KNIPEX - Cobra XS Water Pump Pliers

Gary W. Graley said:
Got this nice smallish pliers, carried in my pocket in a small slip sheath, quite powerful and very handy tool.

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AHA! The tiny ones finally show up... How do they adjust without the button? I'm almost a year into carrying my 5" cobras every day. I've been wondering how the smaller size would do.
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Pictured with my Douk Douk and small tinker for scale... Those little guys should pair nicely with an sak as well.

Edit to add: now if they'd only offer the pliers wrench in that smaller size...
 

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It's a different way of closing, just one set of teeth along the one side, works great!
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I had never heard of these o_O Don't need to work on a water pump. :)
In any case - I did the google and now these are a must have.
Very cool and absolutely useful. Haven't dared look at the price :rolleyes:

But this LINK is very informative and compelling. Thanks for the intro Gary.
Now to find a source.
 
comis said:
Great looking slip! I sometimes do think a SAK with a Knipex may even be a better carry than a multitool with pilers.
Btw, I kinda wonder maybe it's even possible to nest a Vic classic in between the handles?
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A classic might well fit in there, I don't own one, smallest I have is the Executive which is a bit larger.
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RayseM said:
I had never heard of these o_O Don't need to work on a water pump. :)
In any case - I did the google and now these are a must have.
Very cool and absolutely useful. Haven't dared look at the price :rolleyes:

But this LINK is very informative and compelling. Thanks for the intro Gary.
Now to find a source.
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The big river has them at decent prices.
 
RayseM said:
I had never heard of these o_O Don't need to work on a water pump. :)
In any case - I did the google and now these are a must have.
Very cool and absolutely useful. Haven't dared look at the price :rolleyes:

But this LINK is very informative and compelling. Thanks for the intro Gary.
Now to find a source.
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Thanks and I do think you will appreciate these pliers, several times now I found myself thinking 'man if I just had something to grip this thing...' and the light bulb dimly glows but it does glow and I remember ! I do have something to grip things with :)

And I like that first image, the contours of the slip sheath flap follows the flow of the handle and head of the pliers, I find it .... pleasing.... lol if I do say so myself.
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Gary W. Graley said:
A classic might well fit in there, I don't own one, smallest I have is the Executive which is a bit larger.
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Good taste! I too do think 74mm is one of the best kept secret of SAK, it's a shame they are discontinuing it.


Wild Willie said:
For me at least it's worked out better than a pliers based multi tool. I've broken multiple Leatherman tools
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Then you mustn't be new to the LM binding pliers issues in the recent years, which they would get stuck/bind even with a firm 'hand shake', let alone using it with force. I had been a LM fan since PST, and it's a little saddening to see the QC declining in recent years. Btw, I have no affiliation or conflict of interest with any multitool/SAK companies.
 
I have the 5" Knipex I keep in my glovebox. I also have a Leatherman Wave in there as well as an SAK Champ Plus in a spare Leatherman pouch with a firesteel, flashlight, sparker, and some tinder. Damn Boy Scouts...
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comis said:
Then you mustn't be new to the LM binding pliers issues in the recent years, which they would get stuck/bind even with a firm 'hand shake', let alone using it with force. I had been a LM fan since PST, and it's a little saddening to see the QC declining in recent years. Btw, I have no affiliation or conflict of interest with any multitool/SAK companies.
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I don't really recall having issues with binding, just snapping off while pushing the bounds of what I should be doing, and the screwdrivers getting torqued and being a PITA to open. The cobras have already pulled off a couple of things that I'm pretty sure would have ruined a Leatherman. I'm not trying to disparage their multi tools in any way, they have a great lineup that do many things fairly well. I've just found a dedicated pair of pliers seems to hold up better... At least thus far.
 
I could see myself carrying these in a leather slip, probably not just dropped in my pocket. Very neat idea.
 
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