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QUALITY Cleco pliers
For tools that I use every day over and over, I hate crappy tools. Like every set of Cleco pliers I have ever found. Is there such a thing as high quality Cleco pliers?
I have a pneumatic cleco tool but would like a good quality manual set. Bonus it it was available in traditional and upright versions. Any ideas? |
plastidip?
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I recall that some would cover the handles with plastidip - if that's where you feel the tool can be improved. |
I like the cheaper ones that are lighter in weight. I have had a couple sets of the ones with rubberized handles and on both of them, but over time the rubber covers would loosen up and start slipping off. Turned out I like the feel of the plain steel better.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pair of cleco pliers that measure up to the standards of some of the very old tools I have collected from the past, but if expense is a measure of quality, then you might check out the Clecalls over at ACS - I used a few of their prototype tools, and they are nicely built. I have a little trouble personally using the spring-loaded ones because they mess up my old-fashioned rhythm, but we have lots of different plies in our shop, and many visitors drift right to the Clecalls and don't want to give them up.
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pliers
This is awesome. I love my loose and ragged clecoe pliers. Bought from Avery Tools in 1998.
6 airplanes and counting - and I love the finger callus. |
Cleko pliers
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Clecall
I have one of the original Aluminum Upright models...and I would not recommend it. The aluminum is too soft and the checks get hung up in the jaws...
They ARE beautiful, though. That said, I would try their forged steel ones without hesitation... |
Old and refined...
I have been using the same pair for 40 years, forged steel very loose in the hinge and slightly reworked at the jaw end to fit tighter spaces and eliminate hang-ups. I have tried a dozen others, but I always go back to my favorite old set. I have a strategically placed wrap of cloth electrical tape on the pull side of the plier that keeps it from slipping in my hands..i will NEVER give it up!
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QUALITY Cleco pliers
I slipped a piece of rubber hose over each handle of my standard cleco pliers. I now call these QUALITY cleco pliers:) They are much easier on the hands than the standard cleco pliers and the rubber hose has never slipped or come off.
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My favourite set is a tired old second hand set that came with some surplus tools. I put a couple of layers of heat shrink on the handles to improve grip, feel, and comfort. I have also got some of the spring loaded clecall ones, both upright & normal, and they're nice but depending on the angle it can be difficult to get them to fully disengage the cleco's.
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