They offer a soft rubber-like grip ... We wonder if that feeling inspired the inventor of the large-jaw locking plier. More likely it was a plumber or pipe fitter faced with a job that was ...

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If you’ve never used locking pliers or, sheepishly, you’re kind of mystified about how to use them, look no further. You begin with the pliers loose (that is, their jaws not gripping and the ...

A basic three-tool kit of locking pliers, consisting of a standard pair, a large curved jaw pair, and a needle nose type. For more than 35 years, I’ve been amazed at what you can accomplish with ...

Because of the way the locking notches are designed on the GV10 GrooveLock Pliers, you can adjust the lower jaw upward to narrow the clamping width without having to press the button. So once the ...

magnify force, as in the parrotfish jaw. One interesting application of the four bar linkage is found in locking pliers. The B-C and C-D links are set at an angle close to 180 degrees.