Borrow Slip-joint Pliers

The defining feature of a slip joint plier is its slip joint, which permits you to adjust the plier’s pivot point and extend the range of its jaws. This allows you to grip materials of differing thicknesses and sizes, giving you a much wider range than a traditional plier allows.

To aid with this, slip joint pliers feature a flat textured mouth that curves into a serrated jaw, giving you the ability to grip both flat and rounded surfaces. They’re an exceptionally versatile type of plier, as adept at tightening nuts and bolts as gripping, crimping, holding, and bending.