2022 Top 10 Knipex Tools: Every Knipex belongs on this list but if I had to choose, then here it is!

[@joshuanebgen4589]

Watching this makes me proud to come out of Bergisches Land Region. While my hometown Solingen is still famous for its Knive production, our neighbour town Wuppertal has Wera and Knipex and other outsanding tool producer, and our second neighbour Remscheid is home of Hazet and Gedore, all within 20 miles.

[@u_cant_handle_the_truth]

I love German tools,german cars

[@SriramKarra]

Every video of yours reminds me of this adage: "the difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys" 😂 Great job Doc!

[@Gilrodah]

My go to is my 180mm cobra. It’s been used and abused hard for over a year now and it’s still looking and working great

[@greekveteran2715]

Same here, only mine has seen many more years of use. Still works fine, probably because I take care of it, cleaning it and oiling it often. Probably my most used Knipex tool!

[@michaelb9664]

I have many Knipex tools as an industrial electrician. Just thought I’d mention the #2 on this list the cable shears - I’ve had a set of the VDE handled version of these for 20 years and they’ve seen extensive use. They are still sharp and perform well to this day. I’ve used them up to their 70mm capacity regularly and they are very effective. 20 years of use can’t be argued with they are great tools. I cannot however for the life of me understand why anyone other than an industrial electrician or panel wireman would need cutters with 70 mm squared cutting capability? Seems like serious overkill for a DIY user IMO, I’d even say they are overkill for domestic wiring.

[@Aleksandr_-_-_]

Не все по немецки думают . Немцы, более рациональны. Другие культуры думают по другому. В любом случае я очень уважаю немецких инженеров. Я думаю они лучшие.

[@klaymoon1]

Amazing list of top 10 Knipex. And, we happen to agree on many of those except my top 10 includes Knipex Twin Grip.

[@sigcrazy7]

You left off one of the most clever design features of the lineman's pliers. You did mention that the head can be used to ream the inside of EMT, but the round opening of the cutter is used to ream the outside of the tube. Just open the pliers, insert the EMT up against, but not past, the cutters, squeeze to apply light pressure, and rotate around the pipe. The edges of the round opening are nice and sharp and will ream the outside very well. Very useful in a pinch when you don't have a dedicated reamer in the bag.

[@aishaalfares9054]

This German masterpiece never breaks down, I remember it, and it has been working for more than thirty years

[@Brian-Burke]

I just found you and John Gadget. There goes my money. Awesome job, Doc.

[@rwbishop]

Excellent selection! Knipex makes quality stuff. The soft jaw's see extensive use in aerospace... for dealing with 'Cannon' type electrical plugs/connectors.

[@christiansmith8529]

@HTR I’ll agree with the needle nose the cone to a pretty fine point and have some play so good for some things, bad for others. the dykes don’t cut as nice as Klein but are more durable.

[@Tooligan2021helloyouTooligans]

Great video 👍👍👍 Mine would have the Knipex plier wrench 150mm for me only got them recently fantastic tool.

[@hjohn2]

The 180 size of Knipex pliers/cutters/etc is the perfect size for my mobile mountain bike tool box... not to big, not to small.

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

Just bought a couple cobras and a pliers wrench. Can’t wait to try out the pliers wrench, I’ve always hated adjustable wrenches.

[@Shocker99]

0:15 'A little on the large side'. 😂😂 That's one way to put it

[@kittytrail]

yep, but when you need it, it's the _right_ size. 😏👌

[@DeltaVTX]

I bought that Wera set of hex keys and was super excited to use them at the machine shop where I work. The very first fastener I put them on sheared the ball and I threw them in the dumpster. My Bondhus have never let me down…

[@AMM0394]

I’ve been using the knipex strippers, lineman, and cobra 180 for over a year now and I can never go back to anything else

[@summerwind4590]

I got number 3 in chrome great for shower heads or electrical connectors I am thinking about getting 2 more

[@greekveteran2715]

Knipex Cobra (10 being my favorite) Wrench pliers, Bolt, cable and nail cutters, are the tools I'd suggest to anybody, who wants THE best tools, for professionals. They also make great tools for your home toolbox, that if you take care of them (Cleaning and oiling them) probably will last you a lifetime, if not 2!

