Knipex TwinGrip vs Snap On Talon Grip LN-46ACF (LN46ACF)

Nice video, you can cut at the ends of the snap on plier. It doesnt look like it but it cuts wire just fine.

I'd really like to try out those snap on pliers, but my dealer sucks. Been thinking about hitting my old guy up

I've never understood why people pay such a high premium for snap on on eBay(which I've seen as high as 100%) when anyone can order from snap on's website

Some cool pliers man, i'd be happy with either of those. Thanks for comparing them and showing us their features.

Snap on 5cp mini 's grip like crazy have all of them twin grip knipex are great in many applications

Knipex- winner

German safety footwear standard, or special for this review?

I used the Talon Grips to help get some headlight bulbs twisted out of a tight spot today. Definitely the tool I needed vs. any other pliers I own.

The cutter on the Snap On is down close to the joint. I have lots of other pliers that have that feature. Kinda crude, but it works OK.

I started with the ln46s and just got the 47s the other week. Still like them both the 47s really are a big plier. Id probably be grabbing the 46s for most things. The twin grips are super good too, I've got the snap on flank jaw pliers that kinda compete with them and the cobras grip way harder and better but the snap ons won't damage fasteners like the cobras or twin grips will.

Best is own both of these. They both hold their own. Least these two specifically

I wish they made a small version to slip into the pouch with the XS cobra an pliers wrench. If not a smaller snap on that would fit in that pouch also. Would be a killer little combo to go in that set.

But both of them two ride in my service tool bag. Both got their places an hold there own in certain issues

Not to nitpick (I'd probably still get one), but for a 60 dollar unit there seems to be quite a bit of play in those Strap-ons.

Icon clones of both those tools coming out this year.

Nice review/ comparison. To my they have different uses like a linemans and a long // needle nose. I would have to of every tool but I am not not a borred billionaire so I have to be pickier on my tool purchases

I'm not a huge fan of Knipex anymore. Every time I buy one of their tools, it disappoints me. I feel the twin grips are specially made for small fastener extraction.... and that's about it. Yes the teeth are very nice and sharp and it bites pretty good. BUT!!!! the pliers barely open, very small jaw, and if you adjust it out, it doesn't close very much. As a daily mechanic, the Snap-ons pliers have a huge range on them, and they are more realistic for single handed use. Every time i think "oh my twip grips will be perfect for this" nope, if i couldnt do it with snappies, i cant do it with the knipex.

different tools. they are good for entirely different jobs. apples to oranges.

The snap on is more like a needle nose and can't grip like knipex.
The knipex has no equal in what is was designed for, but when it comes to getting in a tight narrow space, the snap on wins hands down.
Both are designed for different tasks.

Two different animals right tool for the right job .

Yes, the Knipex has smaller jaws, but on the other hand it has much better leverage.

I have the TwinGrips and some 6" Vampliers (VT-001). Glad I have both. Vampliers can do much smaller screws.
Been humming and hawing over getting these Snap-Ons.

I wish knipex made a slip joint needle nose. The TwinGrips are good but the end is too big for some jobs. I have regular knipex need noses and they're great but they could be taken to the next level with a slip joint! The snapons are really the only snapon tool i've seriously considered purchasing ... but at 3x the price of even Knipex it's a hard sell for a home garage

2 totally different tools

I would not try and remove a bolt with LN47's , that's better for electrical, copper, literally ANYTHING but, Knipex is an extractor tool and not great for much else. Totally different tools

your comparing apples with oranges.

I agree. These aren't really competitor tools. I just ordered a set of the Snap-On 196ANCF which is the version of these that actually have a cutter on them. I've had the Twin Grips and am interested in getting another pair, but their real competitor from Snap-On is the HJ47ACF FlankJaw Talon Grip pliers. I just ordered those also and will compare them with my Knipex Cobras for now, but probably the best alternative to the Twin Grips is the Engineer (Vamplier if you like wasting money. They are the exact same model except for the color) PZ-59. At that point, you are choosing between a cutter and a Cobra-style grip. I think Snap-on actually offers slightly more with that HJ47ACF model with the cutter, FlankJaw, and Talon Grip plier head, but I wouldn't argue it's best for the money. It really depends on the line of work you do, but now that I've started HVAC, I think the Snap-On 196ANCF and the Knipex Raptor are probably the best combo pliers you can get for that job, and hopefully by next Friday, I can verify that. With the Klein auto-stripper and Klein 11-in-1 HVAC screwdriver, I think 80% of the hand tool job will be covered. I don't even think I'll need a pliers wrench unless the Raptors prove they can't handle nitrogen valves or gas valves.

MANN I hate dodgy one handed review videos like this.

If you know where to look, you can find an equal or better counterpart to snap on, I just cannot justify having a kidney to buy a tool. It's a gimmick. Most of all of their tools are dipped. Antiquated.

Im not sure why you started complaining them and i like the twin grip for the front teeth part but aside from just pliers i wouldn't use them for anything else i just have better tools but im to cheap so i bought the icon and as far as i can tell it is pretty equal also has 5 positions i believe but it may not have been out then