Andy Dingley wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2005 10:48:16 +0000 (UTC), Arthur
wrote:


Anybody tried these?
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/618-1533


Thay've been around for years. Footprint are probably OK, but a Happy
Shopper one will have a soft nut that chews up from acting as a pivot
and becomes hard to turn for adjustment.

The question really is whether a pair of "mangling pliers" like this,
with gripper teeth rather than flat jaws, really needs to have accurate
size adjustment. A simple Footprint wrench has either a single pivot
position or a handful of discrete positions and they just let the taper
in the jaws bridge the rest of the gap.

Personally I like Blue Point (cheap Snap-On's) water pump pliers. Well
made and a good price, like a lot of Snap-On stuff is, if only you
bother to read the price lists to find the bargains (their Allen key
sets are good too)



I've been using a conventional plumbers wrench as a bracer/holder while
I tighten the nuts. But I find them a pain in the arse to choose the
right adjustment for the different widths. I suppose experienced
plumbers can do it with a flick of the wrist. The fuggin show offs

Arthur