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BabyMax
I’ve had problems with my cobra pliers rusting. Only one of the three pair and they were stored in the same place as the other two pair so not sure why.
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One of my cobras has a little rust on it but not like this. I've also use that set in water as well.
PSU Taco85
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These finally came in today, look to be good quality. Time will tell.
How were you supposed to maintenance it differently.than the other tools? Seems like a bad customer service answer.
Yep, how was I supposed to know it would rust like that? I left a review to make sure other people know this will happen to them. Non of my other 20 pliers from Knipex have this rust issue and I've never oiled them.
I ended up putting some 3M rust converter on it last night and I'll make sure to keep it drenched in oil from now on.
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Maybe a counterfeit from China?
I sent the pics in to Knipex and they didn't say anything about them being a counterfeit item. But that is a possibility I didn't think about before.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Send it again and use different email address
CowboyTaco
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With a picture of the other and a description that they live in the same space and treated the same.
Well I was borrowing power from my neighbor to run my little fridge and tools at my house since I have no power right now. Well his yard guy didn't see a bright yellow extension cord in the grass somehow and ran it over with a lawn mower. So now I have a heavy-duty 12-gauge 15' extension cord and a ~75' extension cord. Just wish I could've seen the sparks flash up from the lawn mower since it blew up his outdoor outlet 
Thinking he might need a new yard guy.
PSU Taco85
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Picked up a set of automotice backprobe pins for my fluke DMM. They fit into the insulated banana jacks, will make troubleshooting alot easier when the time comes. I added it to my test set collection I've had for a number of years. I like the ability to fold it up and take it on the go.
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Hopefully they can make cutters that last now...Milwaukee Tool Raises the Bar with New USA Factory
Silverback
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I'm just happy they are doing it. I know Craftsman is getting close to doing the same.
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I read that Tekton is also trying to make more tools in the USA. I hope they do. I have some Tekton wrenches in my trail bag and they seem pretty nice.
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I read that Tekton is also trying to make more tools in the USA. I hope they do. I have some Tekton wrenches in my trail bag and they seem pretty nice.
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BabyMax
Wasn’t planning on buying them until spring but my Ego battery shit the bed while in storage and won’t take a charge. So I picked up the M18 string trimmer and edger attachment this morning. Will have some tree trimming to do in the spring so I’ll be keeping an eye out for a deal on the pole saw and extension bar attachments before then.