[@LuminairPrime]

Last Best Tool makes the First Best Tool videos. Doc in. 😎

[@byronewhite]

Your high leverage Nippers are great for pulling nails out of trim board you want to re-use. ie pull from the unfinished side so there is no tear out on the finished side.

[@avernvrey7422]

Was expecting the TwinGrip, the 8202200, but maybe that was last year?

[@lastbesttool]

The TwinGrip is a 2021 tool for me, but if you look close, there is a pair at the far left of the picture.

[@skye1212]

I have some 180 Cobras and they are just the best. Next are some pliers.

[@samsaasen4922]

The 180 cobras are my favorite but the 300 is a close second. Both in chrome

[@mytube2013]

Do the 11" pliers flex when you squeeze the handle?

[@alpha42069]

all of those tools combined is worth more than my car

[@kittytrail]

cheap car enables you to buy more tools! 😼

[@kittytrail]

@htr5372 everything has diminishing returns. now go back to harbour fraught. ok, thx bai. 😘

[@artyfhartie2269]

You cannot tighten nuts with your car. Knipex can

[@z33thr33]

​@@artyfhartie2269challenge accepted

[@OzMan9989]

By the way, if you take a ceramic rod a few times to your snap off razor blade cutters, you can extend the life at least 10x.

[@pmags1331]

Hey Doc , I was waiting for this video . Gotta love Knipex . So many great tools . I’ve been upgrading my hand tools and been picking up Knipex and Klein tools . The twin grips are on order . Can’t wait for that one . I am surprised it is not on your list Have a great New Year …

[@JoitaConstantin]

180 Cobra is the perfect tool to have it in the coverall leg pocket; by the way, you didn't had the chance to hold in hand the 125 version. Is so small and cute that you would like to attach it to your key chain. But you present it the pliers-wrench 100mm which is truly wonderfull.

[@scandinavianfarming]

I am confused? Holding function? One of them is regular Allen key, the other one is torx head. Which is a totally different thing. Or at least in Denmark it is. Maybe they are great as Allen key aswell. I have to try that out.

[@Klp85]

I just got a 87 51 250. Kinda reminds me of a hybrid of needle nose/cobra

[@Metal_seer]

Ordered the Knipex nail nippers. Lnipex makes quality tools using good metal. But $72 (Sep '24) is Pricey! A very similarly designed Bates is $10, and Bates is no shoddy company.

[@rwbishop]

I have a good bit of Knipex stuff... and at least in my experience, get most use out of the 7" Cobra's, Alligators & Pliers Wrench. Amongst other things, even have pair of the Cobra's dedicated to my desk, and Alligators to the car.

[@nickdrumheller7293]

Agree, would definitely say 180 is standard at least among me & my electrician coworkers

[@gregblau8082]

I just got the raptors. Haven't had a chance to use them yet but I'm sure they'll get the job done

[@fuloplehel]

Nice list, I have them all and I am very satisfied. Regarding the hex plus allen keys, I have the set with the holding function. On the ball end there is a little ball bearing that can hold a bolt very well. But this function is not available on the small 3mm and smaller sizes. And I agree with the others, the knipex twingrip pliers is a great tool and should be on this list, regardless of the production date. And I have the little stepcut cable shear that is almost as good as the twin cut presented in this video. But anyway knipex makes some great tools, you can't include all of them in a top 10 list. There is also a compact cobolt pliers, it is very powerful. So the list is too short 😁

[@iamsmashy]

I got one of my first pair of knipex radio pliers and they are super stiff out of the box. Any tips to loosen them up? I’ve hit them with some liquid wrench but it hasn’t seemed to do much. I’m really liking these end of year top 10’s by the way.

[@iamsmashy]

@HTR I’ll need to give that a try, I didn’t have any on me but I’ll have to pick some up. Thanks.

[@gplusgplus2286]

These should be super smooth, send them back. No point in not enjoying expensive tools.

[@avramsimic2576]

Put some oil on joint. I do that on new Cobolt every time and they work great.

