I have bought these pliers repeatedly, because I end up breaking them. They don’t like to be tightened super hard, and the needle nose are just better imo.. but for someone like myself who has terrible trigger finger in both hands, carpal tunnel in both hands and rheumatoid arthritis in both hands, they beat out the old style.
you know I was about to say how I already have a tool that does the exact same thing, but I think this particular tool actually improves on the original design of locking pliers
Same. I have much more expensive/higher-end tools but the kobalt tools end up in the mix of used tools all the time while working around the farm and shop. They really do hold up just fine. Have for years. Plus people seem to forget that kobalt / Lowe's will replace them if you needed to. I've literally never had to.
I don't know about using an Allen key to tighten things because usually fingers and working hands are pretty strong enough for the screw. But how it has the breakaway locking mechanism.It's really big and bulky but it could help in very confined spaces where you don't want to smack something sensitive.
When you begin by saying “now they look like regular pliers, right?”, but they don’t, it’s not a good start. Starting to understand that in these videos the tool is the reviewer, not what’s being reviewed.
@@icefisher1171Hi and TOOL is the key word . Only a TOOL would buy that stuff. Plastic to break, to trap dirt and Grease, bulky, hard to get into tight places.. NO WAY am I ever going to look at them.. All IMHO..
It's amazing how guys with unimportant jobs and small peepees always have to cope with their self disappointment by making weak attempts to bring others down. That was some real weak stuff there bro. Unnecessary
In case your store isn't doing a good job keeping these in stock, Stanley makes a less fancy version that's way easier to find. Lil yellow lever you can pull with your pinky while holding it just like you would to grip something, and it's inverted (squeezes toward your palm instead of pushing away) so you have a ton of leverage. Mine has never popped on me even on super tight grabs, in part because you have such a solid grip while you pop that lever but also because it does just push it open really gently. Just FYI
They are perfectly fine for a homeowner. Just like Ryobi. Neither are great for building houses but they are both fine household maintenance and fixing your car and that is exactly how they are priced.
@@glennmorgan4197All that plastic to break, collect Grease and Dirt. Bulky as well. My all steel Vice Grips work so well. Still giving Great service as a mechanic. I won't be seen Dead touching those lumps of Sh@t. Cheers, GO WELL there..
Say what you want kobalt makes some good tools. Hand tools. Including sockets well impact sockets for sure i have not used the chrome. Power and cordless power tools. Same with craftsman. USA or not. Hand, chrome impact. Combo wrenches ratcheting wrenches. All good. Don't know about the craftsman power tools though.
never buy the dewalt impacts. well for me the series or area of them. the are so soft. they would get stuck on every bolt. they were absolute garbage. straight dog water.
Damnit Clint!!! Now I gotta drive 45 minutes to my nearest Lowes!!!! I’ve got 5 Home Depot’s within 5 miles of my house! Why couldn’t you make these be at the Home Depot?!!!!
The question is how long will those teeth stay Sharp? You probably should do a hardness test on the teeth to see if they're any good or not? It's hard to trust other pairs of pliers when I've seen so many fail that's why I only buy Knipex, and maybe a couple from Japan. Lobster is one of the brands, Mary make some great electrical disconnection plies.. I believe I spelled the second one wrong. But it's pronounced that way..
If you don't know what locking jaw pliers are then you need to learn a lot more before you use them. Start with a hammer and a screwdriver and go from there.
I am not a kobalt fanboy or anything but I have a bunch of kobalt hand tools that I got when I was younger with the same build, materials, and look. I beat them up around the shop and farm all the time and they are literally also going strong. Right next to my more expensive, all metal, or "higher end" tools. Just because some tools are not expensive, doesn't mean they are cheap or ineffective. Plus, Lowes / Kobalt will replace it even if it did break. So it doesn't really matter much.
These are as soft as bubblegum. The teeth mush down the first time you use them and I stripped out the threads tightening them down using the nut. And before you say it, no.. I didnt crank it down extremely hard. I did go more then you could get it by hand... because that's the point of these. Big let down
Fyi, these are make by Kobalt and sold at Lowes www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-2-Pack-Locking-Plier-Set/1000395553
Nice cause I was like bruhhhhh
I came to the comments for that info! Lol
Thanks Clint!
Ahhhh thank god I can read and not make a fool outta myself on the comments
Would have helped to state that in the video
@zekemadjar1966 why you can't read or something?
I need one of those pressure release buttons on my mother-in-law 😂
bro 😂😂😂
Wish mine had a mute button
I have bought these pliers repeatedly, because I end up breaking them. They don’t like to be tightened super hard, and the needle nose are just better imo.. but for someone like myself who has terrible trigger finger in both hands, carpal tunnel in both hands and rheumatoid arthritis in both hands, they beat out the old style.
