Knipex Raptors Grip Better Than Plier Wrenches?

[@mysticalglowtv1796]

Should be called parrot if we are being honest.

[@murmenaattori6]

That's what we call normal pliers here in Finland. Parrot pliers or just parrots.

[@tommyt414]

I believe channel lock has theirs branded as parrots.

[@rafa1503]

Some are branded or sold as parrot pliers

[@addisonherbert6686]

They are parrot jaws, knipex is just weird

[@existentiald562]

Battery pliers if you fancy

[@TheGameboy57]

The reason why people are told to use the proper sockets and wrenches on bolts and nuts is two fold. You mentioned one, the teethed jaws damage the hardware, but it doesn't just make the hardware look bad like you say, that damage also makes it so the proper tools no longer fit correctly anymore, and now you're stuck with damaging them more with whatever you choose to use. The second reason is people are idiots and use the adjustable tools wrong, causing even worse damage than what you showed (like completely rounding hardware, not just marring) making it impossible to remove with anything except extractor tools and then you need new hardware. Just use the proper tools and save your money. Yes having the adjustable tools works, but if you are able to use the more proper tools, you're better off doing that

[@Currancchs]

The damage on fasteners will also compromise any surface coatings and allow corrosion that might otherwise have been prevented.

[@Rondingo100]

Proper wrench or socket are always my first choice. If the fastener has been severely damaged due to the wrong tool being used I’ll use Vice Grips.

[@grantdavid9466]

Same, Vice Grips (not the knock off ones) have never once failed me!

[@Codeman785]

​@@grantdavid9466malco eagles are better than vise grip brand

[@navaho5430]

you have never used Knipax they are fantastic cheers.

[@grantdavid9466]

@@Codeman785 I’ll have to look into those! I’ve started using and building my Knipex collection, however as any real man would, I’m more than happy to justify buying some more tools! 😂👍

[@wo-olf]

No socket or wrench will ever be as good as a Knipex Plierswrench, because they are oversized and will damage the edges. Plierswrench will not damage the edges and has a superior gripping force. Only reason to choose a wrench or socket is limited space and ease of use.

[@silv6301]

Ive got the little version of the adjustable flat head Knipex pliers in my pocket all the time at work as a mechanic in a factory. (Where everything is from 5 till 17mm bolts) and it save's half of the time walking over to the toolbox and it doesn't damage the bolts. Love it!

[@greenmachine5487]

Yes, I am also a maintenance mechanic at a factory and I carry the Knipex flat jaw pliers and a Crescent Wrench, along with a multi-screwdriver and they save me many trips to my toolbox.

[@james10739]

It's not just looks it's that after a couple uses the right tool won't fit and work anymore

[@michaelallen1432]

You don't use pliers because it usually rounds it off and doesn't work and even when it does it damages the fastener such that after a few times it rounds it off. Knipex makes good tools and sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. But they ARE pliers, whatever knipex calls them. But they are a nice set for the things they work on.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

This is the best option for the person that never has the right tool.

[@james10739]

@veganpotterthevegan ok but obviously the solution to that is to get tools

[@michaelallen1432]

@@james10739 the solution is always to buy more tools,🤣

[@urjnlegend]

That's not true unless you dont know how to use the cobras

[@MrMaxyield]

You still put the "raptors" on backwards...😂😂😂

[@kyletaylor6058]

As one of the old guys that trained me during my electrical apprenticeship would say “turn those dogs around”. That will forever be burned into my memory 😂

[@o1all960]

The 10 to 1 mechanical advantage of the pliers wrench makes it my favorite tool ever . You can grip a nut very hard with out damaging it.

