We are fairly convinced they will last as long as the tool. If you feel the material you’ll instantly get the composite nature of the handles – they are stiff, but grip like there are more of a rubber material – but all without coming across as flimsy. It’s also virtually tear-proof in normal use… or abnormal use for that matter. TPR is a fancy word for thermoplastic rubber, which is a material that combines the processing capabilities of plastic with the durability and flexibility of rubber. The new grips on the Channellock Pliers, which are very different from the expected blue dipped handles, have a Santoprene core with TPR-rubber overmold. But what we also liked was how familiar these pliers felt in your hand. Leverage was excellent – which was, to be honest, expected.

We didn’t have to worry about these pliers slipping, they held on like they were going for the full 8 seconds. It does not store any personal data.The teeth on the 10.5″ Tongue & Groove Pliers (430CB) bit solidly into the galvanized gas pipe we were removing to cap off an older, unused residential main feed that was replaced recently. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'.

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