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I don't recall ever seeing one of these L-handles in 3/8 or 1/2 ... only 1/4, which I have because it came with a Husky screwdriver set for some reason. Those bigger ones kind of interest me, but I'm trying to think if I'd ever use it. Some persuasive comments here though, I'm at 50% right now.

Price definitely wasn't the issue. If it was, there wouldn't be any tool truck brands. These were clearly superior products (I have several of them, and they are the best locking pliers I've ever owned), and worth the price for people who need premium tools. Malco simply didn't market them. Nobody knew about them. I didn't even hear about them, until they were discontinued. They really screwed up. It wouldn't have cost much of anything to create a viral "buzz" about them on social media. All they needed to do was send a few pairs to the Project Farm guy, and they would have sold plenty!

That's incredibly cool and incredibly terrible! 😂

They failed at marketing them..I have many friends that would have bought them. You can still get them through Harry Epstein. We bought close to 500$ worth from them.

One hell of a spark tester!

I just bought a pair of these, thanks to you.

Jerry Springer owned Malco ?

Increment borers for extracting sample cores from trees and wood are usually 9 mm square drive. A square drive 3/8" gives a loose, but usable fit for coring with a power drill or driver. I have taken thousands of cores this way.

The Springdale, AR plant also produced tools for Sears Craftsman, most notably with the "VV" maker's mark on the tool.

Well when TRW got ahold of any company they pretty much ruin it ! I have had TRW auto parts fail before One of the worst a timing gear on a crank shaft split broke the chain and ruined a small block Ford .

I agree Malco should have invested more money in advertising you can't make any kind of profit if you're lurking in the shadows I know some people complained about the price when they were 45 to 50 dollars a pair which really baffles me when Snap-on makes the exact same product for twice the amount and people are okay with that to each their own I guess and also I think of Malco would have invested in Machining other tools especially for the automotive industry and like mentioned earlier actually advertise they would probably still be here today just look how SK has cut back on USA made tools especially Automotive and how they now are owned by great star of China Outsourcing has really hurt a lot of companies it makes it hard for USA companies to stay in business not the case for Malco for which they didn't advertise enough really enjoying your videos thanks for sharing

I never saw any advertising for these either and the only place I saw them for sale was on the snap-on truck

I never know about them until I heard they were going out of production. They should have marketed them MUCH better. Maybe approach some of the big box stores and see about getting some first hand exposure with on the shelf product placement. Not sure if that would help, but it could have

Great video. I purchased a Rivco rivet gun around 1973 or so. I used it for 1/8" aluminum rivets when installing alum. gutters and downspouts. It was used hundreds if not a few thousand times. Nothing could replace this gun to this day. Rivco sold out to Malco I assume because they are identical. I have a couple of other Malco tools, they last!

Enjoyed the video. Thanks.😊

Unfortunately Snap-On, despite charging 2x or 3x more than Malco, the quality of the models recently launched by Snap-On seems worse. They don't include the solid rivet that reinforces the upper jaw, they press it into the plate like the generic manufacturers do. Nor did I see any mention of AISI 9260 steel.

honestly what i do on ours is just put 5/8ths plyboard, putting 1/12s has gotten to be too expensive. i also put siding on ours, i have to redo another older one from like mid 1900s. i think my grandfather bought them, you have to do a bit of welding work cus they like to break after 70-80 years.

Kawww!

I first saw these on Project Farm, where they dominated in testing. Fancied a pair but perhaps not at the £40 they're charging in the UK. But I'd hate for the supply to dry up and me not have a pair, perhaps for Christmas! 😅 (I enjoyed the eagle sound)

Own those, & those, & those, & box of those Malco screws… and I don’t even work in hvac/sheet metal… do I have a problem?

Can you do all these tests effectively with a multimeter with min max memory, as long as you can interpret the results?

I followed the story of these pliers from almost the start of the announcement of Malco making these "Vise-Grips" pliers. Even won a free promotional t-shirt! The only real advertisement I know about is Malco asking TH-camrs to do a promotional video for them. The product was free if you an agreement with Malco was signed. ( I passed because of all the limitations Malco wanted when making the video.) I did however buy a Snap branded Malco set. They are great pliers and I do wish they would've been successful. thanks for the video.

The "corny" presentation style is also catchy...

I’m not sure what Was worse, that damn eagle sound or the narrators nasally voice

could be for a spark plug

I remember when they announced them, I really wanted them to succeed. However, I already owned a half dozen locking pliers from the original Petersen plant, and didn’t need any more. Probably true of a lot of other people. Most people with enough interest in the history or quality already had what whey need, and the typical buyer will just buy the cheapest at a big box store. Unfortunate story.