[@notpoliticallycorrect1303]

Been in the trade all my life,man and boy,40 + years now. You always want to use the absolute best grip possible,usually meaning 6 sided sockets or a ring spanner. But at the end of the day you use whatever is required to get the job done. For many tricky to get to bolts its perfectly acceptable to use a spaaner or socket to loosen a fastener then perhaps if itwont undo using your fingers( rust/ nyloc etc.) go to a pair of pliers to quickly unwind the fastener the rest of the way off. I have been using those knipex smooth jawed pliers for about ten years now for all manner of stuff,they grip very well and dont damage fastners, I' d rather use something that grips tighter as more tourque is applied than cheap or poor fitting sockets/spanners which damage fasteners just as much as a pair of mole/vice grips,the tool of a pikey.

[@chcataneo]

HAD THE PLYERS BACKWARDS EVERY TIME. ANOTHER REASON TO USE A WRENCH

[@G5Hohn]

I thought I was the only one that noticed. No wonder his tools don't grip well.

[@mickwreay3034]

The Knipex flat jaws are awesome if used correctly. They self tighten when pressure is applied.

[@gregkrueger331]

I’ll stick with the old adage “use the right tool for the job”. I don’t look down on someone that needs to use channel locks in a pinch but make an attempt to use what was designed for a particular task.

[@Nightdare]

As you said "In a pinch", but that's always when the right tools aren't available

[@munrocoutu6854]

“Why should I buy a whole set of wrenches when I can buy a crescent wrench that fits every bolt perfectly? Why should I buy a socket set when I can buy one of those cheap universal sockets?”

[@Spartisanhack]

Knipex wrench pliers are a maintenance must have.

[@JohnWayne-gl9ig]

I have had these for several years and have almost never found a case where they could not be replaced by another, better fitting tool. There simply isn't enough room for them on modern vehicles. I can't say the same for lawn mowers.

[@JakePlisskin12]

I swear by my knipex pliers wrenches but i always swear by my ratcheting combo wrenches. And anywhere possible my m12 ratchet and wrenches. Apex, proto, cornwell, sk, husky and craftsman are my go too brands for sockets and wrenches and ratchets.

[@tcurrid8059]

I dunno I have all that shit but I still prefer the proper wrench. I usually use the pliers wrenches for awkward things where I basically need a vice in my hand. Like breaking a coupler loose from a hydraulic line I might hold the nut from hose fitting and use another pair or a wrench on the coupler. My raptors I’ve used a few times but they certainly are not my go to.

[@adamsturrock4649]

I bought these and they rarely are useful enough to grab. Maybe one job I couldn't have done without them

[@morganbrasee5639]

I love my knipex

[@georgemcclelland5207]

I'd rather use the plier wrench than an adjustable spanner. At work we use a lot of bolts with a 3mm hex recess for drive. There is one with a dome head that rounds out more than any other. Quickest way to get it out is with the serrated tooth pliers gripping the outside. Bolt is already going in the bin by that point so it doesn't matter damaging it further. The right tool is the one you have which does the job with the least collateral damage. Always good to get more tools so you have the one you need when you need it

[@Yousitech]

Look I bought an 8” pipe wrench at a yard sale for a few dollars and I use it on brake lines all the time. It’s gotten me out of many pickles. Pipes are round and we use pipe wrenches to tighten them all the time. I thought why wouldn’t that work on a rounded bolt. My mini pipe wrench will remove any bolt you can fit it on. I highly recommend one

[@EvilOtto580]

They are great for brass gas fittings.

[@vladtheimpala5532]

I love my Knipex tools. I always have one with me. I don’t always have the “proper” tools with me everywhere I go. Anyway, sometimes my Knipex Cobra is the proper tool.

[@slowstang88]

I love my Knipex smooth jaw adjustable pliers

[@Jdowling357]

I used to only use knipex pliers on brake line fittings. Never rounded off a line .

