Irwin Industrial Tools

Irwin's VISE-GRIP locking plier was patented in 1924 by William Petersen and has been the category's reference product ever since. The 9-inch C-clamp version and the 10-inch curved-jaw locking plier are staples on welding tables across the country — they hold a workpiece dead-still through tacking, release with one-hand action, and last decades with reasonable care.

The QUICK-GRIP one-handed bar clamp line is the second Irwin product most welders own. The trigger-release lever lets you position parts solo, the resin bars don't flex under typical clamping force, and the 6-inch and 12-inch sizes cover almost every fit-up. For welders doing exhaust, sheet metal, or repair work where the third hand is the clamp, QUICK-GRIPs earn their keep.

We stock the welding-focused subset of the Irwin catalog — locking C-clamps, locking pliers, QUICK-GRIP bar clamp sets, and welding pliers — at competitive shop prices.