Been waiting for Lowe’s to have these in stock again for over a year now. Still saved to my wishlist 😢
Just get another brand I really want some also
you know I was about to say how I already have a tool that does the exact same thing, but I think this particular tool actually improves on the original design of locking pliers
"i'm weak & *feeble* "
His voice is the cartoon voice of the pliers.
Amazon has the 3PC set of these for $26
Under what listing?
I know people like to shit on Kobalt, but mine have lasted years with no issue. I’ll try these out. Thanks
Same. I have much more expensive/higher-end tools but the kobalt tools end up in the mix of used tools all the time while working around the farm and shop. They really do hold up just fine. Have for years. Plus people seem to forget that kobalt / Lowe's will replace them if you needed to. I've literally never had to.
Disappointing that you don’t even mention the brand.
Man, you going to complain on every video? Dayuuummmm, don't you have anything else going on?
@@ToolReviewZoneSome people obviously have nothing else better to do.
@louisd95714 I guess not brother lol. Dude has been trolling on multiple videos. I think he's mad bro 🤣🤣🤣
@ToolReviewZone some are professional trolls 🧌 🤣
@@glennmorgan4197true that. I for one spread false movie title and synopsis. 😂
Recently got those off Amazon for $12. Best twelve bucks I've ever spent.
Thanks!
Wow, thanks for the super chat Jack! It's greatly appreciated!!!
That's Wow need Most Have 😱
Brand? Where to buy them?
Lowes made by Kobalt
I don't know about using an Allen key to tighten things because usually fingers and working hands are pretty strong enough for the screw.
But how it has the breakaway locking mechanism.It's really big and bulky but it could help in very confined spaces where you don't want to smack something sensitive.
Cool tool
Nice!
Looks good thanks - though what are they called apart from Kolbalt?
Locking pliers
When you begin by saying “now they look like regular pliers, right?”, but they don’t, it’s not a good start.
Starting to understand that in these videos the tool is the reviewer, not what’s being reviewed.
And then all the tools in the comments. Much like yourself. Not the king, but your right up there. Queen, perhaps.
@@icefisher1171Hi and TOOL is the key word .
Only a TOOL would buy that stuff.
Plastic to break, to trap dirt and Grease, bulky, hard to get into tight places..
NO WAY am I ever going to look at them..
All IMHO..
What kills me about all these trolls is that y'all come to the channel, watch the video and leave a comment!😂😂👍🏾
Not to mention even forget to tell you the name of the tool
It's amazing how guys with unimportant jobs and small peepees always have to cope with their self disappointment by making weak attempts to bring others down. That was some real weak stuff there bro. Unnecessary
In case your store isn't doing a good job keeping these in stock, Stanley makes a less fancy version that's way easier to find. Lil yellow lever you can pull with your pinky while holding it just like you would to grip something, and it's inverted (squeezes toward your palm instead of pushing away) so you have a ton of leverage. Mine has never popped on me even on super tight grabs, in part because you have such a solid grip while you pop that lever but also because it does just push it open really gently. Just FYI
That’s freakin sweet!
If only there were Lowes closer to me
Yo I want one and I barely do work 😅ty
Vice grips are great
If these are Cobalt, forget it. They wont last long.
Even a hyper tough will last if you use it as it's rated to be used
Kobalt has done just as will as some big brand haha
They are perfectly fine for a homeowner. Just like Ryobi. Neither are great for building houses but they are both fine household maintenance and fixing your car and that is exactly how they are priced.
Yea that button mechanism is going to cause so many unintentional releases
Very nice tool.
Those break easily
Beat me to it.
They do? Saves me buying what I thought was a good variation of visegrips.😮
@@glennmorgan4197All that plastic to break, collect Grease and Dirt.
Bulky as well.
My all steel Vice Grips work so well.
Still giving Great service as a mechanic.
I won't be seen Dead touching those lumps of Sh@t.
Cheers, GO WELL there..
Even better than vise grips
Look at that little 40 volt battery in the background You need to get the 80 volt one
Kidding this is a great video I gave you a thumbs up
It's probably fine for light duty stuff, but that stamped steel construction won't hold up to any twisting forces.
Aren't they vise grips..?
No. Real vise grips were made by Peterson and now made by Irwin, and this garbage is made by neither
Those aren't pliers, they are locking plies, commonly called Vice Grips in the States because that's the most famous supplier of them.
Remember when we were able to buy the craftsman vise grips that did the same thing but without a spring loaded mechanism designed to fail.
Dammit I just picked up an 8 piece set of basic of basic players or I would swipe these
Even with all the neat features, I am still too scared to try them.
Say what you want kobalt makes some good tools. Hand tools. Including sockets well impact sockets for sure i have not used the chrome. Power and cordless power tools. Same with craftsman. USA or not. Hand, chrome impact. Combo wrenches ratcheting wrenches. All good. Don't know about the craftsman power tools though.
never buy the dewalt impacts. well for me the series or area of them. the are so soft. they would get stuck on every bolt. they were absolute garbage. straight dog water.