[@klo1679]

The times I’ve used the knipex cobras, i needed the grip from those teeth to grab onto hardened bolts

[@allandriver2066]

I'd never question a mechanic that has Knipex in his kit

[@austin.1only.nichols]

Those 1st knipex pliers are the shit. Skinny side profile so they grip on the outside head of stripped bolts and loosen with ease and I mean bolts with say a Phillips in the middle and round outside not a head with flat spots like 6 point I mean like straight circle lol grip’m n rip’m

[@R2_D3]

If you think those are great, you haven't tried the Knipex Twin-Grip (82 01 200) , those are just epic at gripping those F'd-up screws!! The Twin-grip and the Raptor are my favorites!

[@bentonrector2641]

As someone who does it both ways on any given basis... i say it depends on the bolt or application and how much space you have to operate i typically go with the right socket on a power tool and an opened box wrench

[@loganvarozza4954]

I have like every kind of knipex pliers and they work so damn good

[@minuteman4199]

I have a rolling tool box and access to a tool crib. 90 percent of my work is done with a screw driver and knipex plier wrench. I used to use adjustable wrenches but the company tool them all off us and replaced them with knipex.

[@thehopelessmechanic6370]

They sell a belt tool pouch that fits a small cobra and the other one with a small set of side cutter perfectly.

[@dataloghome]

Always grab them with whitworth bolt battery/caravan terminals fitted to high performance cars.

[@CXonthefly]

They might dig into it but at least they don't strip it out at least the nipex pliers at least

[@user-bz8uc2cp2x]

Have both those Knipex pliers. Worth every penny. I have the Milwakuees, channellocks, and even husky. Nothing stands up.

[@muhammeddarawshi5296]

The raptor from knipex is designed for most likley rounded screws .. it can dig in the bolt so hard.

[@only1muppet]

I’m more interested in knowing what socket wrench that was? I love the thin profile, they make getting into tight spaces a little easier.

[@davedixon2068]

The wrench was a Snap On combination wrench, extremely high quality material, extremely well made, with a lifetime guarantee, only down side - extremely expensive compared to some perfectly good wrench manufacturers, I worked aircraft production and maintenance and always used Snap On but also had various other wrenches from cheaper manufacturers so if a spanner needed "modifying" it wasnt an expensive modification.

[@jamie0193]

Knipex will you give this man a gd sponsorship already

[@SanGanjaAWD]

I hate bugging you with questions…but I’m super stumped and could really use your knowledge. I let my car sit too long so I decided to replace the battery luckily it was under warranty so I just got a new one same everything. Install and went to start it up and now I’ve got p0016, p2293, p12a4. I had p0070 already but it wasn’t effecting the engine at all. It was running fine before I swapped the battery. Now it idles weird at low rpms. I already did my timing chain and guides updated tensioner and everything was running beautifully. I can’t make sense of this. If anyone has any insight I appreciate it. Thanks brothers !

[@gaelvelasco5888]

only thing ill judge a mechanic for is buying matco rebranded tools. they pay %60 more for brand even though the only thing they manufacture is toolboxes

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Tbh we’re not talking about knipex when we call guys hacks who use pliars for everything 😂

[@Schnippen_Schnappen1]

I love knipex

[@SoulAir]

Why would you even want to? How long do you want it to take for that bolt to come off? If possible, i use an electric ratchet. If thats not possible i use a wrench. If thats not possible, THEN i would grav the pliars, but only if somehow they would fit, but not my normal crescent shape 😮

[@dixonqwerty]

Dude, you have the greatest voice I have ever heard.

[@cwj138]

The studs that hold the cat to turbo on ecoboom engine snap all the time, these are the tool for the job.

[@calebwhalen6482]

Please stop using pliers on bolts. Its disgusting. A ratchet wrench would have made your life way easier.

[@aidanlynch1694]

He violated that knipex against its will and we had to watch. Sick world out there.

