The Eifel plierench is no longer made. It is my go to tool when I need pliers or any job requiring a gripping tool b/c there is no gripping effort from my hand while using the tool due to the fact the plierench's internal gears are what holds the item (very firmly - "1 ton grip").
I suspect the reason this tool is not in everyone's tool box is that it has a 30 second learning curve to it. People pick it up thinking they just squeeze like normal pliers and cannot get it to work. It's a shame b/c the mechanical advantage this design gives is amazing.
Advantages:
1. Internal gear and rack gear mechanism securely holds an item in the jaws giving an impossible grip strength when compared to other tools.
2. The internal gears erase the need for your effort in making a strong grip with your hand - no squeezing.
3. The handles can be adjusted after the grip is set to be close together no matter how wide the item being gripped.
4. Interchangeable jaws for different jobs:
a. Normal plier-job type jaw.
b. Longer jaw for Channel Lock type work.
c. Spreading jaw
d. Pipe cutting jaw (like copper plumbing pipe).
e. Spring making (and wire bending) jaw.
5. Cons:
a. It has an initial 30 seconds to a minute to learn how to set the jaws to take advantage of the tool's gripping power.
b. Like a Channel Lock pliers (or the modern Knipex with push button), it takes two hand to set the jaw to proper width.
Since these are antiques, the instructions for using them are hard to find without paying a lot to buy an old brochure if it comes up on eBay.
So I made and attached a graphic telling step by step instructions for using these. I also included a picture of the set of available jaws (those marked with a white star are the ones I use most). Then you will find a picture of the pipe cutting jaw and its special clip installed on a plierench. After that is a handle clamp (I do not have one) used to hold the handles together (thus keeping the gears engaged and your item clamped) so the plierench can be used like a makeshift small vise. I find a rubber band works well for this!
And lastly is a Rumble.com video link of a video I hastily made showing the procedure in my "Eifel plierench Step-by-Step Giude" graphic.
Unfortunately Rumble.com is not a source capable of being embedded in the forum software, and I won't use the anti-free speech youtube for it's role in Nov. 2020 and it's censoring (and posting "corrections" on every video with) political views not in align with their own political agenda.)
Here is the video link: Eifel Plierench, by far it's worth the tiny learning curve - click here to view the short video.
I suspect the reason this tool is not in everyone's tool box is that it has a 30 second learning curve to it. People pick it up thinking they just squeeze like normal pliers and cannot get it to work. It's a shame b/c the mechanical advantage this design gives is amazing.
Advantages:
1. Internal gear and rack gear mechanism securely holds an item in the jaws giving an impossible grip strength when compared to other tools.
2. The internal gears erase the need for your effort in making a strong grip with your hand - no squeezing.
3. The handles can be adjusted after the grip is set to be close together no matter how wide the item being gripped.
4. Interchangeable jaws for different jobs:
a. Normal plier-job type jaw.
b. Longer jaw for Channel Lock type work.
c. Spreading jaw
d. Pipe cutting jaw (like copper plumbing pipe).
e. Spring making (and wire bending) jaw.
5. Cons:
a. It has an initial 30 seconds to a minute to learn how to set the jaws to take advantage of the tool's gripping power.
b. Like a Channel Lock pliers (or the modern Knipex with push button), it takes two hand to set the jaw to proper width.
Since these are antiques, the instructions for using them are hard to find without paying a lot to buy an old brochure if it comes up on eBay.
So I made and attached a graphic telling step by step instructions for using these. I also included a picture of the set of available jaws (those marked with a white star are the ones I use most). Then you will find a picture of the pipe cutting jaw and its special clip installed on a plierench. After that is a handle clamp (I do not have one) used to hold the handles together (thus keeping the gears engaged and your item clamped) so the plierench can be used like a makeshift small vise. I find a rubber band works well for this!
And lastly is a Rumble.com video link of a video I hastily made showing the procedure in my "Eifel plierench Step-by-Step Giude" graphic.
Unfortunately Rumble.com is not a source capable of being embedded in the forum software, and I won't use the anti-free speech youtube for it's role in Nov. 2020 and it's censoring (and posting "corrections" on every video with) political views not in align with their own political agenda.)
Here is the video link: Eifel Plierench, by far it's worth the tiny learning curve - click here to view the short video.
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