[@tuckera1879]

Take an old sawzall blade, make a hole in it (its hard but get a sharp bit) then wrap some mechanics wire out the front of it through the hole in the shape of a loop. Put one handle of the pliers in a vice, one end in the loop of the wire blade you just made, and let it rip with the sawzall for a good 30s. Essential craftsman has an absolutely wonderful video explaining it better but it works great

[@kenthaslem7613]

Cutting oil has fixed every pair of pliers I have ever had an overly tight joint on. I had a pair of Klein lineman pliers and Snap-On crimping pliers I was ready to throw in the trash, I had tried every spray lube and general oil/lube I could get my hands on with no appreciable difference. Couple drops of Rigid Thread Cutting oil from my oiler bucket for threading rigid conduit and they both loosed up to falling open within a couple dozen open and closes. No clue the chemistry difference, but worked a charm.

[@davehunter6920]

knipex the best ...love em

[@Psyopcyclops]

Which scissors are they off to the left please? I need a good pair of scissors. Thanks mate, great video.

[@lastbesttool]

Those are Milwaukees. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6mkZH-ppdyIiMksi=YtbXH92nqVT1pz_R

[@hardlyb]

I love my 'Knippers'. I also have a pair of non-compound nippers that I use for pulling nails, rather than cutting them off, and I find those work a little better for the pulling. The soft-jawed pliers are great, too, and I bought extra sets of inserts when I got them, but they've held up much better than the other the other soft-jawed pliers I've got.

[@spanky4446]

Heck yeah. I'm so down

[@Mike-dn4ju]

Hey Doc! Two things, thank you for the cutx recommendation, really like that in my veto riggers bag. Personally, I found 200mm twincut cable shears aren’t that good once you use them extensively, (dulled one set, on pair two w/ vde handles) and found especially on larger stranded cable for feeders/battery cables, the smaller curved 165mm cutters are more effective.

[@markifi]

i'm looking for folding pruning shears that can be stowed in a pocket without the danger of impaling you if you fall on it. we do some trail running, and every so often a route gets a bit overgrown but not so much that it would warrant carrying a machete or a sickle. (also those are less socially acceptable than some shears) the cable shears here look great, they are blunt enough, but they don't spring open and they are still a bit large without any folding mechanism. does anything come to mind, perhaps? cheers

[@zoelarg9464]

You gonna do some vessel stuff? I was looking at the electric screw driver just wondering your thoughts

[@isaackvasager9957]

What does holding function mean for wera?

[@Hucklongfin]

I have a Channellock soft grip pliers that I use for loosening stuck reel seats without marring them. The Knipex version look better but probably a lot more expensive… wow, I just checked, they’re 3x the price of the Channellocks!

[@cesartapia5413]

Can the cable shears cut M/C cable ?

[@riazhussainmintoo8783]

Apprised for presentation of kit box of different players. For kind information pl. Let you describe the price item wise so that i can bear the pocket load & also in total pl describe the cost of all the 10 items Enabling to purchase.

[@Cavett24]

I really thought the twin grip slip joint extraction pliers was going to be #1. I guess they didn't even make the list? Are they 2021? I know they are more recent than the cobras.

[@pzwolski]

You are correct. He also missed BIX and ErgoStrip. The tools shown in this video are definitely not best Knipex tools available. They are good, but not best.

[@madsmix]

My choice too for #1 would be the Twin Grip. I thought the Electrician shears 95 05 10 would feature too.

[@lastbesttool]

Wow how time flies. TwinGrip is indeed a 2021 tool for me.

[@Basement_CNC]

​@@pzwolskireally depends , of you do car /mechanical stuff youll never need the bix , it you do lots of electrical stuff , they are awesome

[@AB-jm3iu]

Hi Doc what do you recommend for a wrench pliers?

[@lastbesttool]

Knipex Plier Wrench is better than I thought. And wouldn’t a 560mm version just be the cat’s meow? kzbin.info/www/bejne/amOYe3R9osSYfcU

[@chrischambers5482]

KNIPEX ALL THE WAY! Never have I used a better made tool. I have all most every knipex you displayed in this video Doc. The one little over sight was no twin grips. Probably because you have a set of vampires? Knipex fan boy here. Thanks Doc.

