Up Close: NWS Pliers Wrench

May 28, 2024
The NWS Pliers Wrench is made for tightening and loosening bolted connections.

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Application

The NWS Pliers Wrench, No. 1664-12-205, is used for tightening and loosening bolted connections according to the ratchet principle. Parallel gripping jaws on the wrench are ideally suited to gripping, holding, pressing, and bending for a wide range of workpieces.

Origin

The pliers are designed to replace a wide range of imperial and metric combination-style wrenches.

Features and benefits

The Pliers Wrench can be used for gripping nuts and refined fittings without damaging the fastener. The wrench's high clamping force allows for secure tightening and minimizes the rounding off of high-quality and precision fasteners.

Manufacturing/engineering specifications

The pliers are made in Germany, oil-hardened and tempered to exacting standards, and have been developed specifically for the task of fitting sanitary fittings carefully and gently. The swiveling jaws will get a good grip in any position and ensure optimum pressing force for work on fittings of all kinds. The all-around helper is not only suitable for tightening and loosening screw joints particularly the nuts on fittings with high-grade coatings they can also be used as tile nibblers as a result of their smooth, polished gripping surfaces. The 10" length offers a gripping range of 0 to 2", and weighs 14.8 oz.

Information provided by NWS.

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