This is a great tool to have around the house.  Typical Ridgid quality at a price that cannot be beat.  I recently had some HVAC work done at the house and my collection of pipe wrenches "mysteriously" disappeared.  Fortunately, they were Sears Craftsman tools so it gave me an opportunity to replace them with first quality tools.  My advice to anyone that is hesitant about buying this wrench is DON'T. This is a tool you can pass down to your kids.