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Select Malco Eagle Grip Pliers: 7'' Straight Jaw Eagle Grip Locking Pliers

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Harry J. Epstein Co. has Select Malco Eagle Grip Pliers on sale for $29.95. Shipping costs may vary.

Thanks to Community Member fewlio for sharing this deal.

Available:

7″ Curved Jaw Eagle Grip Locking Pliers w/ Wire Cutter (LP7WC)
7″ Straight Jaw Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP7R)
8″ C-Clamp Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP8C)
8″ C-Clamp w/ Feet/Pads Eagle Grip Malco Locking Pliers (LP8SP)
10″ Straight Jaw Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP10R)
10″ Curved Jaw Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP10WC)
11″ C-Clamp Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP11C)
11″ C-Clamp w/ Feet/Pads Eagle Grip Locking Pliers (LP11SP)

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Written by Edited October 13, 2023 at 05:20 AM by

https://www.harryepstein.com/cata...le+grip%22

These have smoother tigher fit and finish which is pleasant on the hands...there's a hex head in the bottom of the tightening screw to do some before or after the fact adjustment on the jaw grip. These have high quality american steel, an extra rivet compared to many of the cheaper versions of this tool (stronger design and easier to use), and there isn't any slop in the movement of any parts. So when you see in store or online ads about "Irwin the Original Vice Grip Tool" do not fall for it. The tools at the above url are the original design, NOT IRWIN VERSIONS BEING SOLD NOW!!

Made in America by Malco... BUT NOW DISCONTINUED

The Malco company isn't going out of business, they're just going to shut down the production of these torque lock vice grip tools.

Don't mess around just go get the ones you are interested in or forever hold your piece. If you want your kids and grandkids to have the best version of one of the greatest hand tools ever made, it's time to buy RIGHT NOW.

If anyone can navigate that harryepstein.com site and find a current promo code/coupon that must be decoded by the mysterious epstein code wheel (modern replica on an ancient decoding wheel) then I can hook ya up as my uncle figured out how to decode it on his own, just like Alan Turing an the German Enigma machine in WW2. I was looking for a current code but wasn't able to find it at the moment

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Created 10-13-2023 at 04:57 AM by fewlio

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Last Edited by fewlio October 14, 2023 at 03:14 PM

Here is the list for the Super Secret Decoder Ring at their website:

https://www.harryepstein.com/hje-...velle.html

if anyone can figure out if there is a current decoder discount going on then may be able to save a little more. I looked pretty hard and couldn't find anything current, but maybe I overlooked something:

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All original employees were let go when vise grip left, they did utilize the building and some of the original manufacturing equipment but the vise grip plant sat empty for nearly 10 years prior to Malco moving in.

I'm sure some came back as they hired locals and there aren't many businesses in the small town of DeWitt, NE.

These pliers are more polished than anything vise grip made even prior to Rubbermaid purchasing them.

I actually worked at the original vise grip plant a couple of times as a temp when I was younger, some areas of the plant would exceed 125F and hit 90% humidity during the summer months.
They were one of the highest paying jobs in the area if you stand repetitive factory work and they took care of their employees up until they sold to China.

Sorry for the ramble 😂, I live about 20 minutes from DeWitt.

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burntorangehorn

11-27-2023 at 02:08 PM.

Quote from fewlio

can you say whether these DeWitt gardening/yard tools are good quality? from your testimony it sounds like Dewitt has a history of making some of the best tools!

https://www.earthtools.com/garden...ewit-hoes/

https://www.earthtools.com/garden...and-tools/

They're good quality, but unrelated to the tools in this thread.

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zuhx17

12-02-2023 at 09:24 PM.

I bought curved jaw pliers from Harry Epstein and they came with no packaging, just the pliers. They don't look used, but wondering if others that brought from that retailer also got them with no packaging. Dropped a pretty penny for those pliers and just want to make sure I didn't get swindled.

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12-09-2023 at 01:04 PM.

I believe they have a couple of discount codes available now. If you don't have the secret decoder ring you can use DARLENE for 10% off closeouts.
https://www.harryepstein.com/