90 degree locking pliers?

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Cy Galley" wrote

Why not buy a straight pair and heat and bend to your specs?

The way I am seeing his question, the action of plyers, with a typical pivot
point, would only make the gripping surfaces slide past each other, and not
grip anything.

It seems like what is needed is a new type of tool, with a right angle on
the end, and a screw pushing the other grip towards the right angle one.
--
Jim in NC

Go to Home Depot. I have a pair that I use quite often. The angle isn't
quite 90o, but close enough.

The jaws are much thinner than the usual vise-grip pliers; more like a
long-nose pliers, bent at an angle in the same plane as the handles. I have
not seen any vise-grip type pliers that have the jaws bent at an angle to
the plane of the handles.

I did find that if one tried to apply too much pressure, the jaws would slip
out of alignment. The regular vise-grip pliers can exert quite a force, if
needed, but the angled, "long nose", type can only exert a moderate force.

I cannot check the brand / model because it is packed away pending a move
out of state.

Michael Pilla