The eagle sounds just inspired me to go buy Malco pliers:) I never knew a us company was making pliers:( thanks for sharing

I like to think he made the caw sound himself every time instead of copying it

This has nothing to do with cost. It has all to do with the fact that they did 0 marketing and that no one knew about them making it until they closed. You can't blame the price when no one knows the product exists. They didn't appear in any magazine, paper, internet article, or youtube video until after they closed, the only place they appeared or were known about were on a few obscure forums and local news for DeWitt, Nebraska. Many comments, on the articles/videos that appeared after they closed had the impression that you couldn't get them anymore because they had closed.

Everyone has multiple old pairs and they shall keep getting passed down no need for new ones

Super video. I bought one pair before the closing of the plant. Once I heard they were available for a steep discount on Amazon I picked up a few more. I had no idea about the rivet or the power ring until you pointed them out. The finish was amazing, maybe too good considering what the tool is intended for. For some reason, unlike the original USA made vice grips, the Malco version has a hex opening in the adjustment screw, and the screw has a different finish. The only other tool I have with this kind of finish is Nepros. Very expensive Japanese tools. It too bad Malco stopped so soon, and like someone else mentioned, that the other Snap-On sizes weren’t available. Keep up the great work.

For a time, there was a Craftsman version that was actually made by Petersen DeWitt. I have a couple pairs of them and they are exact copies of the Vise Grip. Sears also sourced locking pliers from Parker Manufacturing of Worcester Massachusetts and from the Adjustable Clamp Company in Chicago, Illinois. As others stated, that eagle sound is extremely annoying.

They should've started with long needle nose those are more versatile. I rarely use any other vise grip but would like some USA made vise grips

I got a pair of these when they came out. Every aspect of them is incredible.

I have 9 or 10 original Vise Grip pliers, I may have bought half of them new, the rest from yard sales or the like. No matter how bad they looked, it was easy to recondition them to functionally new. Project Farm reviewed vise grip type pliers twice, the second time they included the original Peterson Vise Grips, and they topped them all. As I recall, here was a mention of Eagle Grip, but they couldn't be found for testing. My point: the best deal for these pliers is to find original Vise Grips for a few bucks and recondition them. They're so simple anyone can do it. I don't always go for American Pragmatic design, but these are exceptional.

I just heard about them a day ago and I pay more attention than the average bear. So it seems like the marketing wasn't so great. Interestingly I looked up in my financial records from the 90s to see what I paid for my US made Vise Grips and the inflation adjusted price I think was around $35 or so but that's if you believe the federal government's inflation figures. Someone said in the comments they were buying them for $5 in the early 90s but I paid way more in the mid 90s - can't remember what I paid but I think it was $`18 or $19. The old US made ones are better, but just barely. I can see someone who is out on jobsites with rain and thieves around having a hard time justifying paying that much more but it is a non-issue to me. I still have my 1990s ones and they are in great shape - LOL in part because once they were no longer made in the US I started using my newer foreign made ones and 'saving' my precious irreplaceable US made ones only when I really needed to use them- haha.

I absolutely love my eagle grips!

I own a set and I LOVE THEM

Thanks for making this vid. I own two pair of Eagles. Probably have 50 pairs of Vise Grips. All different styles and sizes. Probably 75% are Peterson’s with the balance Irwin’s. Own some Malco sheet metal tools as well. I do think they were too expensive. Maybe should have offered a plain finish and the high polish nickel as an option. As far as marketing I would have had the Malco president stand in front of the factory in DeWitt and explain Malco wanted to continue to make the worlds best locking pliers in America, for Americans once again. All buying decisions are based on emotion. Malco should have pitched to that. I still applaud Malco’s effort and glad I have the two pair of Eagles.

They would have never went big box with those due to the discounting required for the box to make a profit.seems to me they wanted to control the profit level directly because they knew there wasnt much to be made off them.

😮how does Jerry Springer fit in just asking?

I live about 100 miles from Annandale and I never heard of malco.

Eagles only sound like that if ya fast enough to get a "pinkie" in their egg hole

Malco manufactured the best locking pliers ever made. And they did it in America. My hat is off to them for trying. The sad truth is, even with a deal with a big box store, the end was inevitable. 99% of the population is only concerned with one thing--price. A $50 pair of locking pliers hanging on a peg next to a $9 pair doesn't stand a chance in a box store. The deal with Snap On made sense--they have the customer base for such a product. I own about two dozen Eagle Grips, and they're almost too nice to use.

that eagle sound is sooo annoying...

Snap-On’s a good fit. Really expensive tools going to a crazy expensive tool company.

People want USA made... "Want" is the key word here. However, people don't want to pay what a USA tool actually costs. It's a failing venture for any company to make something like this in America anymore. It cost too much for labor, tooling and too retool if something newer or better comes out. Snap-On can do it only because they have a unique locked-in customer base that will pay 10x the manufacturing cost. A typical retail customer is only going to pay 2-4x.

I just realized that I had a brand new in box set of these in my apartment inside a cabinet and I packed d a disposal company to empty my apartment and toss everything that was in it and these, along with probably 10 grand worth and f tools and equipment have been relocated to a dump somewhere. Never to be seen again. Oh well. I needed a piece, because I was becoming a hoarder

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