In article , Carl Byrns wrote:
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:55:03 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: George wrote:

Home Depot has rolled out a ton of Ridgid brand hand tools. What's
the word on the quality? Also, who is OEMing all this stuff. Is it
Black and Decker?
.....
With pliers, the Trashcanistan ones tend to be made of some very soft
metal- the teeth dull , the grips bend, and the pivot gets sloppy.

the real problem with most import "channel locks" is the groves &
ridges that give the adjustable feature, they are very small and only
on one side of the slip hole. this causes the jaws to loose "lock".

the steel is probably fine, just a design issue that probably holds
over from years back when Channel Lock held patents. --Loren


With end wrenches, the open end jaws spread until they no longer grab
the wrench flats. The closed ends round out or crack.
Cheap plating flakes off and can change the jaw dimensions to where
they slip.