[@peterryan7340]

He got the twin grips in 2021

[@BLASTIC0]

Do they makes those 110mm linesman’s/combo pliers in the standard handles? Im tight on space in my truck.

[@muxmurki1497]

No, afaik, they don't. But I'm in the EDC community and thought exactly the same way you do. You can just strip off the handles. That saves the most space! And for pliers that size, you really don't need much padding. I'm a German and have some very old Knipex pliers (from the early 60ies) without any handle padding, just bare metal. For me, they give you the best feel for the material you grab.

[@coreyferreira7160]

You should do a product review on the knipex 13-01-614 lotta mixed reviews on the stripping feature, apparently it’s not true to size for stripping AWG 14/12/10, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this product.

[@nachoisme]

I have them. Very nice bust I sent one back because it wasn’t sized properly. The new one they sent out. Same issue. My awg 10 hole works for 12 and 12 for 14. Overall, great. Got them from KC and the dude said he had never heard of the problem. I rarely use them to strip but thought it would be a convenient added feature. Maybe you will have better luck but I would just stick to regular needle nose and the strippers to stripping

[@danielwalsh4071]

Hey it's great that you are showing everybody all these great tools but I think you got the name wrong there buddy. What I mean is that it's pronounced Nigh>Pex Not KaEx

[@lastbesttool]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJiWaZmsgbdpY80

[@gw6797]

Wrong!

[@Zhcwu]

I bought those knipex nippers and it is the last knipex item I'll ever buy. Was changing my carpet to LVP and on the 10th-12th carpet nail the teeth chip. Of course it is under warranty but knipex needs me to ship it to their factory, since this is heavy steel the shipping cost me $30 I bought the tool for $50 so it total cost me $80, which is ridiculous for some nippers.

[@kaiwheeler64]

You need a set of TwinGrips in there....

[@johanssonurban6097]

No twin grip?

[@jackhammer9622]

I wondered why the twin grip didn't make the German top 10

[@lastbesttool]

These are lists of tools I got in 2022. I got my twingrips in 2021. That’s all.

[@vincentnightwolf]

I can't wait for them to release the larger sizes of pliers wrenches with the quick adjust mechanism like the 100 size.

[@ashhgetdatcashh]

I wish they made the regular wire stripers in needle instead of wide nose

[@vonovine]

What about 86 05 180?

[@an-droid8095]

“Just fun to look at “? That’s this is all about

[@ohno1017]

The 10 inch knipex dikes are the sheet. So much leverage. Buy knipex used so I don't have to do a reverse mortgage on my home

[@R2_D3]

What...? Not the Raptor and/or Twingrip? Those two are so good!

[@lastbesttool]

Agreed! But I got those tools in 2021.

[@R2_D3]

@@lastbesttool Ah ok, then I said nothing... 😁

[@iiredeyeiiredeye1569]

I've got a pair of the soft jaw pliers which work great, but as mentioned you need to be careful with the soft rubber jaws because they're easy to damage. I work in the motorsports fabrication business and they're great for Aluminium tubing etc down to about 16mm. I've made myself a set of replacement jaws from Aluminium that allows them to grab smaller tubes down to 8mm.

[@BySixa]

would love to hear some of your thoughts on ppropriate pliers for motorsports. I do it for a hobby, not s a job, but I'm looking to get into building my jzx100

[@iiredeyeiiredeye1569]

@@BySixa Hi mate, there's actually no specific tools that I could recommend for motorsport fabrication work. That's to say there's no specific brand you need to look up. Basically you will build a collection of kit based on the project you're building and the problems you come across. I have several tool boxes stacked with kit...some of it shop made, some of it bought and then modified, because I've done this job for many years. It all comes with experience. Good luck with you project

[@keldon_champion]

While I don't disagree with any of your picks I was hopeful that there would be something different that I hadn't seen before.

[@clarkpitts5393]

A+ Nice Info.

