The Most Useful Tool In My Arsenal

"Tripper" (tripe46) 05/07/2015 at 16:12 • Filed to: None

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What can’t you do with vise grip pliers? I’m currently repairing a pair of shoes where one sole is coming apart. Cole Haan shoes should come standard with a pair of these and some gorilla glue.

E. Julius > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:14

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What? My Cole Haans have all lasted forever.

505Turbeaux > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:15

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What can’t you do?

Most things, correctly.

Also Cole Haan’s suck since they got bought by Nike. I used to be a fan, I have returned to Mephisto though, they never fail me

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:15

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You can’t hold your penis comfortably with them to urinate. That was a strange trip to the hospital.

Tripper > E. Julius 05/07/2015 at 16:16

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You’re kidding!? I’ve been through 3 pair in just over a year. To be honest the only reason I keep buying them is because I don’t want to make the $ jump to Allen Edmunds.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:17

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You can't cut cheese.

Hermann > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:18

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My most used tools:

Vise Grip Pliers

Long Nose Pliers

Small Hammer

Screwdriver kit

Tripper > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/07/2015 at 16:18

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Lol, touche.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/07/2015 at 16:18

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This is not true. They just have to be adjusted to the correct size - and as large a pair as is needed. Remember, they never close more tightly than you set them.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 16:19

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They’re the best entrant in the “what crushing/bending/turning/screwing/pinching/hammering/pulling/holding tool is most likely to be within reach”, though. Hands down.

E. Julius > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:20

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No idea what you’re talking about. I beat all of mine to shit and they survive just fine. None of them are dress shoes though, might be a different story there.

MIATAAAA > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 16:20

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This. It’s truly the most useful tool for your tool.

Wacko > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 16:21

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that and you got to warm them up first for you know

jkm7680 > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:22

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Story time!

My toilet flush handle broke. Guess how I fixed that for the time being?

Tripper > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 16:22

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Haha no wonder cole haan’s are always on sale at Macy’s. I may as well just suck it up and get the pair of Allen Edmunds I’ve been wanting. Mephistos are great too, I had a pair that I boosted from my college roommate up until a year or two ago.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 16:22

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I will purchase a bigger set and experiment, but I’m not convinced.

505Turbeaux > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:25

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ha I have had one pair last me almost a decade with a few resoles! Awesome shoes. Yeah CH game is weak these days. Comfy when you get them, but fall apart in a matter of months. Just like Nikes!

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/07/2015 at 16:26

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Sure you can, just needs to be hard enough, and you have to cut it on the tip of the vise grips, and slowly crank it down...

SWITAWI > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:26

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Vise-Grip Pliers?

Sure they’re handy, but why do I get the idea your battery terminal nuts are completely rounded off...

( j/k, lol, and all that net sarcasm speak )

Tripper > SWITAWI 05/07/2015 at 16:32

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Of course they are! that’s why I always have to use the vise grips!

52ndstate > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:33

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Vice grip pliers: When you absolutely, positively must destroy everything you’re attempting to disassemble.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 05/07/2015 at 16:37

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Alternately, if it’s a soft cheese like camembert (which it should be, Philistines), you can use the setting handle as a scoop with the Vise-Grips open.

SWITAWI > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:39

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There’s a life metaphor in here somewhere...

atfsgeoff > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 16:46

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The quality on new Vise-Grips has gone down significantly since they outsourced production to China a few years ago. I’ve since moved on to Knipex.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 16:50

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Silence! This is KAAS!!!!!!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 05/07/2015 at 16:53

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Gouda is a natural companion to the Vise Grips. Expended cheese wax can be made into psuedo cosmoline for protecting tools after it’s served with them. Fact.

desertdog5051 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/07/2015 at 18:25

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These work better :)

guinessboy2013 > Tripper 05/07/2015 at 20:21

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You can’t not strip everything out.

But yes, they are useful. Only had like 1 pair on my last ship....it was terrible.