM
I also keep a little needle nose vise grips in my bag in my tool kit.
Both are handy little tools but there two totally different tools for different jobs.
Post by: bquinlan on March 15, 2015, 10:55:52 PM
I have to also throw in that I much prefer the Knipex Pliers Wrench (http://aslanrefuge.org/gear/pivoting_tools/knipex_pliers_wrench_86_03_150.html) to a regular adjustable wrench.
(http://aslanrefuge.org/gear/pivoting_tools/img/knipex_pliers_wrench_86_03_150.jpg)
The Pliers Wrench is easier to use and more versatile than an adjustable wrench. It can also handle much larger nuts relative to its size. The thing doesn't open far enough to substitute for a set of pliers, but it is an improvement over a wrench.
--Bob Q
Post by: cbl51 on March 24, 2015, 03:27:19 PM
Post by: MadPlumbarian on March 24, 2015, 04:02:02 PM
I'd go with the small vise grips. MUch more versatile. Cam be used a pliers, or as a wrench for bolts, or a clamp to hold something. Small vise grips rule. Three tools in one.Agreed,
I was always a channel lock guy, whatever job I was on I had a pair of 8" in the back pocket, the three tools to have were always a pair of, channel locks, a crescent, and vice grips. But if you have to narrow it to only one then like cbl51 said vice grip, then it's three in one!
JR
Post by: ToolJoe on March 24, 2015, 08:16:53 PM
Post by: Biker_Bob on March 25, 2015, 09:49:37 AM
Post by: ducttapetech on March 25, 2015, 12:14:33 PM
I'll throw one out here. Which of these two would I get more mileage out of: the small long nose vice grips or a pair of lineman pliers?That's a tough one. Do you cut a lot of soft wire?
Nate
Post by: tonyg on March 25, 2015, 03:01:54 PM
Post by: tonyg on March 25, 2015, 03:05:41 PM
Post by: ToolJoe on March 25, 2015, 05:13:49 PM
I'll throw one out here. Which of these two would I get more mileage out of: the small long nose vice grips or a pair of lineman pliers?That's a tough one. Do you cut a lot of soft wire?
Nate
To be honest, I don't cut wire a lot but its nice to have a wire cutter if needed.
Post by: ducttapetech on March 25, 2015, 05:21:31 PM
Nate
Post by: ToolJoe on March 25, 2015, 06:25:30 PM
Some vice grips have wire cutters on them. That would probably be the best route. If you was cutting copper all of the time and bending wire all the time, then Linesman pliers.
Nate
Sounds like vice grips might a better route for me. I might buy a cheapo pair of linesman pliers from Harbor Freight or something to try them out.
Post by: hugh_h on March 29, 2015, 02:55:58 PM
Post by: DazMechanical on April 10, 2015, 06:10:53 AM
Post by: MadPlumbarian on April 10, 2015, 06:40:42 AM
JR
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Post by: wmoco on April 16, 2015, 06:50:50 AM
I lurked this forum for a couple of years...
You guys got me thinking.
Thing is, when I read this thread I immediately said "No way, vice grips are either not holding anything, or trashing something into threads. I would go for the crescent wrench without a doubt."
In fact, I do have a 6'' long crescent in my maxpedition-like organizer. It's not an EDC but a "carry it if you are leaving home in order to solve a problem" or something like that.
I could need/use a vice grip as a horrid clamp. I have (in my opinion, better) covered everything else with a Rebar, a 5'' long side cutter and the 6'' wrench.
OF COURSE!!!! I'm always looking for needed/cool/useful things to pack into my organizer! Next one?
A small C-clamp.
I bought one some years ago in order to fix my snowboard, it's around 3'' long, it should be at my parent's holiday cabin.
Yeah, surface lifts are not sowboarding n00b friendly :/
Wait, you later said that you are asking for advice in order to pocket edc, not kit, etc.
Anyway, still true in my opinion: "vice grips are either not holding anything, or trashing something into threads".
I love this site.
Post by: magentus on April 16, 2015, 04:08:49 PM
Post by: wmoco on April 20, 2015, 04:04:23 AM
:salute: Welcome! glad you decided to make it official - it is a great site isn't it?
Yeah! and here it is my no return point, as a thank you to the whole forum:
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,58949.0.html
Post by: Gadget Guy on April 25, 2015, 02:06:45 AM
Post by: Tiger on June 06, 2015, 02:40:56 AM
Post by: Teofilo on June 29, 2015, 03:48:55 PM
Great post but is it practical to carry a 4 inch vise grips in your pocket?
I carry these two not in my pocket but in my manbag. ;)
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Post by: sawman on June 29, 2015, 04:33:08 PM
You can tackle a lot with those two :tu:Great post but is it practical to carry a 4 inch vise grips in your pocket?
I carry these two not in my pocket but in my manbag. ;)
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/teofiloeugeniopanganiban/IMG_20150629_212953.jpg) (http://s306.photobucket.com/user/teofiloeugeniopanganiban/media/IMG_20150629_212953.jpg.html)
Post by: cody6268 on June 30, 2015, 07:39:48 PM
I carry a Proto USA pair of slip joint pliers (were my grandfather's) and a 60 year old pair of Utica model 10-7 wire cutters (were my great-grandfather's) in my right jeans pocket when I'm working with my grandfather on the farm. It would only cost me about $10 to buy both again used if I broke them, but they're so well made, there's almost no chance of that.
I'm right now considering getting a Leatherman PST (which is only about $25 used, and is supposedly better than modern Leathermans) for the pliers and file.
Post by: ToolJoe on June 30, 2015, 08:26:58 PM