https://amzn.to/3NSCaUi The Mr. Pen locking pliers were $7 on Amazon. Such a simple design, and quite similar to the Malco Eagle Grip if you squint your eyes. So what makes-- I mean made the Malcos so expensive? It has to be more that just China. I know we've been kicking this dead horse for a while now, but I found it both interesting and poetic that my Malco Eagle Grip locking pliers ordered during the death throws of the plant arrived along with a pair of the absolute cheapest locking pliers on Amazon. Not quite a circle of life, but you can see it from here.

On Amazon:
Mr. Pen locking pliers: https://amzn.to/3EjeLZ6
Malco Eagle Grip straight jaw locking pliers: https://amzn.to/3NSCaUi