[@KarlChilders-bt3hf]

Knipex has rubber boots for the cobras to keep them from marring. Works well.

[@Shocker99]

Doc's tool collection must cost more than my house! Doc, please show us your tool boxes

[@davadoff]

He already has done a tour of his snap on tool chest drawers.

[@_P0tat07_]

I need to get the 300 cobras

[@davadoff]

Would you recommend the XS or 125mm pliers wrench (if had to be only one)? Primarily to be used as a small adjustable wrench. I like the thinness of the jaws & the adjustment mechanism of the XS (and possibly slightly easier to use it single handed)… but i can’t decide if it wouldbe better to get the 125mm if it is already small & light enough (for more turning leverage & comfort due to the longer handles, cheaper, perhaps less compromised trying to be small).

[@Dnordsmark]

If it had to be only 1 size, I'd go with the 150mm version. Still quite compact, but also highly versatile.

[@nickdrumheller7293]

For me 125 is the minimum I can go. I really don’t like how the xs gets rid of the push button and in hand they just feel way too small whereas 125 while obviously small actually feel like there is enough there to grip tightly and use like a normal tool

[@davadoff]

@@nickdrumheller7293 yeah, I’m leaning much more towards the 125mm one now. Ah I never considered the XS’s lack of push button might be undesirable. The 150mm version was actually my very first choice before I changed my mind after I kept thinking about it.

[@matthewtimbs4919]

Cobra 180 is where it’s at

[@gplusgplus2286]

The electrical installation pliers (red and yellow) is a fantastic tool but not for the american market; in most Euro countries electrical code stipulates 1.5mm wire for lighting circuits and 2.5mm for wall sockets so more than 80% of a house's wiring is those two wire sizes.

[@sigcrazy7]

Knipex makes an AWG specific version that substitutes the 1.5 and 2.5mm strippers for 14 and 12 AWG strippers. The VDE version is 13 88 8, the comfort grip is 13 82 8, and the dipped handles are 13 81 8, as opposed to the European version featured in this video. The European versions are 13 88 200, 13 82 200, and 13 81 200.

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

I can only imagine what your shop looks like

[@andrealuht]

Everything is brand new and never used? :)

[@tamaplayer22]

I have those biggies in the back in my tool box. We call them the king cobras around my shop. When they come out, shit gets turned

[@mcspikesky]

Skip the cobra 250, you want the 180 and 300 all day.

[@kittytrail]

and the XL! 😋

[@xoulis13]

The fact that you don't include the KNIPEX TwinGrip leaves me speechless.

[@ebrahimzavehzadeh1315]

I like your videos I Appreciate it I just bout a skil right angle impact driver, It’s amazing tool,

[@djlesinski7978]

Work in a bicycle shop as a mechanic. I really don't like those Wera hex sets. The plastic sleeves slip off and the lettering wears off becoming illegible.

[@platoscavealum902]

👍 Knipex

[@BruceTorres-op1xy]

7:55 😂🫵🏾

[@jsihavealotofplaylists]

idk what holding function even means

[@RogueCylon]

Think you lost the thread of last best tool. There is no way you would use all these.

[@electrecuted]

Greediness makes all fun go away.

[@deanyoung9214]

How can I hide my order from my wife

[@josephphillips865]

Kuh-Knee-Pex

[@avengingbathtub1011]

LOL one of these days a "tool guy on youtube" will actually review stuff that has been used

[@jtaylor8606]

Well TIL that Knipex is not pronounced 'nip-ex'! After listening to this guy pronounce it in a few ways, I went to the Knipex channel to confirm how they say it, and their pronunciation is 'kini-pex'. Massively unintuitive imo, but there we go.

[@jabber5632]

It's not unintuitive at all. The world doesn't exclusively base their pronunciations on the convenience of us Americans. Knipex is a German brand and there are no silent letters in German.

[@brendangriffin1791]

Walmart sucks

[@CountPorcula]

Why not just put the plastic protective jaws on normal Cobras? They are for about 10$ three pairs in my country. I bought a set for the 250 Knipex pliar wrench and as I write my package with the plastic jaws for Cobra is on it's way.