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> Unlike most locking pliers where the locking knob is designed to only be turned directly by hand, the Milwaukee locking knob has a hole through it meant to al
by jefftk 4y ago
> Unlike most locking pliers where the locking knob is designed to only be turned directly by hand, the Milwaukee locking knob has a hole through it meant to allow you to stick a metal rod such as a screwdriver through it and use that to get a lot more torque for turning the knob than you can get by hand [2]. You can get an insanely tight lock this way.
Why not open the pliers, tighten the knob, then close the pliers again? You have lots of leverage in closing the pliers; do you need even more than that?
- tzs 4y agoI don't know if more than that is needed. I had never needed locking pliers before replacing those deck boards. Home Depot had several from Milwaukee and Husky, plus a couple from Stanley. The Milwaukee ones generally had better customer ratings, and some YouTube reviews I found liked them and mentioned the tightness of the lock you can get due to the screwdriver slot. I couldn't think of any situation where that would be a hindrance and it might be helpful in some situations, so I went with them. Also, the "t" in "tzs" stands for "Tim" so I was sort of obligated to go for more power. :-)