Milwaukee Helps You Cheat Your Way to Plumbing Success In 2016, we saw the first Milwaukee Cheater pipe wrench hit the industry. Five years down the line, the new Milwaukee aluminum Cheater adaptable pipe wrench builds off of that original model. It features a brand-new, all-in-one design and quick-slide handle that can be adjusted to […]
LENOX Tools Gets Further Involved In the Hand Tool Game with Cast Iron Pipe Wrench We’ve been taking a look at the most recent line of Lenox hand tool offerings, most of which revolve around the plumbing trade. The Lenox Cast Iron Pipe Wrench doesn’t break from that trend either. It carries a near-identical design […]
It Works Like a Pipe Wrench Should, Just Lighter Than You’d Expect LENOX Tools has added a line of pipe wrenches to their line of hand tool offerings. The LENOX Aluminum Pipe Wrench line sticks to the traditional design that you’ve come to expect with the notable exception of using aluminum as the wrench material. […]
Tough Angles? No Problem for Crescent K9 Angle Access Jaws Plumbers don’t often get the most ideal workspaces. In fact, it’s rare when they get unrestricted access to, say, a leaky pipe. Rather, plumbers often have to find the leverage they need from harsh angles, which often results in the wrench slipping off the pipe […]
Crescent Pipe Wrench Line Now Includes Lighter Weight, Angled Attack Options One of the coolest new tools we saw at STAFDA 2019 in Nashville comes from Crescent. New Crescent pipe wrench models now include lighter options and others with a more versatile angle of attack. On the lightweight side of things, 5 of the new […]
When electricians need more power in their cutting pliers, extending the handle length is one way to make it happen. Why not apply the same principle when it comes to pipe wrenches? The new Milwaukee 10L Pipe Wrench with PowerLength Handle does just that. The Cheater was certainly an innovative way to give plumbers more […]
Multi-tools can be a lot of different things. They can be cheap pieces of stamped metal in the form of a shark that are functionally useless. They can be moderately effective secondary tools to help keep you from having to climb back down the ladder to get a tool for a couple of screws. Then […]
Klein adjustable wrench options run in the realm of size and features that will have HVAC Pros and electricians reach for, but is that really a surprise? It wasn’t for us, either. So if you’re looking on the smaller side of what adjustable wrenches offer, check out these premium models from Klein! If you’d rather read […]
Have you ever noticed how a little context can make a big difference? If we got caught cheating in school, we’d go straight to the principal’s office. But today if I run into a tough fitting that just won’t budge, I’m supposed to cheat. Go figure! I’m talking, of course, about the industry-first Milwaukee Cheater […]
No tool is more iconic of a trade than the pipe wrench is for plumbing. But the pipe wrench is a relatively new tool even though indoor plumbing has been around for millennia. In 1869, machinist Daniel Stillson patented what became known as the Stillson or Stillson wrench. Apparently, it’s the best design for the job required because a […]
