Ratings & Reviews for Kobalt Locking Pliers

Lock it down

This is a little interesting to get use to but there are about the same as any other locking pliers. You have to adjust them a little different than regular adjuster were these make it as easy to use and faster adjustments with a matter of a push and lock the adjusting button then done were the regular ones you twist and twist then lock. with self adjusters they just lock accordingly. You have to buy and try and if you don't like you don't buy

Self Adjusting Pliers

Although the concept seems good they do not work as expected. Bought for husband for Valentine's Day and had occasion to use yesterday. Pliers don't lock strong enough and will not grip. Kept slipping off the boards we were trying to remove. Will be returning.

Nice quality

These are really nice for the price, well made And assembled well. Note, to open takes some Umph and when u lock them it is very much like vise grips. That is a good thing.

2 Piece Self Adj Pliers

They are a little hard to get use too when you are familiar with old style. Once I figured out the operation of the tool it has come in handy

Good value

Only issue was that it was missing one of the connection screws,easily returned and exchanged for another one.

Self Adjusting Pliers

These are designed to automatically adjust to different size objects. It did not work in my initial tests on a few things around the garage. In a few cases it worked but not generally. The mechanism failed to tighten on larger objects.

Both pairs failed to do their job.

I saw these at Lowe's just before Christmas and decided to buy a set for each of my sons. While I was at it, I bought a set for myself. They're advertised to have parallel gripping jaws, but neither pair actually remain parallel when the jaws open. A couple of days ago, I had occasion to put them to good use. A hex shank drill bit separated from the hex shank and was stuck in wood up to the point where the shank had been attached. I reached for the smaller pair of these locking pliers, but the...

Pure Junk

I was exciterd to walk into Lowes just after Christmas and saw a huge display just inside door of the Kobakt Pliers and $12.98 per set! I bought one . Took it home and discovered it is virtually unusable. The quality is bad, Jaws do not line up. The quick release feature requires a set of pliers to release. My 25 year old vice grips is far superior. I intended to give the small set in the package to wife, but obviously I will not now. Is all of Lowes products similar?? Dolar Store may have bette...

Great Tool

This tool has many uses. Have not found all the thing it can do.

Not A Good product

When I purchased these locking pliers I thought I had made a good choice but when I got them home and checked them out I found out that the jaws and the adjustment on the handle would open the jaws wider but they wont open to a large opening! Yes theres two adjustments from small to large but its hard to use and on the large opening they just wont open wide like the original Vuse Grips so I took these back and Got the Original Vise grips which open real wide with the knob adjustment on the handl...

Visegrips

Good quality for the price Bought to help bend back aluminum on window frames . Took a lot of abuse and no complaints

2-Piece Self Adjusting Locking Pliers KOBALT

Absolutely worthless locking pliers. Very difficult to turn adjusting screw on both pliers. Would not lock down on material I was working on.

NOT AS DESCRIBED

I've had Channel Lockin Pliers for many years and been happy with them. My wife, unfortunatley, was never able to get them to work, like for adjusting the seat on her bicycle, etc. I saw these advertised as a cure for her problem and thought I'd give them to her as a stocking stuffer for Christmas. Well, they don't work for her and when I looked at them they're cheap junk. I'll keep my Channel Locks & return these Kobalts to Lowes.