Knipex Plier-Wrench Review
My last tool review, infrequent as they are, was also on a Knipex product (Cobra pliers) and was posted at the end of last year.
Cobra pliers are fantastic for gripping all sorts of objects, except for those items where we do not wish to mar the surface, like nut and bolt heads, flats on spindles and other shafts, etc..
For loosening nuts and bolts, there are a variety of situations and a variety of tools which can do the job, for better or worse. If one has complete access to the fastener head, then a socket and ratchet/breaker bar are undoubtedly the best choice.
If the space just isn’t there to place the ratchet and socket, or the threaded portion of the bolt is so long you can’t use a socket, then the next tool of choice would be the ring end of a spanner.
Sometimes though, a ring end spanner cannot be placed as there is inadequate space above the nut to slip it into position, and one can only slip a tool in laterally, so one has to use the open end of the spanner.
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