Never heard of IPS. I'll be on the lookout for those next time ;)

My wife is always complaining about me using her hair bands going missing all the time,i use them on spring loaded pliers for when i put the pliers back into my box,the hair bands work a lot better than rubber- bands 👍🏻🇬🇧

Sweet! Breakfast entertainment!

Man I'n dying here I have saw those slip joint needle nose pliers on a tool truck before but can't seem to recall who...great video as always!!!

Love the vidz man

Nice! I’ve never heard of these, even after living there for 8 years. Most stores seemed to carry Lobster, then either Keiba or Fujiya.

Hello Chris, Another classy video. I am quite interested in this presentation, in part, because I have two of these items, namely, the two long reach pliers. I also have two other pliers from IPS. They are models PH-200 and WH-250S. They both have a hard slick black coating and one has a very pale lavender grip and the other a light grey They both have soft jaw linings with the centers milled to grip the corners of .fasteners. One is a standard slip joint configuration and the other a spring loaded water pump style with the slickest sliding action I have ever experienced. It makes my similarly sized Knipex pliers seem roughly hewn out with a cold chisel. And although it has a soft lining, they have left the tips as serrated steel for a positive grip. Currently I use them daily for shelling pecans. Nice tools. As for the long reach set, I must admit that I was skeptical that I would cozy up to them because they felt rather flex inclined and I did not know if they would fall down on the job. But I had an immediate use for them and I liked the way they worked so much that they have become somewhat of a go-to tool for many uses other than reaching into narrow and deep areas. When you think about it, the combination of long and slender length with the fact that the pivoting point is quite far from the tip can only mean a less than rigid tool. This is not an IPS fault, it is just the way things must be if you are going to have a pliers with such an uncommon but useful ability. The fact that your grip material suffered some damage and you incurred a nick in the chrome is merely indicative of the fact that you are rough and careless with your tools. Big joke here as you are obviously just the opposite. But you have used these tools professionally for ten years and I think they still look very good. One feature that borders on unique with these pliers is the fact that they have forged markings and a die engraved "Made in Japan". Excepting for my forge marked KTC AE92 pliers these are the only ones from any Japanese current production of any company which are not surface laser marked or perhaps etched. As I am losing the markings on a pair of Top and Fujiya pliers, I appreciate the positive markings on these two pliers. Do you know of any other current production Japanese pliers that are other than surface marked? I believe even the Nepros are just black laser marked. And, by all means keep up the nicely detailed and thoughtful presentations. Bryan

Nice showcase! Heard of them, haven’t had a chance to look into them more. I like seeing more options with slip joint!

Awesome vid! I have the bent long reach IPS plier. I really want to like them, but fir me they just feel clunky.

Pliers? I own nearly all of the knipex line. Currently looking for an interesting brand to collect. These seem worth consideration. Why do I keep buying pliers.

Jeez, I need those long pliers, were do I can order from??

Are all there tools made in Japan?