24 Apr
2011
24 Apr
'11
3:22 p.m.
On 24 Apr 2011 at 13:31, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sun, 24 Apr 2011, Tony Duell wrote:
Not exactly the same thing. There really are "knucklebuster" slip-
joint pliers, where the pivot slimply slips in detent within a
groove. Channellocks use a tongue-and-groove guide as well, so that
the pliers don't have the chance to slip out of their detent...and
bust your knuckles.
"Slip joint" here in the US most commonly applies to the two-position
do-nothing-well pliers found in cheap toolkits--although I've found
them to be useful for pulling porcupine quills out of a dog's nose...
--Chuck
We also tend to call slip-joint pliers a
'water pump wrench'. I have
no idea why.
Here they are often called "Channel-locks" which is a trademark.