Best gland pliers

[johnboy6083]

bloody rough as, the lot of you! for glands upto 25 I use bacho widejaw adjustable spanners. for anything above that I use what are known as eagle beaks: on the sites ive worked on, you would be no longer required if you marked glands because of using waterpump pliers.

 

[shanky887614]

bloody rough as, the lot of you! for glands upto 25 I use bacho widejaw adjustable spanners. for anything above that I use what are known as eagle beaks: on the sites ive worked on, you would be no longer required if you marked glands because of using waterpump pliers.

care to share a link.

 

[johnboy6083]

this for the eagle beaks: http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=L&ai=ClYmipXJ9UcCtFYW4-QaHjoDoAvD-1MQDkMWG3VKo4LuORAgGEAEoAlCxvpm4BmC7vq6D0ArIAQepAvuJbqid-7k-qgQkT9Csn5f9jLMlnBHlCkKQ2nQjlkKZ89XHACayUzNPq4O9Z62bwAUFoAYmgAeQnt8l4BLv9PSoyO3dgzE&sig=AOD64_2py6Xrx5jWbO0eqhG2vPwbijsEGA&ctype=5&ved=0CHkQ9A4&adurl=http://www.yourbesttools.com/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D7190 Then this for the adjustable widejaw spanner: Bahco 9031 Ergo 218mm - Wide Jaw Adjustable Wrench

 

[shanky887614]

this for the eagle beaks: http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=L&a...x.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7190 Then this for the adjustable widejaw spanner: Bahco 9031 Ergo 218mm - Wide Jaw Adjustable Wrench

£36 from toolstop

Ridgid E110 (31305) Offset Hex Pipe Wrench 9½" (240mm)

 

[johnboy6083]

These don't mark the glands, and will just about fit an M50 gland.
theyre also handy for pipe fitting.

 

[Marvo]

We have numerous techniques and tools for working with gland and bush nuts. We have an extensive range of C-spanners, crowfoot wrenches, offset and flanged open spanners etc. We also make or own spanners from time to time, the more commonly used are slogging spanners like these that we cut and converted into open ended.



Finally, for very awkward access, we also get nuts made specially from s/steel with a castellated edge that can be tightened with an appropriate punch. They kinda look like this but without the chamfer at the outer edge.



In the last few years we've had more problems with the gland and bush bodies than the nuts, they don't make them very strong anymore and they tend to disintegrate too easily.

 

[johnboy6083]

I know what you mean. Bushes where the head snaps off, or they round off if you even show them a spanner!

 

[shanky887614]

I know what you mean. Bushes where the head snaps off, or they round off if you even show them a spanner!

with bushes i go straight to pliers, were doing a lot of bushes in trunking atm

 

[Marvo]

I know what you mean. Bushes where the head snaps off, or they round off if you even show them a spanner!

Yeah, some of them are appalling quality, they just collapse if you show them pliers or grips, the thickness of the material used is very inadequate and it's very soft.

 

[johnboy6083]

I've got a set of bush sockets. I don't use them often, but when I do, they save loads of time!

 

[somersetsparks]

God read this lot and weeped! I've got eagle beaks for glands as well as having the correct large spanners for 20, 25 and 32mm (although some gland makes are different). We would get an arse kicking if we marked a gland! I got a complete set of box spanners as well which are pretty much the only tools to use on gland plates in the bottom of panels especially when they rammed, saves lots of missing chunks out of your knuckles. At a push I would use good quality adjustables but never pump pliers. As for bushes these are a right PITA, I have got the black bush-king spanner but its not brilliant TBH, I usually use slim 20mm socket on 3/8th ratchet.

 

[Silly Sausage]

[h=2]Re: Best gland pliers[/h]Get GS to ask TB!

 

[Essexboy7]

knipex alligator grips.

they last ages

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about £20 a pair from places like amazon etc

They are the ones i use

 

[Hutchie4321]

bloody rough as, the lot of you! for glands upto 25 I use bacho widejaw adjustable spanners. for anything above that I use what are known as eagle beaks: on the sites ive worked on, you would be no longer required if you marked glands because of using waterpump pliers.

stupid comment, 'eagle beaks mark glands just as much as wrenches etc, I'm sorry but you fall into the cowboy category also, you would not be allowed to gland with out the correct size spanners with my employers (also my dads TV is way bigger than yours, JUST SAYING)

 

[DPG]

stupid comment, 'eagle beaks mark glands just as much as wrenches etc, I'm sorry but you fall into the cowboy category also, you would not be allowed to gland with out the correct size spanners with my employers (also my dads TV is way bigger than yours, JUST SAYING)

Don't think he's been on here for 8 years.