Pliers Wrench XS

If you are old school and like the original cresent wrenches then this tool may not be for you. Many old timers at work hate this thing. For men 40 or younger then this tool is awesome. I use this on a daily basis. I have two of them and absolutely love them. Grips everything and will not round off bolt heads or nuts.

Beautifully crafted, well worth the cost. Everything always feels better when one has high quality tools at their disposal. Fits perfectly in your pocket. This is my 4th Knipex pliers variant. Highly recommend this small, but capable tool.

These KNIEPEX tools look like plyers but they're not. What they really are is a nifty wrench for grasping nuts that you are trying to tighten. You adjust it to a size slightly larger than the nut, then use the KNIEPEX to clamp the nut more tightly that any wrench could do. The faces of the grasping parts are shiny-smooth, and the come together exactly parallel to each other and to the facets of the nut. They never damage the nut. I have two of the smallest sizes, and I keep them aboard my delicate and beautiful $10,000 HP Velotek tricycle from Germany. I'd rather have that trike than a Porsche. When I saw my trike mechanic using KNIEPEXes, I knew I had to have some too!

The best, most versatile tool I own. The 10" is a little bit to large to be as useful, but the smaller ones are incredible. I carry my 6" everywhere, every day, in a sheath I had custom made for it. I do industrial work, and it's VERY rare that I go a day without reaching for it.

Why would someone pay 2 to 3 times what they could get a comparable 'cheapo' adjustable wrench? Because it is worth it.I already had the 10 inch, and found the 12 inch is just as high of quality, with a little longer handles for more leverage, and appears to be a little stouter all around.For those who have never used a wrench like this, I'll give a quick rundown. You adjust the opening by pressing a spring loaded button, and sliding the movable jaw to a wider or narrower opening, as needed. Once set, it does not move, until you re-set it, unlike some adjustable wrenches, that will wiggle more open or shut. There is a little lever on the movable handle, that engages the movable jaw, so that the tighter you squeeze the handles together, the tighter the grip on the bolt. I have yet to have them slip, even on rusted or partly rounded bolts, in fact I believe one would be more likely to twist off a smaller bolt, than have the jaws slip, they hold that well.The jaws are as close to absolutely parallel as I have ever seen, so much so that I can grip half a penny with the 12 inch pair, the other half with my 10 inch, and with a twist of the wrist, the penny is cleanly sheared in two.The biggest bolt size I have used it on so far, is 1 1/2 inch, and they open just a little wider than that.One other nice feature, is that about 95% of the time, you can size it, so that it grips the bolt tightly, but when you open the handles up, the jaws open enough to allow them to rotate around the head. This makes for fast turning of bolts, as with a little practice, you just squeeze, turn, release, allow the jaws to rotate around the head as far as you can, and when you squeeze again, they grab the next flat.One other very, very handy use for these, would be in assembling roller chains. I do maintenance on a farm, and used to have difficulty assembling the master links on large roller chains. With their parallel jaws, and cam action to squeeze the jaws together, they make the job much, much simpler. I am thinking of getting a small pair, for doing the o-ring style chains, like on motorcycles, they help that much.About the only negative to them, other than price, is that they are directional, in that pulling them one way, they will almost never slip, but pulling the other way, they are not so secure. This can be a problem in a situation where there is not enough room to flip the tool over. A small quibble, for such a good tool.If you can justify the price, you will not be disappointed.

These are great, a great tool to have, only down side is the cost. But its worth it if you use adjustable wrenches often.

Amazing but too small for me. Probably gonna end up getting the next size up or two. It’s been enough for a lot of 3/8” and 1/2” stuff but if you’re tryna do electrical it’s too small.

I mean come on, it's great! Just like the cobras except it's got flat jaws so no marring surfaces!