The world would be a far less efficient place without Vise-Grip locking pliers.A Danish immigrant blacksmith named William Petersen patented the concept in 1924 and started a family business that ...

Pliers might not always be the right tool for the job, but they’ll save your skin more than any other. Last night, I got into an engine project where some rounded-off nuts and hot parts were a little ...

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Few hand tools are as versatile as a pair of locking pliers. These tools come in a variety of sizes and configurations to do anything you need to do from grabbing the head of a stripped nut or bolt to ...

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THE VISE-GRIP, CURVED JAW LOCKING PLIERS feature a self-energizing lower jaw that delivers three times more gripping power than traditional locking pliers. They will not strip or slip and are offered ...

It’s a workshop axiom: If you can’t hold the workpiece securely, you can’t work on it well. Sure, there are lots of times when you can hold something with one hand and cut or drill it with the other.

There’s a popular saying many of us with toolboxes taller than us say, which is “use the right tool for the job.” Using the proper tool for the job means getting the job done quickly and safely. No ...

Gene Tyser started working at the former Vise-Grip plant in DeWitt in 1975 as a tool and die maker. Over the years he worked all the way up to be general manager of the plant in 2002, the same year ...

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