Knipex Alligator Water Pump Pliers (8801180SBA)

Knipex, a family-owned enterprise headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been manufacturing high-quality pliers since 1882. As the world's leading brand in pliers, Knipex is focused on delivering tools with exceptional performance, service life, and ergonomics to meet the high expectations of professional users.

In addition to quality, innovation, and performance, the company's other important cornerstones are sustainable actions and value-guided orientation. The Knipex Alligator water pump pliers, for instance, exemplify these principles.

The Alligator offers nine adjustment positions, providing 30% more gripping capacity compared to conventional water pump pliers of the same length. Its slim head and joint areas allow for good access to the workpiece. The serrated gripping surface on the jaws enables the tool to grip any shaped object – round, square, hex, or flat. Moreover, the tool's teeth are induction hardened for wear resistance and a longer life.

The Alligator's dual channel box joint design ensures directional stability, instilling confidence that the tool will not bend or break under heavy-duty conditions. A fine adjustment feature enables the user to find the perfect setting for different-sized workpieces. By adjusting the handles to get the appropriate width, the jaws can be locked into place to avoid slipping off the workpiece. This allows the operator to apply downward pressure on the top handle to firmly hold the object, without the need to continuously squeeze the handles.

To ensure the Alligator's durability, Knipex uses a precisely hardened steel with a maximum of 0.8% carbon, along with defined parts of chromium and vanadium. This guarantees optimum cutting performance and service life, despite the added production complexity and cost. The rivet of the high-leverage diagonal cutter is also forged straight onto the pliers, providing extra strength to withstand stress.

Knipex's commitment to excellence extends to the small details – the angles, sharpness, hardness, and toughness of the cutting edges, the precision and smooth movement of the joint, the handle design, and the finish. The company continuously reviews these aspects, researches, tests, and improves its pliers to meet the high expectations of professional users worldwide.

Whether in the shop, at home, or in the field, Knipex's precision-grade performance tools are the number one choice of tradesmen globally, known for their comfortable use and quality-assured design.

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