any good?

[harvey639]

was thinking of getting one. are thy any good?

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/sip-02910-...gleBase&utm_medium=GB&utm_campaign=GoogleBase

 

[Angusdog]

I have a pair of these and thought they'd be rubbish. They're not, they're great. The ends of the pliers are square in section and remove all the spatter from the shroud really easily, plus you can trim wire, remove/change tips & shrouds more easily, hold stuff and use 'em as a wee hammer. Well worth the investment. Have a look on Ebay for 'MIG pliers' perhaps. <edit> added ebay link

 

[Jackson]

I got a pair of these a while back -- their great

 

[chunkolini]

I use a bent screwdriver, one of the most useful tools in the toolbox.

 

[Windy Miller]

The tang on a file works nicely for me!

 

[harvey639]

sooo get mig pliers rather then the shroud cleaner

 

[Robotstar5]

They bought some of those shroud cleaners at work, nobody used them as they're rubbish everyone uses the mig pliers now.

 

[Tino]

MIG pliers

One of my most used tools, don't like to work without them. Been using them (several pairs) for about twenty years. They are a bit weak if you need to give something a good squeeze (use a better/more appropriate pair), but used just for the MIG they are great.

 

[Seano]

Have used them for years now, both work and home, handy little file section on flats, dress up contact tips a treat ......

 

[Welderpaul]

Same here, the pliers are invaluable when swapping over spools of wire, and dealing with particularly stubborn spatter.
I just use an old round file to clean out spatter from the shroud. One of the lads had one of those reamer jobbies in his tool cabinet, took us ages to work out what it was for; totally useless. one of the legs snapped off, the remaining legs are to thin/weak so they just ride over the spatter.
One of the lads has bent the very ends of his pliers outwards slightly, still fits in the gap between the shroud and contact tip, but gets the rubbish out. Acts like a propper reamer.

 

[harvey639]

thanks guys really helpful just ordered a pair off eBay

 

[Tigman]

Im gonna order the pliers too , I had the shroud cleaner left it on top of my machine it rolled off and broke , binned it !, have been using a file but them pliers look good.

 

[Angusdog]

handy little file section on flats, dress up contact tips a treat ......

Ha, didn't even spot that - now they're even more useful

 

[The Buddah]

I might give them a go.