If you want to lube up the Handel, use some hairspray... its slippy while wet but then sets like glue... also use it on bike grips !

ive been running marvellocks for years. my favourite

G'day, Great work, Channel lock are great feel handles 👍👍

You should make a video of the pulling pal. They're just cable pulleys but no one in Australia sells them. Super underated, I've been using them for a few months and they're elite

@AddictedtoTools

Ай бұрын

Cheers for the idea mate. Where did you get them? Imported?

Apparently I’ve heard of different glues deteriorating the insulation. I just wrapped a layer of electrical tape around my handles before smacking the grips back on and I’ve never had mine slip off. Done it with every pair of my channels from new.

To get the pliers from never coming off wrap a about 5 or 6 layers of eletrical tape on the inside and put back the insulated handles trust me

These look mint, will definitely do this Keen to try the wattmaster tho

Can u please do a video of the difference between the wattmaster yellow insulated cross cuts and the marvels? (cut/strip) overall feel?

"Franken-pliers" love it 👌👌

I’m going to give this a crack, great idea!

If you do end up gluing them, can you do us a solid and document the process? Really appreciate this video you LEGEND!

@tomwhitehead3352

8 ай бұрын

Second this, keen to do it to my set

@jakeyh27

8 ай бұрын

@@tomwhitehead3352 Did this a few weeks ago and didn't use any glue, the grips haven't moved at all!

@tomwhitehead3352

8 ай бұрын

@@jakeyh27yeah cool, good to know! Did you have to wreck the marvel grips to get them off too?

Have you tried the drill out trick for the stuck pliers?

Can’t wait

Marvelocks are the best done it for over a year now

Have you tried the whia cross cut pliers

Get the wiha cross cuts mate.. they got it both

Gotta do the diagnal cutters for knipex

Does it matter what size the marvels are when swapping. are they the 200mm or the 215 mm ?

Alot of people over here like the klein kotes grips you can buy them separate and just heat in hot water and hammer them on

Yeah I’m doing this I have a few channel locks lying around

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

Do you have a few channellocks because they started to lock up also?

@anthonynakhoul6522

8 ай бұрын

@@AddictedtoTools yeah my channel lock cutters came locked up brand new in the package and no amount of wd 40, 3 in oil or grease could get them to loosen up much. ps I’m big fan of your page from Sydney

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

@anthonynakhoul6522 damn! I haven’t had that yet but I had at least 3 pairs all lock up and couldn’t fix them. Multiple people have told me the same thing. It’s a shame, the older versions were awesome. Thanks for following. I hope you have a good weekend

@anthonynakhoul6522

8 ай бұрын

@@AddictedtoTools you too buddy take care and look forward to seeing more of your videos in future

@rustyolfalc

7 ай бұрын

@@AddictedtoToolsI've a few laying around. But they never locked up like that. Mostly just worn out or blew them up. I work around some rough (highly corrosive) conditions and use my original apprentice set of channellocks (late 00s) as my dailies and they've outlasted everything else that I took there originally. They're pretty dull now days, but I'm kind of scared to replace them they've served me so well. I do give everything a good clean and lube at least monthly though. And installed extra doors on my toolboxes, which has helped considerably with the rest of my gear.

For those that have done this and used glue what glue did you use??? Or what is best to use?

@jarred3424

8 ай бұрын

I used blue plumbing glue

@willlatham2381

7 ай бұрын

Hairspray is the go

if you used klein handles they would be “freakinklien” pliers 👌🏼🤣

I reckon you should have used the blue Marvel handles, the ones that look identical to Channellocks but feel infinitely better.

@jeremyshipley5

6 ай бұрын

where ya get them from? can't seem to find em

@paulmacri4186

3 ай бұрын

They don’t sell them anymore, that was for the MA880 series released by Wattmaster

@Jayde.S

3 ай бұрын

The package was branded wattmaster but the pliers were definitely Marvel. That's a shame, I kinda liked those.

