Years later, he moved into the expanding area of video editing, where he served as the company’s senior AVID video editor for three years. Working on a myriad of feature films, Clint honed his skills as a dialogue editor, foley editor, and sound designer. After graduating at the top of his class with an Associates Degree in Recording Engineering, he began working for the famed Soundelux studios in 1994, one of the largest post-production companies specializing in audio for feature films & television. They are comfortable and ergonomic – and that’s what we like.Ĭlint’s career has covered nearly the entire realm of audio and video production.

But the best thing about them is that the new grips aren’t “weird” or out of place. We are fairly convinced they will last as long as the tool. If you feel the material you’ll instantly get the composite nature of the handles – they are stiff, but grip like there are more of a rubber material – but all without coming across as flimsy. It’s also virtually tear-proof in normal use… or abnormal use for that matter. TPR is a fancy word for thermoplastic rubber, which is a material that combines the processing capabilities of plastic with the durability and flexibility of rubber. The new grips on the Channellock Pliers, which are very different from the expected blue dipped handles, have a Santoprene core with TPR-rubber overmold.

But what we also liked was how familiar these pliers felt in your hand. Leverage was excellent – which was, to be honest, expected. We didn’t have to worry about these pliers slipping, they held on like they were going for the full 8 seconds. The teeth on the 10.5″ Tongue & Groove Pliers (430CB) bit solidly into the galvanized gas pipe we were removing to cap off an older, unused residential main feed that was replaced recently.

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