Mole grips. Recommendations

[snipe]

Which are a good make at a reasonable price w the handles don’t bend. Draper any good.

 

[tinman]

if its vice grips you mean then theres only one brand imo,..... Vice grips.
if its pump pliers then its knippex.
but that's only my take on things, you get what you pay for,

 

[milkloss]

if its vice grips you mean then theres only one brand imo,..... Vice grips.
if its pump pliers then its knippex.
but that's only my take on things, you get what you pay for,

I'm addicted to those knipex cobra pliers

 

[snipe]

if its vice grips you mean then theres only one brand imo,..... Vice grips.
if its pump pliers then its knippex.
but that's only my take on things, you get what you pay for,

Are those the ones made by Irwin

 

[jf850]

if its vice grips you mean then theres only one brand imo,..... Vice grips.
if its pump pliers then its knippex.
but that's only my take on things, you get what you pay for,

Yes and yes, on your 2 choices .
I have a 10 inch King Tony "vice grips" for several years . Very pleased with it , but doesn't "sit " that nicely in the palm of your hand , is only slight criticism.
I also have another 10 inch , that I bought in ALDI at least 10 years ago , as part of a set of 3 I think , for small money . It has the inserted jaws. I wish I could find another like it . Not a mark on the jaws .

I my experience, the Draper vice grips are crap.

 

[Kidds]

Teng aint bad

 

[Richy12]

Draper are pure rubbish.

Buy a set of Irwin grips and they wont let you down.

 

[Richy12]

I generally buy most things from this crowd. He stocks Irwin but not on his website that I can see...

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[Paddington]

Making up some sheeted hurdles yesterday and my Mole grips, over 30 years old, with flat jaws couldn't grip the top rail properly, whereas the Irwin ones with curved jaws did the job. I suppose it depends what sort of things you are usually gripping with them.

 

[TexelBen]

I got a set of irwin's around 15 years ago. They're still going strong fixing HGV's, even the ones I ran over ?

 

[JohnBoy]

I have a stanley set that I much prefer to the irwin ones. bought them by chance to do a job on holidays once and was pleasantly surprised. https://www.handyhardware.ie/Stanle...k80fu0z5j0an7HILJB0kkObrBj-F2CfRoC58YQAvD_BwE

 

[quattro]

Vise grips not anything else to match them yet!!

 

[Munkul]

Stanley used to be great, but quality has dropped off over the last couple of years. I had a bad experience with Irwin, too.
Milwaukee ones are good.
Curved jaws - only way to go. Flat jaws are pointless.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Irwin are the only ones I’ve found I can’t break.

 

[tomlad]

Were people raving about Milwaukee grips last time this questions was asked ?
I forgot
Personally like my ' mole grips '

 

[tomlad]

As an aside can u buy parts ,? One of mine missing the spring for in handle

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Another vote for Irwin

 

[Andy26]

Got a new Knipex mole grip, imo its much better made than the Irwin ones I had (I mislaid them), very positive solid mechanism and really grip and lock hard. The new benchmark for mole/vise grips.

 

[jf850]

I saw an online offer in early December for Eclipse vice grips @ something like €11.50 + vat . Bought 3 of them . 2 of them as parts of Christmas presents , and kept 1 for myself . Obviously I havent done that much with them yet , but I am impressed with their quality , especially the " sweetness" of the threads .

 

[nick...]

Vise grips are made by irwin
nick...