My Irwin Vise Grips are my favorite hand tools. Love at first sight.

I have that adjustable wrench and I put a pipe on it when removing the rear bearing on an old BMW. The Irwin wrench never skipped a beat. One of my top tools.

Good value for homeowners/handyman/tinkerers.

Same goes for vise grips. go Irwin!!!! They are the best by far for many reasons

Don't forget goin cheap also costs "time" which is the most valuable element to any job....irwin is the way to go...good job buddy

I have a bunch of different brand tools I don’t have just one brand I’ve got a lot of locking pliers and channel locks they always come in handy.

Someone stole my Irwin wire stripper which I dearly loved😭. Went back to Lowes last year and they didn't have one in stock so I settled for another brand. The grip wasn't as good as the Irwin but it strip just as well. If you do you're own plumbing then the big one does come in handy. I dont buy anything in sets and only buy good quality tools when the job demands it.

Sort of sounds like the two pair of boots story. For those who aren’t familiar, it basically says a poor man will eventually pay more in cheap boots than a rich man would for an expensive pair because the poor man had to keep buying boots while the rich man only paid once.

Now that I am in my 30’s I totally understand how I should have spent the money buying some quality tools in my 20’s . But life was harder back then and I (like most people) decided that I wanted quantity instead of quality because budget was pretty tight. I used those cheap old tools for years and years and sometimes I felt the bad quality to my bones, it took the fun and satisfaction out of building, repairing or making something. Now that I can afford really nice things (ladies, look away, I am not spending another dime on you :) I decided to give my old tools away to people who need them far more than me and finally invest in good quality merchandise. I bought the made in China Irwins and I was surprised, did not expect them to be of such good quality. So I gave them as presents to a young nephew and decided to buy Knipex and even experiment with some snap on and craftsmen tools as well as some other pricey brands. The lesson I learned is that good quality tools give you a great peace of mind and satisfaction when you are doing tough jobs especially on bad days on projects that you really need to finish but don’t necessarily want to do. If you are young and can afford to spend that extra money, do go for quality (which is getting harder and harder to find these days). Nice review by the way. My nephew just got an apprenticeship for a plumbing company and he sent me this video, he says that some of the younger apprentices often ask to borrow some of his Irwins for some jobs. Looks like made in China is just getting better the same way Made in japan became better back in the 80’s and 90’s.

You really wanna get Knipex pliers wrenches. They do a much better job than groove locks or adjustable wrenchss.

I agree, always buy QUALITY tools regardless the price.................remember going cheap is expensive.

I bought each of my three adult sons a pair of knipex 10" cobras because every man needs these. The only Irwin tool that's any good are their tap & dies. Irwin is just another brand of Apex Tool Group. They have good tools, but Irwin is a budget brand name.

Unfortunately the company that owned Irwin sold out around 2008 and sent all manufacturing to China. So anything newish from them is Chinese/Taiwan made. You can tell by looking for the rollpin (lower part on handle) if its a rivet or smooth. Smooth means pre 2008 and USA made.

If the tool has many moving parts, don’t cheap out, if it’s simple, manual, like a crescent wrench then you can cheap out. But of course factor how much use a tool will get used. I use a socket wrench 80% off the time I pick up a tool. So I bought one of the most expensive. Just personal preference.

I forgot to mention awhile back that Malco makes USA made vise grips their pretty expensive their at least $40.00 but if you want a pair that will last a lifetime those are the ones to get it’s a shame that Irwin tools are no longer made in the USA because the old Irwin tools were great but the Chinese Irwin version is still really good compared to a lot of other brands.

Ironically not an actual vise-grip in the lot lol. Best way to go IMO is the "buy once, cry once" mentality and go with either Knipex or Vampliers from the start and never look back. Both are fantastic brands and will blow you away with what you can do with them

There ok had that set before the cover for the handle slip off over time.

Cuting a 3/16 cobalt drill bit irwin and 2 or 3 other bands past the test all expensive eather broke or cut sides got damage most expensive snap on broke.

Trust me.. that's when I know it's a paid ad. Lol

As a commercial maintenance professional, I have the 3 adjustable pliers. They work great, are very strong and durable. I have both Channel Lock and Knipex adjustable pliers and I find myself reaching for the Irwins 99% of the time. HINT: Do not purchase any Irwin items from Amazon...they are way overpriced there. Get them at Lowe's.

Are the Irwin groovelock grip good for nut and bolt?

Do you have better option than these?

In the professional arena these are considered cheap chinese made tools. 8 tools for $80 is dirt cheap btw, not expensive by any stretch of the imagination. They are however fine for round the house though if you don't plan on using them much, just don't expect them to last 10 years in work/workshop environment.

Great product quality.. BUT miss branded.. I really don't like the name vise grip on every tools that i have.. Love and hate relationship.. what were the erwin thinking when they name all thier products as vise grip.. I believe this is a huge down side for the product.. THE NAME ITSELF.. but the product can proudly compete with those of german and japan made tools..

Are you in Cedar Falls?!

I bought a vice grip knipex knockoff, the 8” Groove Lock.. this thing is useless. The jaws have no bite. Cant speak for the rest of their stuff, but i wanted to throw this thing at the wall.

Made in USA?

WHAT MAKES IRWIN TOOLS SO GREAT. NOTHING JUST A AVERAGE TOOL AND OVER PRICED....👎😝