Which pliers are practical: Makita, Knipex, or Ingco?

How to choose pliers? Choose a well-known brand? Choose the expensive one? Or choose the cost-effective?

Generally speaking, the metal material of pliers is divided into carbon steel, high carbon steel, chrome vanadium steel, chrome nickel steel, and so on. The pliers made of good metal must be good? We judge pliers need to start from the material and process. The pliers we have the most contact with in life are made of carbon steel or chrome vanadium steel. However, when using a grinding wheel to polish carbon steel and chrome vanadium steel, the wear rate of carbon steel will be higher than that of chrome vanadium steel.

Knipex has a place in the market of "professional craftsmen", such as plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. From the "professional craftsman level" in terms of materials, ergonomic design, and manufacturing process, the price of this plier is also in line with his brand positioning. But a stay-at-home dad really does not belong to the professional craftsmen, in order to life or to consider more cost-effective. To ensure the quality of the case to find a suitable affordable alternative became my actual need.

I considered Makita, it is alloy steel, compared with carbon steel it is superior in these aspects of hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and the manufacturing process is much more complicated than carbon steel. It is suitable for gripping, tightening, and loosening pipes, nuts, and bolts. The handle also comes with a special protective coated non-slip pad for a comfortable and reliable grip. There is a button to adjust the size of the jaws, and the jaws are also designed with box joints to improve stability. Makita's products are mainly power tools, with more than 270 products for 18V batteries. I added it to the shopping cart for a long time and still think it is a bit expensive, and it's pity to use it at home.

I would have found INGCO thanks to the platform's previous collection of tool brands, which gave me some insight into the brand. INGCO seems to be more popular in Southeast Asia, and it is said that his products have great hardware quality, and many people have purchased his power tools. For me to buy home pliers and in the case of quality assurance it is only a third of the price of the big brands this is hard for me not to be impressed.

I finally chose INGCO's plier made of chrome vanadium steel， which is said to have been heat-treated throughout to ensure the durability of the tool. From an ergonomic point of view, this plier with a TPR handle is non-slip and wear-resistant, suitable for long working hours. The jaw gap is serrated, not easy to slip when gripping objects, but also to effectively improve work safety performance. I have used two or three days, cutting 2.5/4/6mm square copper wire performance is good, you can hear a crisp sound. According to my not much life experience pliers should be used frequently to maintain the fluidity of the metal, otherwise, the jaws open and close will be jammed.

Are there guys have experience, welcome to share together ~