NEW - TSUNODA PLC-200U 8” Slip Joint Pliers. Better Than Snap-On’s 47ACF’s? Might Be Surprised.

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2 ай бұрын

Ever come across a product that changes your perception of what an ideal tool should be? It doesn’t happen too often but when it does you wonder why it didn’t come around sooner. Join us as we compare my top 3 position slip joint pliers that include Snap-On, Icon, Crecent, and others. You won’t be disappointed.
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From the manufacturer:
Details-
Brand Tsunoda
Material Carbon Steel
Color Black
Handle Material Alloy Steel
Item Weight 201 Grams
About this item-
Size: 7.9 inches (200 mm)
Weight: 7.1 oz (201 g)
Number of Adjustment Steps: 3-stage opening (0.7, 1.0, 1.2 inches (18, 25, 32 mm)
Usage range: ~1.3 inches (32 mm)
Material: Main body/carbon steel for mechanical structures
FORGING
Our manufacturing starts by heating raw metal to over 1,000deg and shape it between two dies on forging hammer by impact force.
This Forging process provides desired shape and also benefits of aligning the grain flow to obtain hardness & strength.
HEAT TREATMENT
After forging and some machining, pliers enter heat treatment processes. During heating & cooling processes within this stage, metal properties improve or change on strength, hardness, ductility, elasticity or wear resistance etc.
Our pliers are heated and cooled under tight controls and get extra induction hardening on cutting area to obtain ideal balance of these properties on its each part for superior durability.
SHARPENING
Heat Treated pliers in best condition are polished and assembled to proceed to sharpening, which is the most important process determining its cutting performance.
Our pliers are sharpened piece by piece by experienced artisan's hand-work. It's adjusted even slight deformation caused on heat treatment process and pliers obtain best cutting performance with optimal edge thickness and angle for each purpose.
TSUNODA Hold Pliers, Stable Plane Contact
Special curved jaws keeping parallel contact surface in wide opening range.
Extra adjustment position for 50% less handle opening width.
Made in Japan
Product information-
Manufacturer ‎ツノダ
Part Number ‎PLC-200U
Item Weight ‎7.1 ounces
Product Dimensions ‎7.91 x 1.42 x 0.43 inches
Country of Origin ‎Japan
Item model number ‎PLC-200U
Color ‎Black
Material ‎Carbon Steel
Power Source ‎ac
Item Package Quantity ‎1
Handle Material ‎Alloy Steel
Where to buy-
Amazon
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Пікірлер: 39

@egbluesuede1220 Ай бұрын

First Tsunoda? I recommend trying more of their tools. Fantastic Japanese quality at Harbor Freight pricing. Amazon has a lot of them if you don't mind a longer ship time.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Yes my first. I’ve already picked up 5 or so now. Very impressed with their quality and functionality! Especially this plier set.

@MyKnifeJourney Ай бұрын

Well made and affordable tools. Im very happy with tsunodas

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@AToolWithTools Ай бұрын

Youre right about the 22, thats a year code. The single letter is a bi-weekly code, 52 weeks in a year get divided into 26 letters. If youre dipping into Tsunoda youre going to have a great time, interesting designs for sure. The famous KBN-150 zip tie pliers are a must-see, they have water pump pliers that have a shear cutter in them which is something you dont really see much, the SNP-150 are some fantastic needle nose pliers, they even have a full range of snap ring pliers where the tips are made of textured piano wire for more strength and grip.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

I like both of the kbn-150 and SNP. Having the plier built into the dykes mid a game changer. Might have to consider grabbing these. 😈

@BenoJ3000 Ай бұрын

Tsunoda makes some good value for money tools. Have a few of there smaller size pliers and flush cutters. Also vessel screwdrivers and engineer pliers are up there for value.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Agreed. 👍🏻

@richmondstar4354 Ай бұрын

Tsunoda also have new long needle nose pliers bent and straight tip..280mm.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Might have to get my hand on those. 😇

@richmondstar4354 Ай бұрын

@@thingsmen Tsunoda LRP-280 and LRP-280B. I find Tsunoda pricing very competitive too. Wish they add screw extraction tips on some of their range also like Engineer and Fujiya.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

@@richmondstar4354 thanks for the part numbers. It would be nice to see some screw extraction models, but that might be a challenge with Engineer and the others holding patents.

@vf5126 Ай бұрын

Excellent review. And, those Tsunoda’s must be new ..because I totally ‘re-tooled’ my ‘best box’ with pure Tsunoda tools several years ago and don’t have those. I’d even ordered (Amazon) an identical set for my daughter.. For the money, they can’t be beat!

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Yes they are new. Amazon listed them late 2023 and they only have 4 reviews. Really glad to see these come to the market. 👍🏻

@robertcasey3528 8 күн бұрын

Satin /matte finish is beautiful

@thingsmen 8 күн бұрын

Agreed. Looks very nice. 👍🏻

@boosted2.4_sky Ай бұрын

I've got their Lobster pliers TG200NA ..really great pliers..Tsunoda makes an awesome product

@AToolWithTools Ай бұрын

Lobster is a different company. Tsunoda focuses exclusively on pliers, while Lobster does pliers, wrenches, and socketry.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

@@AToolWithTools Correct, but work looking into.

@michaellindsay8934 Ай бұрын

Great review those look like a must have. I like how thin they are. Thank you

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Thank you. They have been great and the price makes it that much easier to pull the trigger. 👍🏻

@montebarger866 Ай бұрын

Ordered a pair through your link.

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Well done. 👍🏻 don’t get any perks from it. Just making it easier for you all.

@Mikey-wf9py Ай бұрын

I use my dad's old SK slip joint pliers from the '80s... You know what's sad when a 40-year-old ratchet has tighter clearances and tolerances and a brand new one

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

Fair point. Yea not everything new is better than old. It’s nice however to see products that do set a new benchmark.

@donwendling7800 Ай бұрын

Very nicely finished, especially for the price.... Don't like that there's not a lifetime warranty, reminds me of Vessel screwdrivers, beautifully designed & engineered, but no lifetime warranty

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

They are very well made. Yea not finding much warranty info on them so not the greatest but for such a cheap price and excellent quality I’m not all that concerned. Good pint though. Thanks for commenting 👍🏻

@donwendling7800 Ай бұрын

@@thingsmen Do you have an email bro?

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

@@donwendling7800 should be listed here but thingsmenchannel@gmail

@scottaddison8071 Ай бұрын

Nice pliers, but nowhere near the quality of the Snap-on or Wiha pliers, Not even close

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

@@scottaddison8071 do you have a pair of both?

@nachoisme Ай бұрын

You should check out Knipex twin grip

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

I actually have a video on the twin grips comparing them vs others. Debated putting them in this video as they are 5 position adjustable but not sure they would be an accurate comparison. Thanks for chiming in though. I’ll keep this in mind for future vids.

@spencereagle1118 Ай бұрын

Snap On are having some real quality control issues. Out of 12 pliers I purchased in the last year 4 are having to be swapped out due to very poor finish and alignment issues. Worse still, after waiting 6 months for one of them to get swapped, the new replacement was actually worse than the original, so it went back too. How on earth can low cost brands get jaw alignment right and Snap On can't?

@thingsmen Ай бұрын

That’s a lot. Those are great questions for Snap-On. Thanks you for sharing your story?