The optimised classic is a further addition to the pliers wrench family.
The new 300 mm KNIPEX pliers wrench can now grip width across flats up to a diameter of 68 mm (2 1/2") due to two additional adjustment positions. It rounds off the range of six pliers wrenches (125, 150, 180, 250, 300 and 400 mm).
The KNIPEX pliers wrench, combining pliers and a wrench, is a real all-rounder and is a vital part of any tool case. It replaces a whole set of wrenches, both metric and imperial. The new model is 300 mm long, weighs around 80 g less than its predecessor and rounds off the optimised KNIPEX pliers wrench range while having an even larger capacity: it offers grip up to a width across flats of 68 mm (maximum 2 1/2"). The practical laser-cut scale helps you set the pliers wrench to the required width across flats. The 180 and 250 millimetre models of this range of pliers wrenches were already comprehensively modified last year.
Gripping jaws can be adjusted quickly, reliably and conveniently at the push of a button. Thanks to smooth, parallel jaws, screw connections with sensitive surfaces (e.g. painted, burnished or anodised) can also be fixed gently into place – all without causing any damage. In addition, the pliers wrench does not have to be removed when loosening or tightening screws: the stroke between the gripping jaws allows it to screw with the ratchet principle.
What’s more, it also serves as a vice. The high transmission ratio of approximately 1:10 enables an enormous increase in manual force for safe holding, gripping, pressing or bending of workpieces. The chosen setting shows the model on two scales: metric above the toothed setting grid on the front and imperial on the rear of the pliers head. With the scale the desired width across flats can be set in advance as an alternative to the adjustment with the push button on the workpiece.
For especially sensitive surfaces, KNIPEX now offers plastic jaw covers as accessories for the 180, 250, and 300 mm variants. The protective jaws are easily attached by hand and snap into place to suit the geometry of the pliers' jaws so that they do not slip during work. The soft, smooth gripping surface ensures that holding, gripping and fixing designer fittings or extremely sensitive materials does not result in any damage.