I agree about channellock.
I agree about the nebraska Vicegrips, but the HF are not too bad for
light to med duty. If you REALLY bear down on them, the real NE VG
are best.
I am not sure there is any real difference between the HF and the
Irwin Vicegrips other than the color of the plastic.
As for adjustable wrenches, old crescents are good, but I have more
truecraft. AFIK, truecraft tools are still made in USA (but I have
not bought any in the last 8-10 yrs) Truecraft have stood up to lots
of abuse. My dad managed to break the handle on a 18" truecraft
with probably a 5 or 6' cheater, but the handle was brazed and the
wrench was good as ever.
I have an 8" Fuller that is over 50 yrs old, and has ridden in every
MB I have owned. It has been great also. I have a 12" williams that
my F-I-L had for years and it is a great adjustable also. It is
probably at least 60-70 years old. Williams used to make snears
sockets in the 70s, and those were very good, but over priced.
Williams made a lot of tools for the military.
I'm not sure about Crescent, but Vice Grip became Irwin Vice Grip, and about
five years ago moved the tooling from Nebraska to China. Supposedly they're
still the same thing, but one wonders if the steel and heat treating are still
top grade.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26531610/
Mitch.
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