Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: 3 Essential Pliers!

Soft-jaw eyeglass repair pliers: amzn.to/2DDBumg Jeweler's pliers: amzn.to/3lWDyqH Screw pliers: amzn.to/3jSPW9r amzn.to/2EUW4iL

For anyone looking for what Adam called Jeweler's Pliers, they're actually 'Stepped Bail-Making Pliers'. It'll help your search.

Knipex Pliers wrench. If you don't have one, get one. You will find dozen of uses. They replace a whole set of open-end wrenches. In addition, I have used the perfectly parallel jaws to push in bearings, bend metal and push a button into a pair of jeans.

Knipex pliers are the bomb and I use them every day. Both the aggressive toothed as well as the non marring ones. Their ability to adjust and grip firmly is insane.

I would love for Adam to do a tool segment on "homemade tools"; the tools you either couldn't afford, couldn't acquire, or simply didn't exist for a job you needed to get done. SO... you make one!! I would think that's right up his alley and probably has a few he could show. My favorite example actually applies here: Rebuilding rear brake calipers on a import car(the kind some mechanics would know with the "twist in" piston). Part of the integrated parking brake mechanism is buried in the bottom of the piston well, held in by a c-clip. Long story short, no c-clip pliers could reach and do the job, so I ended up getting a pair of 8" hemostats, grinding points into the ends of the jaws, and they worked a treat! PS: Rebuilding those kinds of calipers is really only for those who are broke, desperate &/or ignorant. But doable.

Just a tip here that I found very handy. I have a set of long reach needle nose pliers that I slid a square cut o ring onto. I work in the Automotive industry, they are the o rings that are on the bottom of oil filters. You could probably use rubber bands too but I found that the square cut shape of the o ring lets me "roll" it up and down the handles one handed. A regular round style o ring will just roll away. But the reason the o ring helps is it turns my pliers into a temporary locking plier that doesn't clamp like a vice grip. It is SO useful for something like holding a nut or a bolt or even a screw with one hand a spinning the other end of the fastener I am using. The rubber stretch of the o ring lets the pliers hold tight enough to be in control, but they will even kind of let go automatically if too much torque is applied. You can also make them grab harder by sliding the farther up the grips. Thank you for your videos Adam and all of the Tested team.

I worked in an orthodontic lab for many years. The dental industry has some pretty interesting pliers. Probably similar to some jeweler's equipment. The 3-pronged pliers and bird beak pliers we're my bread and butter. I've made tens of thousands of retainers with them, and they're worth checking out for a shop.

One of my favorites have been the knipex pliers wrench. They're parallel jaws that essentially act like an adjustable wrench that won't slip. They also don't have any teeth to mar what you're working on. Great for an fittings and also surprisingly great for sheet metal.

I was just working on bending spinner bait wire and complaining about how the needle nose didn’t make a proper loop. Boom. Ordered the jewelers pliers. Thanks fellow nerd.

You probably have some already, but parallel jaw pliers are awesome as well.

My favorite pliers are made by Knipex. They make some of the best quality tools available and many different styles.

I could watch Adam talk about interesting tools all day

I had a "Maker" friend that would have loved this video. He had a 'bot cave' in his basement where he built robots. He was eccentric and passionate about life like Adam. Sadly he got pancreatic cancer and passed away last year. I miss you Randy...you were truly Unique.

And the Amazon algorithm goes bonkers on these three items. Someone at Amazon: “Huh, looks like Savage is talking about pliers today.”

Never thought I'd be interested in watching a video about pliers and feel so thrilled about it. Adam's excitement is infectious and I always en up learning new stuff.

I love these videos so much! I've wanted non-marking pliers for years, and would never have thought to look at eye glass tools. "Tools you need but haven't heard of" are the best kind of tools!

Dear Adam, love this! Thank you for taking the time to help others. Your channel is a joy to watch.

I have the screw pliers, they are great for loosening stripped screws as well.

I have a set of 15" long double jointed needle nose pliers so they fully open without having to open the handle end all the way. Perfect for grabbing things down in a hole where theres no room to work.

Always love listening to you Adam, you make even the most mundane subjects entertaining and informative, one way or another 👏👏