Ratchet Pliers has quick release mechanism for easy sizing. It has removable soft rubber pads hold items for cutting, grinding and buffing. Large wide jaws ensure an even distribution of pressure on work surfaces. Notched clamping stages are used for sensitive clamping and tightening. Jaw ends swivel is used to accommodate a variety of sizes and shapes. It has jaw members that can easily and rapidly adjust to accommodate different size work pieces. It also includes a slide track with a sunken area located along an elongated slot and the other jaw member includes a slide member that carries a locking means. The slide member has a portion which slides within the sunken area to keep the locking means in the proper position to provide a smooth action of the plies during adjustment.