[@machineman8388]

​@@aidanlynch1694 he claims to be a mechanic 😂😂😂

[@maxpulido]

I grind my channel locks teeth extra sharp with a Dremel so it grips extra scratchy. Threw all my sockets in the garbage 🎉

[@evergreenrider]

It's really weird the self justification that goes on here. Dude must have got a hell of a deal on a pallet of assorted pliers and out of sheer stubbornness now only uses pliers to remove fasteners

[@vebez5993]

@@maxpulidoI think you have lead poisoning

[@jessicalawson1417]

Do think im in the same camp as everyone else. I love knipex pliers but I dont think they are meant for loosening everyday bolts, they are a grip and handle to help you move things that dont want to come off the normal way

[@bstbud]

How many nuts and bolts have u really done. Also if your stuff come out with that little of making on it you are pretty good.

[@ccc822007]

I'm in auto-mechanics for a large company that makes EV's. I won't use a grip type plier because it will mar up parts and looks extremely unprofessional.

[@babyelephant3077]

It is because the tool will slip before a wrench or socket will, if something is really on there, it’s not coming off with a pair of pliers

[@lakeland6798]

disagree, the cobras ARE the last ditch effort when nothing else grips, I've seen them take off bolts that are circles with no shape left at all and they're designed for gripping pipes

[@babyelephant3077]

@@lakeland6798 nah, ima stick to a smaller socket or vice grips 👌

[@lakeland6798]

@@babyelephant3077 use a pair first, vice grips are more prone to slipping than cobras

[@babyelephant3077]

@@lakeland6798 I’m not a physicist, so I’m not gonna get into it, but I find it hard to believe.

[@lakeland6798]

@@babyelephant3077 Vice grips have a fixed amount of grip and can be overpowered, cobra grip increases as you apply torque until the raw material is too destroyed to provide grip

[@lkocevar]

The first English-speaking person I ever heard to pronounce KNIPEX right!

[@ooXxDrUmMeRxXoo]

Dang what socket wrench was that!? Its so thin!

[@masjuggalo]

You don't want to use pliers to turn something that's tight. Tight because you likely do not have the force to grip it tight enough to keep it from slipping and when it slips it rounds off the bolt. Now. If something's not super tight, they're really handy to hold the bolt on the back side or because they have a natural ratcheting effect if you loosen up your grip when you come back with it

[@BigTex6.7]

Knipex pliers are hands down the best. Snap is up there with them too tho

[@winslow69]

I love my raptors, love seeing faces when it's a first time seeing them. Could never take the place of my pair of Alligators though.

[@KylewithanL]

Definitely using those things backwards unless you’re tightening it.

[@user-nv4lx7cl4p]

Socket ratchet wrench thing is still more safe and less likely to slip off

[@JGunit]

Guys who don't like to use pliers are basically saying "I have a weak grip and I've rounded off nuts in the past" lol

[@mattlitton8066]

the raptors were a miss for me, i cant get them to grip tight enough no matter what i try. all my other Knipex pliers are home runs but those... i dunno

[@morganmerritt8846]

What we have here is a hypothetical individual criticizing people for using inferior tools. Humans tend to use the best tool available naturally because they work better. I’ve never seen anyone drop the combo wrench to run for pliers if the wrench can work. I’ve never even seen someone leave the combo wrench in the box to use pliers that are closer. Hypotheticals are pretty silly here. If the person before you messed up the hardware and made things difficult on you it’s usually because they didn’t really have another option and you are probably way more tooled out than they are. Be the pro, replace the hardware if you can, and move on with life.

[@1FaSS01]

Now that's a very slim ratchet, a name for it?

[@gtcam723]

Pliers are fine as long as the hardware is getting replaced.

[@quickdiy8127]

You round off a corner and reinstalll it because low attention to detail next guy has a stripped and seized and likely over tightened bolt to deal with

[@ethanwasme4307]

it doesn't just make it look ugly... it literally rounds it off...

