Which Needle Nose Pliers Brand Wins?

the heaviest of the first 5 brands tested

nearly as heavy as the Irwin

the lightest of all 14 pliers tested

20 g lighter than the Kobalt

described as light

the lightest brand at that point in the narration (later beaten only by the Vampliers at 177 g)

same as Milwaukee

tied for first with Kobalt

the best result of any brand in this test

second place behind Kobalt

three way tie for first with Kobalt and Craftsman

four way tie for first with Kobalt, Craftsman, and Channellock

same as DeWalt

slightly better than Wiha

tied with Knipex for the worst result

the worst result up to that point in the narration

the screw caused a small amount of damage to the pliers

tied for second with Stanley FatMax

second best result, nearly as good as Kobalt

same as Channellock

the worst result up to that point in the narration

hurt by its shorter handles

tied for second with Irwin

same as DeWalt

moved into a top 3 position at that point

described as performing very well

slightly better than average

its short handles really hurt this result

same as Performance Tool

tied for third with Kobalt, Craftsman, Southwire, Fujiya

slightly better than Irwin, same as Milwaukee

same as Kobalt

the best result of any brand in either grip test, a very impressive standout

moved into first place in this retest

same as Irwin

same as Kobalt and Craftsman

same as DeWalt again

tied with several top brands including Kobalt and Klein Tools

same as the first test, struggled again

same as the first test

took fourth place from Southwire

almost as good as Irwin

second place at that point behind Stanley FatMax

struggled due to shorter handles

moved into the lead at that point in the narration

by far the best result of any brand in this test, described as very impressive

fourth place at that point

third place behind Stanley FatMax at that point

described as a pretty good result

the worst result of any brand in this test, described as really struggled

needed quite a bit of squeezing force

moved into the lead at that point in the narration, tied with Channellock later

held up really well with only minor damage

cutting knives lost their pointed edge

cutting knives now pretty flat with quite a bit of damage

shorter handles hurt performance again

second place behind Kobalt, knives had a little more damage than Kobalt's

tied with Irwin, cutters held up really well and looked nearly as good as new

moved into first place, the best deck screw result of any brand, knives looked nearly as good as new

nearly as well as Channellock, knives held up with only minor damage

slightly better than average

the worst deck screw result of any brand, though cutting knives held up with only minor damage

really struggled, moderate damage to the cutters

some damage to the cutting knives

seemed more robust than most other brands, no visible damage

pretty robust, definitely built to handle the grip and twist motion, no damage

easily withstood the torque, less flexion than most other brands, no visible damage

flexed quite a bit but snapped right back into place, no permanent bending or visible damage

jaws on the pliers are now bent

made it to 120 in lb but remained twisted after the test, and one jaw broke

not set up for this type of grip and twist motion, quite a bit of damage to the nose

pretty robust, didn't twist nearly as much as some other brands, but did experience a small amount of bending and twisting

experienced more flexion than Irwin and DeWalt, and the pliers are now bent

quite a bit of flexion during the test, and the nose is now bent

experienced quite a bit of damage from the test

not nearly as robust as most other brands, nose badly bent

experienced quite a bit of damage from the twisting force