Plier of 2025? Improving the Lisle Disconnect Plier across the board! Borrowing from Knipex, Snap On

[@coffeefish]

I never knew this type of pliers were a thing.

[@lazor222]

Contact them about it, it says on the back of all their packaging if you have a tool idea to let them know and they will work with you on it. That's how those electrical disconnect pliers came about in the first place. Lisle is great

[@lastbesttool]

Good point. Thanks.

[@egbluesuede1220]

V2, The Doc Edition by Lisle.

[@julianhawker7672]

I would buy them, especially if they could finish them a bit a bit nicer.............. chrome, grips etc

[@gtcam723]

Doc, Good to know I’m not the only one up at this hour doing uploads 😂

[@CPthetooladdict]

“Perfection is the enemy of progress.” Winston Churchill

[@toolinaround-est2024]

Nice

[@chrisbolton1618]

All great points. Perhaps the LIsle 37140 or 37160 would be better jumping-off points for getting to the best solution.

[@mvevitsis]

Just use the KTC/merry ones.

[@michaellindsay8934]

Great ideas Doc

[@heypeteyj]

the KTC and Merry for the win. 2nd place is last place

[@AlGaudreau]

All good pionts to make better plier

[@alexdrockhound9497]

With that many features, oh boy would that be expensive lol. But i like the idea.

[@MatthewOrtiz28]

They're going to have to engineer it like the Knipex 10 99 I220 compared to the regular front jaw

[@R2_D3]

A bend of 20-30° would be enough, I'd think.(to clear the wires) It also would leave you with more pulling power, because a 90° bend would make for an awkward angle to pull and squeeze at the same time. But that's just my thought about it.. 😁 Would like to know your favorite plier brand of the year! (and all-time) Mine is, as it probably will be forever, Knipex.

[@boosted2.4_sky]

1:15.. no they don't..I use them..not in the way..if you used them you'd see 5:25.. they can already do that😅

[@superairdave]

Was surprised to find made in China on the packaging on my Lisle 37980

[@gtcam723]

Found that with my Lisle mini pry bar too

[@lastbesttool]

If you search on amazon for the original straight lisle disconnect plier you will find it listed by many different sellers and also many similar versions as well.

[@gtcam723]

@@lastbesttool not shocked.

[@jaggermurlin6343]

​@@lastbesttoolLisle leaves it blank because it is more geared towards being a rebrand tool truck company provider.

[@Dr650rob]

Ktc makes a set of these for $90

[@Dcale]

They sure did bend it the wrong way

[@redbinary]

Watching their demo video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5bdpJqDd9N5bLc) I think the direction it's angled makes it easier to position it and lift the locking tab. The way it is now a lot of operating function is going to be using motion in your forearm and elbow. If it were angled the way you suggest it would transfer almost all motion to your wrist. Not to say that there wouldn't be situations where your proposed change wouldn't be the better option though.

[@ruthlessone724]

Cooked it

[@jacksmith2315]

Would be great to have all those changes, but now you got a $30 plier costing $100

[@jaggermurlin6343]

Cp the tool addict helped design those

[@ElectroAtletico]

Plier of next year: the new Klein long-nose (Milwaukee knockoff).

[@C2Installations]

In using the other types of pliers to show examples of suggested design directions or improvements, you basically proved the Lisle Disconnect Pliers are unneeded and inferior to common designs. Nearly every other pliers you showed doing the Lisle's "job" were as easy to use and worked as well or better, despite not being specifically intended for the disconnect pliers role. They all were also much better quality, IMO, as I own most (or maybe all) of them and the Lisle ones, too. I regret buying the set I have, TBH, and admit I fell victim to the tool-fluencers...

[@lastbesttool]

My demonstration was under artificial laboratory conditions. Real world use is not as simple.

[@C2Installations]

@@lastbesttool I do it for a living every day. Your demonstration lacked the grit and gunk that accumulates on connectors, or the odd access angles, but otherwise was accurate. The Lisle pliers have not been any more helpful than a set of Knipex Cobras.