What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
Thinking to get myself 100 and 125 models - 125 seem to be the most convenient, but 100 is still the most compact, so I can put it into my scooter. And I can take 100 when I travel abroad because it does not make much weight difference
Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
I looked at the smaller size to fit in my edc pouch to accompany my Leatherman, then realised I would be breaking the current UK Knife laws with the locking blade on the multitool.
That would mean having 2 Kniplex pliers...... gave up..![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
That would mean having 2 Kniplex pliers...... gave up..
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Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
If it's being carried on a scooter or any other vehicle I'd always lean towards the larger ones . Weight would be less of a problem and the extra leverage is always good. For travel the smaller size could be a decent idea if they have to fit in a pocket although saying that I have a couple of pairs of smallish pliers that are easy enough to carry but how often I've actually had to use them ....
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I'd go for a small bacho adjustable on a vehicle over water pump pliers and a pair of normal pliers
Eg
Will do upto 13mm across the nut flats
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-8069-Bla ... th=1&psc=1
Eg
Will do upto 13mm across the nut flats
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-8069-Bla ... th=1&psc=1
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Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
If it's just for the scooter I'd be inclined to add a couple of the most common sized proper spanners...
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Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
What a sensible answer
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As much as the bacho gets used because our site at work is huge and it's handy to have in your pocket often you can't get it in to tight spaces
A thin set of combination open ended spanners might be better assuming the nuts / bolts are metric in terms of weight and size for packing in a tool roll and getting to nuts in tight spaces
Eg:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155050414414 ... R8TM17HsYg
And if it won't shift I'll recommend the bacho 87 ... Problem is it's not exactly pocket size or pocket money
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Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
I worked in restoration for quite some time and it was not uncommon to have to bolt plates onto timbers. Most of us carried adjustable spanners and I still have an 8" and 15" in my toolbox but for any number of bolting jobs the ridged spanners came out and they became part of the kit in a pretty short time. Common sizes were 17mm and 22mm.
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I intend keeping it in my scooter, but I will take them with me when I travel abroad. I would think I might get more use when I travel abroad as my in-laws ask me to fix many things from door lock and furniture to car bits and electronics with internet connection, so now I started travelling with epoxy glue and two multitools and a small pliers might help as I do not know what bolt I need to hold or if I need to deal with a pipegrenfell wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:02 am If it's being carried on a scooter or any other vehicle I'd always lean towards the larger ones . Weight would be less of a problem and the extra leverage is always good. For travel the smaller size could be a decent idea if they have to fit in a pocket although saying that I have a couple of pairs of smallish pliers that are easy enough to carry but how often I've actually had to use them ....
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Ah I see.
Working on the "I've got enough tools" comment said by no bloke ever I'd then be tempted to build a couple of toolkits. One that just lives with the scooter and has spanners sized just for that and another for travel containing the grips and adjustable spanner. And perhaps a screwdriver handle that takes hex bits and perhaps a file and perhaps a saw or perhaps ask the in laws to keep a toolkit as it could be easy to end up with a comprehensive but heavy kit to cart about...
Working on the "I've got enough tools" comment said by no bloke ever I'd then be tempted to build a couple of toolkits. One that just lives with the scooter and has spanners sized just for that and another for travel containing the grips and adjustable spanner. And perhaps a screwdriver handle that takes hex bits and perhaps a file and perhaps a saw or perhaps ask the in laws to keep a toolkit as it could be easy to end up with a comprehensive but heavy kit to cart about...
Re: What Knipex pliers size will you choose?
Maybe I misunderstand you, but KNIPEX is not knife as it is neither sharp nor pointed. And not made for cutting