Irwin LOCKING WRENCH 7

BOUGHT THIS PROB ABOUT TWO YRS AGO AND HAVE USED IT ON A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE OR EVEN USING ON BOLTS TO GET A MOWER BLADE LOOSE THAT HAD NOT BEEN OFF FOR A FEW YRS AND WAS IN BAD NEED OF SHARPENING. I DONT USE IT ALL THE TIME BUT IT HANDY WHEN I NEED IT.

I found a great use for my locking wrench - pulling staples that were used to affix carpet to the floor. Just cut and pull up the carpet. It leaves hundreds of staples in the floor. Just adjust so the clamp is slightly narrower than the staple and then clamp on the staple and roll it away from you using the side w/ the radius.

I have owned Vise Grips since the early 1960s. I own a number of sizes and types. One pair I modified with a steel ball and sleeve to dimple sheet metal. I used it often when doing auto body work to hide rivets. My newest one a 7LW is amazing. I was going to order 10LW also but the 7LW fits 7/16” to 3/4” hex fasteners which covers most of my work. It will be perfect for brake work. If I worked on farm/construction equipment I would purchase the 10LW for hydraulic lines/hoses. The LWs hold tight and don't mar fittings. And something none of my other Vise Grips have, a 4mm hex socket on the end of the adjustment knob. Don't know why??

I have used Vise-Grips for over 60 years, have every model in my shop, and have introduced hundreds of trainees to their power. The 3-point grip of the Locking Wrench is the best way I have known to hold thin-wall steel tubing with great force. I use the Locking Wrench to keep tubing from slipping into the Hossfeld Bender, making kinking far less likely in tight bends. Also a socket wrench can be slipped into each end of a tube, allowing two Locking Wrenches to grip the ends so tightly that the tubing between them can be twisted - and the three-point grip of the Locking Wrench causes nearly no damage to the tubing! I would only suggest that the Locking Wrench - and every other Vise-Grip - be made also in a larger size. I would happily pay the price.

these are the best thing known to man to remove siezed brake lines

Grand Pop had Irwin tools. My Dad had Irwin tools. I have Irwin tools. My son has Irwin tools. Some were passed on down, and still work as intended.

I have been using Vise Grip pliers since the 70s and always have several pairs around. I use long nose as well as the standard curved jaw. I use them a lot and have yet to wear out a single one. I think it would be hard to find a tool chest that does not have at least one and they are still as good as they ever were. You cant go wrong with Vise Grip pliers. They are butt savers.

Changing brake lines on a 25 year old New England Jeep. My Snap-on flare-nut wrenches couldn't get a grip. Was looking for any kind of alternative. The VISE-GRIP Original Locking Wrench took them off even after they had been rounded off by the flare-nut wrench. From now on this is the first tool I use to remove brake lines, not the last. Only downside is that the dimensions of the head are large enough that sometimes access can be difficult.

I was lucky to come across with a new old stock (Petersen 4LW) a few months ago, I found it handy and linked it up with a chain to the door keys of my home, in this way the 4LW has since been in my pocket everyday - used it a couple of times in emergency bike repair and in adjusting appliances. The Locking Wrench can grip a hex-nut tight, while one can tighten a bolt on the other side of a panel ! Additional bonus - the V slot is excellent in gripping a round rod secure, yet it does NOT create any surface damage, not even on aluminum rods.

Great for grabbing rounded nut.