@paulmacri4186

3 ай бұрын

@@Jayde.S Yeah it was made by marvel, commissioned by wattmaster but discontinued back in 2018/19. I think a wholesaler in the northern beaches had some until recently but they are now quite rare. Really nice handle

Would they actually be officially rated to 1000 volts? I get that they probably do afford the same protection, but would the governing bodies accept these pliers are 1000 volt rated? I'm into them regardless. I'm just curious.

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

It’s a great point and something I should have said. To have the rating they would need to be tested. So no one would warrant them for 1000v. It would just be an assumption.

Soooo you just made the Wiha cross cut pliers?

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

Not a fan of the wihas. The marvels are the og cross cuts👍

@TheRealPatrickStarOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Thats fair enough. Any reason? Too tight or different heads or something? I'm no electrician & have only used cheap pliers in the past but I've loved my Wihas.

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

The wihas are good and I know many that like them. They are just a little larger and also a wider grip. Good for those that like the bigger grips

@black7rc720

8 ай бұрын

Orrrr, the Wattmaster cross-cuts. They also have the same handles as channel locks (WATMVA200W).

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s discussed in the viden

Use Hair Spray for glue bud!

Awesome work Matty Marvel are the best no doubt, they need to come out with 1000v rated tho 😢

Good on ya for having some fun, but I think they manufacture both sets of "Frankenstein" pliers

@filo5240

8 ай бұрын

What

VDE 1000V rating is a sales gimmick there isn't a situation where you will be accidentally stripping with thes types of pliers, more than a live 3 phase 415v AC cable, which would short across the metal of the pliers and in the unlikely event 1 phase remains live, and you still have functional pliers to continue with, the insulation of the marvel pliers that has been protecting Electrician long before VDE was a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Back in the 80s we only had marvel or crescent, when channel locks came along I bought a pair to try them, but it became apparent that the pointless knobs got in the way as found no situation where I could slide off the insulated handles and onto the metal. The unnecessary extra thickness of insulation to achieve a 1000v rating made them bulky, the rubbery softness and grip pattern would drag and catch in the hand when spinning the pliers to twist cable where the thinner smother marvel grip would spin freely. As you also spin your pliers to twist cables instead of the grip n twist method, I thought you might have noticed the difference or maybe if you have larger hands that the slimmer marvel grip make the pliers to thin. Either way changing grips for 1000v rating is completely unnecessary whereas more for a personal preference of grip and how you use them the thickness, rubbery or smoothness should be the reason for destroying perfectly good grips. Lets hope that the designer of the marvel grips, that hasn't changed in all the following decades didn't live to see this video.

@matty_isthemotto

8 ай бұрын

Tldr but I'm sure there was something clever in there.

@R1CK_54NCH3Z

8 ай бұрын

@matty_isthemotto8378 There might be a reasoned opinion from decades in the industry that points out a reason for doing this, just not for VDE rating. Replying with your personal account instead of the channel account was an interesting choice, unless it's a coincidence you're both named matt.

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input mate. I changed the handles because I like the channellock handles. I’m not sure why the designer would mind. Pliers are a very subjective thing. Everyone has different preferences. When it comes to the 1000v rating. It’s just piece of mind knowing that they are rated. If you’re not used to the handles, it will feel different. For myself there’s other pliers I struggle to use while others can. Cheers

@AddictedtoTools

8 ай бұрын

The other commenter isn’t myself.

@R1CK_54NCH3Z

8 ай бұрын

​@AddictedtoTools you're welcome. The designer thing was a joke about the designer being upset about hearing you call his handle design not that good then cutting it off. It would be interesting to find out why marvel in decades have from their pinch cuts to there crosscut not changed the grip design.

Should have been easy to get the Channel Lock handles off, they fall off anyway.

1000v rated tools are a joke anyway. They dont fit in tool belts and they blow up the same. It would have to be some kind of freak accident for you to get a shock through your pliers handles anyway.

For Japanese pliers I never understood why the handle was such low quality