Craftsman  6 in. Pliers, Locking Long Nose

This item is good, not what I am used to and not needle nose these are more like 2 screw flat screwdrivers attached, but they do the job. Kinda funny with the release also. They hold like crazy though.

This little giant is handy for a lot of reasons.  My main reason, it is very useful to "back out those screws that twist off and break"    It makes it easy to grasp the end and twist it back out instead of having to redrill another hole elsewhere.

Perfect for what I needed. The grip is comfortable and the pliers have a good bite.

I bought these on sears.com and had them sent to my local store.  When I went to pick them up at the store, these were not Craftsman Professional or Made in USA like they show in the picture.  You may want to make sure this is what you want before buying them.  I was very disappointed.  I may never buy another sears product because of this.  I try to buy American when I can.  I thought I was buying American based on the website, but was sadly mistaken.

Overall they work fine and grip tightly but miss having the release lever on the other types of vice grips.  It gets a little awkward at times to release them.

I received the 6” Locking Long Nose Pliers as a part of the 3 piece Craftsman Locking Pliers Set for Christmas. As soon as I opened them, I wondered why I had never purchased these years ago. The soft grip handles are excellent as they cushion my hands reducing fatigue as I apply force to lock them closed on a bolt or nut. This is important as my hands are ate up with nerve damage and ever little bit helps. The cushioning also helps as I apply force to turn the pliers which do not slip a bit once locked in place. Another great feature is the quick release of the pliers with a simple push of the handle. I highly recommend that you purchase the 6 piece set if possible as buying them piece by piece is much more expensive and believe me, you will want the rest of the set once you try these just once.

After years of use and abuse, my old vice-grips finally gave out.  This gave me an excellent opportunity to research what was available and see, first hand, what improvements have been made in this tool.

It should come as no surprize that Craftsman's Professional offering was the best I could find in this catagory.  You'll enjoyed the padded handle and one-hand operation.  The adjustment screw on this pliers is smoother gliding that any other product I found on the market.

I highly recommend these pliers.  There is a complete line of size and jaw types to fill any need.  Try a set out today and you'll want to own them all!

These pliers are easy to use, but that is about it. The grips are nice, but they get dirty fairly quickly. The worst part about this pair, though, is that the end flex when you clamp them to something and try to move while the pliers are still clamped. They really do not hold on that well, either.

The worst part about these pliers are the fact that they snap open when you are using them. It really hurts when they snap open, and they do it without any warning. It did not work very well for me, so I went back to my old, regular Vise-Grip style Craftsman locking pliers. I would say to avoid this set.

Good pliers, but I prefer the ones that have the release lever. Not made in USA.