🔧 Scratch-Resistant Long Nose Pliers - Tools by Tamiya Review

Always wanted a pair of these and finally couldn't resist and bought. Good. The pliers have a little play but they slide so they have to move and slide between two sizes. They are very nicely finished and exactly what I expected.

These pliers are excellent for installing shock absorbers on RC cars. They have nice soft plastic teeth with a groove for gripping the shock waves. Do not use these pliers for anything else. You will damage them. This tool simplifies the assembly of shock absorbers for RC vehicles.

Works as intended; tips work great! They don't leave marks, but I wish they had a better surface for picking up detail on the tips and were made of a more appropriate material; no hard plastic. Unsatisfactory for complex work, but they work great! I may be wrong and this tool was not created for what I use it for.

The metal parts appear to be cast, ground to the correct tolerances and then coated black. The tongs feature a spring-loaded opener that works when the tongs are set to either pivot point; either for larger parts where the jaws are parallel and 1/4 inch apart when closed, or in the normal position where the jaws are joined together. As described in the literature the plastic jaws are held in place with a small screw and will hold, but more importantly the jaws make perfect contact on the sides…