Screw-In Handle For Vise Grip Pliers

Screw-In Handle For Vise Grip Pliers FARM SHOP Tools 26-4-41 If you own a set of Vise Grip-type "locking pliers", you'll be interested in this new screw-in handle that makes it easier to tighten down the jaws. The Grip-Buddy gives you more control and more clamping power, says the Mastertool Co. It works like the handle on a bench vise. Once the handle is installed, the Vise Grips work totally different. You tighten and release the jaws with the screw-in handle, not with the spring-loaded lever. So you can work in much tighter spots and get a tight fit on a nut or bolt much more quickly. "If you want to use the release lever, you still can. But it's a lot easier and faster to turn the handle," says inventor Dan Mintz. "It gives you 20 percent more gripping power. "One of the biggest advantages occurs when you want to reposition two pieces of metal that you've clamped together. With a conventional vise grips you have to open the jaws all the way, readjust the pieces and then re-clamp the jaws. With the Grip Buddy, you just loosen the jaws grip a little, then use a hammer to tap the pieces into a new position and turn the handle clockwise to re-tighten the jaws. "Another advantage is that there's no need to guess how big the jaw opening should be. You just put the jaws around the object and use the handle to tighten it down. There's no chance that you'll make a mistake and have to adjust the jaws again." Sells for $9.95 including S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mastertool Co., Box 2021, New York, N.Y. 10013 (ph 212 504-3293; fax 212 504-3293; E-mail: Mastertool@gripbuddy.com; Website: www.GripBuddy.com).

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