I got more players than I need, don't need any more plies!
BUT.............
In the U.K. we these Mole grips 👍
Been using them for about 30 years 🤗🤝
Real nice like
Where are they sold at?
www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-2-Pack-Locking-Plier-Set/1000395553
I've never seen anyone tighten vise grips after clamping something.
The milwaukee ones have been good with almost any tool being able to turn them. But that release is nice, milwaukee will fly off when you release it.
Do we know anything more specific that might help with the search. Nothing even closely resembles these online at Lowe’s.
www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-2-Pack-Locking-Plier-Set/1000395553
How durable though?
mY pLieRs hAS A LasEr
Yeah I would break that. Hes like look its got a hole for a screw driver. In my head im like give me a chrome socket and impact whatch this.
Damnit Clint!!! Now I gotta drive 45 minutes to my nearest Lowes!!!! I’ve got 5 Home Depot’s within 5 miles of my house! Why couldn’t you make these be at the Home Depot?!!!!
I'm sorry 2down.... I truly am 😪
Is there a link please
Thank you so mucho
www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-2-Pack-Locking-Plier-Set/1000395553
thats nais like.
Their called vise grips
Kobalt Tools: the poor man's Horror Fright. For when you just don't give a shit.
If you think HF is high class, I've got news for you
Very smart design.
Is it a mole rench
The question is how long will those teeth stay Sharp? You probably should do a hardness test on the teeth to see if they're any good or not? It's hard to trust other pairs of pliers when I've seen so many fail that's why I only buy Knipex, and maybe a couple from Japan. Lobster is one of the brands, Mary make some great electrical disconnection plies.. I believe I spelled the second one wrong. But it's pronounced that way..
What brand?
Kobalt
@@ToolReviewZone thanks! These look pretty handy.
Kobalt?
Yep
If it ain't Klein, it ain't mine.
Ah, vise grips from 100 years ago, in actual good usa steel
Send the link
CZcams won't let me
Then put it in the comments plz
If you don't know what locking jaw pliers are then you need to learn a lot more before you use them. Start with a hammer and a screwdriver and go from there.
They're called mole pliers or mole grips.
Aka vice grips...
Where 15 dolla
Lowes
U Been heer 4 Houa!
U go Noow!
🤣🤣🤣
Heck! It'd be innovation for them not to pinch the ever livin purple grapes out of your fingers.....
Like my last pair of kobalt vice grips!
Uh all vise grips have the hole on the knob 😂
Don’t think they sell them anymore
"15 dalla"
Seems a novel take on the mole or vise grips, at least that what ive alway heard them called on this side of the pond.
They’ll last about 30 seconds 😂😂
So you sacrifice the form and function of the tool so that we can have less "busted knuckles".. Great🤦♂️
Next face palm, hold a big ass brick, with spikes sticking out of it. And kid, swing for the fences!!!!
@@icefisher1171 why that's quite violent of you!
$15 for 2 pliers means they won't last 10 minutes
I am not a kobalt fanboy or anything but I have a bunch of kobalt hand tools that I got when I was younger with the same build, materials, and look. I beat them up around the shop and farm all the time and they are literally also going strong. Right next to my more expensive, all metal, or "higher end" tools. Just because some tools are not expensive, doesn't mean they are cheap or ineffective. Plus, Lowes / Kobalt will replace it even if it did break. So it doesn't really matter much.
They're called vice grips and we're perfected decades ago this I'd gimmicky junk
Does nobody read the description?😮
No.... they don't 🤣👊👊👊
Not ever. It's both sad, and quite pathetic.
Mole grips.
Cheap chinese junk.
If you just buy the pre Irwin vise grips you're good to go.
There is not a single Kobalt tool worth 1/4 of it's price.
"right heyah" lmao
Vice grips have been around for ages, learn to use them and You don't need these.
Just spend the money on the eagle grips. There's still a few places with them in stock. You don't want this Chinese garbage.
Ain't these just posh 'mole grips' ?
Who's the manufacturer 🤪🤪🤪
In the description and comment section, but.. . It's Kobalt
Two for $15...they have to be really good quality...NOT.😂
I prefer to stick with Knipex....no Bullshit there🙄
These are as soft as bubblegum. The teeth mush down the first time you use them and I stripped out the threads tightening them down using the nut. And before you say it, no.. I didnt crank it down extremely hard. I did go more then you could get it by hand... because that's the point of these. Big let down
Vise grip😅
Absolutely NOT how those work. Besides that, Kobalt tools are junk.
They just look crap. What's wrong with mole grips ? And a quality pair of pliers? Much more likely to injure yourself with that Chinese chocolate BS
Junk
Lame
These are made for the weak and feeble