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Todd's Picks
Best Performance
Dominant bite across all substrates
Purchased for: $35
Made In: USA
Pinned & braced upper jaw, sharpest teeth, top performer. 536 g.
Consistently #1 with very hard steel and soft/grade-8 bolts.
Best Value
High performance at a mid price
Purchased for: $26
Made In: Taiwan
Original Vise-Grip. Strong bite in all torque tests. 522 g.
Second only to Eagle Grips on several tests, easy to unlock.
Runner-up
Balanced performer
Purchased for: $20
Made In: China
Multi-zone grips, heat-treated alloy steel. 604 g. Strong showing across tests.
Straight jaws excelled on harder fasteners, strong front-teeth bite.
Milwaukee listed as a 2-pack, per-piece price shown where applicable.
Adjuster set to ~100 in-lb using torque adapter, higher value = stronger hold.
Adjuster at ~100 in-lb, tests emphasize tooth geometry and clamping distribution.
Same 100 in-lb adjuster torque, harder substrate magnifies jaw/tooth differences.
Adjuster increased to ~180 in-lb, higher number = better bite on very hard steel.
Lower number = easier to unlock at a given clamp load.
