LisaH 0 #1 March 28, 2009 I broke my vise grips trying to fix the toilet. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #2 March 28, 2009 You must be STRONG, woman!!Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 March 28, 2009 Are you one of those people that could break an anvil in a sand box? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #4 March 28, 2009 vise grips ?????? WTF is that??? Anyone care to explain this, I'm just a Swede “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #5 March 28, 2009 Quote Are you one of those people that could break an anvil in a sand box? Dang angle stop valve is rusted and I need more water flow. I'm so sad, I've had these vise grips since I was 17.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #6 March 28, 2009 Quote vise grips ?????? WTF is that??? Anyone care to explain this, I'm just a Swede They are locking pliers.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #7 March 28, 2009 Ahaaaa.... Thank you Lisa... Now I've learned something new “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #8 March 28, 2009 Quote Quote Are you one of those people that could break an anvil in a sand box? Dang angle stop valve is rusted and I need more water flow. I'm so sad, I've had these vise grips since I was 17. A woman after my own heart. I'm sure no one will believe this but I have my own tools, too. And power tools like a drill, table saw that I used for crown molding installation, sander and other stuff I can't think of right now. Lisa, I have vice grips that I bought when I got my first apartment. And not those tools with the pink handles either. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #9 March 28, 2009 Craftsman, Snap-On or Proto? Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #10 March 28, 2009 Quote Craftsman, Snap-On or Proto? *Mostly* Craftsman. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #11 March 28, 2009 I have a body hammer that I bought for my first try at bodywork in 1986, it's my second favorite tool. My most favoritest tool is my old stick welder. Grandpa got to bring it home with him when he retired from Bohn Aluminum. My dad got it when grandpa died in 1983, then he gave it to me when I bought my first real house."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #12 March 28, 2009 Quote I have a body hammer that I bought for my first try at bodywork in 1986, it's my second favorite tool. My most favoritest tool is my old stick welder. Grandpa got to bring it home with him when he retired from Bohn Aluminum. My dad got it when grandpa died in 1983, then he gave it to me when I bought my first real house. Don't use it. Treasure it! Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #13 March 28, 2009 So how do you break a pair of Vise Grips? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #14 March 28, 2009 Quote So how do you break a pair of Vise Grips? Yea! How!?! I'll tell you how: Either it's not a real VICE GRIP® brand tool or it's too small for the job (about 4" over-all). My new favorite tool:When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #15 March 28, 2009 Yes, they are real. 10 WRBe yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #16 March 28, 2009 The spring broke. They're old.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #17 March 28, 2009 Quote Are you one of those people that could break an anvil in a sand box? I'd let her give it a shot. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #18 March 28, 2009 Quote The spring broke. They're old. Some of us wouldn't consider that broken. After all, they'll still function as intended, right? 10R, good sized. I have an assortment of "real" & "junk" ones myself. For some reason people don't want to be near me when I don my welding attire, so I use assorted sized & shaped "mechanical fingers" to hold things instead. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #19 March 28, 2009 Quote Quote The spring broke. They're old. Some of us wouldn't consider that broken. After all, they'll still function as intended, right? 10R, good sized. I have an assortment of "real" & "junk" ones myself. For some reason people don't want to be near me when I don my welding attire, so I use assorted sized & shaped "mechanical fingers" to hold things instead. You can never have enough clamps, EVER, if you have 100 C-clamps you'll need 103."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #20 March 28, 2009 Real Vise Grips have a lifetime warranty....bring them into your local retailer and exchange them for a brand new pair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #21 March 28, 2009 Quote Real Vise Grips have a lifetime warranty....bring them into your local retailer and exchange them for a brand new pair Seriously? They are 30 years old.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #22 March 28, 2009 Are they left- or right-handed? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 March 28, 2009 Probably just replace the spring. I've got a pair w/o the spring, but you can still use them. You just have to hold that little lever in place while you tighten them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #24 March 28, 2009 i always carry a pair of baby vise grips in my pocket,,, they open up to 3/4 inch , and are handy as hell. also have carried a victorinox knife, since forever,,, as for your angle stop, better to use an open end wrench,,, cause when you bite down on the part, with the vise grips,,, that tool can crush a compression fitting,,, making it alllll the MORE difficult to turn... good luck jmt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #25 March 28, 2009 Quote Quote Real Vise Grips have a lifetime warranty....bring them into your local retailer and exchange them for a brand new pair Seriously? They are 30 years old. Lifetime warranty...not a 29 year warranty...lifetime I have found old rusted to shit Vise Grips and locked them in a vise and taken a BFH to them to finish them off....exchanged for new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
