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I hadn't heard of a plumber wrench before. It looks conceptually similar to vice grips, and squeezing the handles together produces the gripping force. Is that

I hadn't heard of a plumber wrench before. It looks conceptually similar to vice grips, and squeezing the handles together produces the gripping force. Is that correct? I am a little more familiar with pipe wrenches, though, and even though it isn't obvious from looking at the tool, it does grip harder the harder you pull on the handle. If you've never used one, I think it is worth the price of the wrench just to experience how it works.

lutorm 6y ago
Both use the jaw shape to bite into the pipe. The difference is that the plumber's wrench (never heard that name, the Swedish name translates directly as "pipe wrench") is that you can "help" it bite initially and that means it doesn't have to have as sharp teeth. The "american" pipe wrenches always seem to severely mar what they are used on.