[@jeffreywolf5235]

That's too funny I was just commenting on another video that they did not use Knipex Cobras. I had stated that even if the cobras don't get it done the mighty Raptors are the end-all, to all. I've come across several very hard near impossible to move plumbing fixtures. Where I can't even get them free with my cobras. But the Raptors never let me down

[@AcidxAnarchy]

Damn i need some of those raptors and knipex

[@JamesSilcox-n5e]

I might use it....... if I didn't have access to a proper tool.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

reusable hardware = just use the right tool.

[@james10739]

Those pliers wrench have seen a battery terminal or something before right

[@sparkywilson1405]

"Make it look a little bit displeeeeasing. Unsatisfactoooory." he says in a snooty faux gentry tone while rubbing those "sharp edges" with his fingers to drive home how much of a baby you are for getting worked up about your fasteners getting marred. Except now the "proper tool" you just talked about, the sockets, won't fit on the fastener now that you Fed it up. I have both Cobras and a flat Pliers Wrench. I love them both. I use them for the proper purposes - Cobras for rusty, already messed up crap and PW for anything nice. And I don't disparage people who want to keep their S looking nice. S they probably paid for

[@swanaldmcdnld]

What brand is that extremely low profile ratchet?

[@jimmypennell8831]

If you turn your pliers around you would get a little more purchase on your fastener😅

[@potatochobit]

yeah, working on a volkswagen is the first problem.

[@nh3heathen348]

I have a pair and I like them

[@axelmejia4087]

What ever is closer

[@maxpulido]

My man

[@jonwilson6077]

Just casually drops a snap on spanner on the ground

[@ejr-mb8ty]

Channel locks are a last resort for me. When I pull them out it’s because I’ve tried everything else I have already

[@FranzKuster]

knipex is the best,i change them every jear,weard out

[@cameronchicken8439]

those plier wrenches suck for bolts. i have a few of them and the are great because of the leverage advantage they offer and for the smooth jews and i know they are “wrench pliers” but i said what i said, they sick for bolts

[@user-fy1hh1fj1e]

накидной ключ там самое то,если руки растут не из правильного места и раптор не поможет

[@firecrackerg60]

Ratchet spanner all day. I use these when im plumbing or being lazy.

[@1empyre1life]

Endorsed by Optimus Prime

[@user-uh5qk5ku8i]

Knipex rulez!

[@stephenconnors2111]

Not the most elegant tool review but I guess it counts

[@James_Hough]

The highest quality version of the wrong tool you can get.

[@cheecheneg]

What is that ratchet he's got?

[@jDaniel5721]

Yess

[@zyropanda8410]

Mr Subaru is going to lose his mind at this video

[@NaptownTuner]

Mr Subaru has hands like a woman

[@zues2013]

FFS Don’t use the cobras on a nut door knob. Knipex makes pliers wrenchs flat sided like an adjustable wrench much better than the raptors.

[@Curtis1984]

I'd use those if needed.

[@hawkfpv1636]

I love my knipex tools

[@navaho5430]

If you have ever been bitten by a parrot you know.

[@SoulAir]

And they are correct.

[@greggutman5863]

Knipex arent pliers they are a god send

[@sirturtle4681]

Most people just judge mechanics using knipex

[@R2_D3]

Answer = YES!

[@Deepwaterjew]

Man i love knipex. I'd say a solid 90% of their tools seem like a gimmick, up until you use it.

[@graemewhite5029]

All those plier style wrenches come under the general definition of "nut f***kers and the chewed up jaws of the Knipex shows that the definition may be reciprocal?

[@JasonStewartsStreak]

Right tool for the job, if you go for easy stay off the job

[@thewelfairshop4164]

It's all about time and place. That thing already looks like shit alittle damage to a fastener won't hurt it. Use one on a bolt on a Porsche or something would not be the time.

[@Muffin_Masher]

adjustable hammers are only good for hitting things and screwing up bolts and nuts ;) using one in a workshop will get it wrapped around your head. But if you're not a professional use whatever makes you happy

[@radioactivedevelopments4185]

If you don't use the right tool for the job, you are not the right tool for the job. 🙃