Mole grips/locking pliers can be used at various stages of the following processes:
Welding
Some types of Mole grips/locking pliers are used to hold metal parts in place for welding.
Loosening fasteners
Certain types of Mole grips/locking pliers are used to help to loosen nuts and bolts – even the most stubborn and rusted ones.
Mole grips/locking pliers are often used to unscrew nuts or bolts that have been ’rounded’, a term which refers to the edges of the nut/bolt becoming worn away. Trying to get a grip on rounded fasteners with another tool, like a spanner, would be very difficult, but the jaws of Mole grips/locking pliers are able to clamp securely onto the fastener, and loosen it.
Mole grips/locking pliers can also be used to pull nails from tyres.
Vice clamping
Some types of Mole grips/locking pliers can be used as a vice clamp in both woodworking and engineering, to hold an object in place so that it can be worked on using another tool, for example, a wrench.
Clamping metals
Certain types of Mole grips/locking pliers are used to hold metal sheets which can then be shaped for use on roofs as roof covering, for instance.
Clamping wood
Some types of Mole grips/locking pliers are used to clamp and hold pieces of wood so that they can be sawn into shape.
Providing leverage
Mole grips/locking pliers are often used to provide extra leverage when required – for example, to help when bending an object such as a metal pipe. A regular set of pliers may slip off the pipe if the jaws open slightly, but Mole grips/locking pliers ensure the jaws stay locked in place.
Cracking nuts
Mole grips/locking pliers can even be used to crack nuts!
Repairing cars
Some types of Mole grips/locking pliers are used for car repairs, especially to loosen nuts and bolts.
Helping arthritis sufferers
Arthritis sufferers may find that they cannot grip very well, so using a pair of Mole grips/locking pliers could help them to grasp and hold household objects such as pencils.
