Good quality to price ratio for diagonal pliers I bought these diagonal pliers specifically to use for doing electrical work. They do a pretty good job of cutting through 12g. romex, all the wires not just individually though it takes a little bit of arm strength to do so. They cut through individual 12g solid copper wires with ease. The cutting edge isn’t perfect, but works plenty good for the purposes I use them for, I supposed with a file you could easily put a much better edge on rather quickly. I liked them enough that this is in…
Sharp, cuts wire hangers Sturdy, perfect for what I wanted them for. I used these to cut up plastic covered wire hangers to make cheap blocking wires for hand knit items. I know, a strangely specific use for the cutters. However, they have a nice heft to them, and were easy enough to use without overly straining myself. The handles are comfortable to hold, though I never use them for more than a few minutes at a time to snip through a couple wires. The cuts are very clean and didn’t need much smoothing, which is also a…
Your mileage will vary. There’s a lot of guys on here who really don’t put their tools through their paces and that will be mean the difference between a positive experience and a less-than-stellar experience for all the other fellas like me. I work in a late model automotive recycling yard, my tools are my bread and butter. Unlike automotive technicians, which I previously was, we work all day with the only downtime being lunch. There are tools in my arsenal that get used every day, all day. Diagonal cutters are…
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Good quality to price ratio for diagonal pliers I bought these diagonal pliers specifically to use for doing electrical work. They do a pretty good job of cutting through 12g. romex, all the wires not just individually though it takes a little bit of arm strength to do so. They cut through individual 12g solid copper wires with ease. The cutting edge isn’t perfect, but works plenty good for the purposes I use them for, I supposed with a file you could easily put a much better edge on rather quickly. I liked them enough that this is in…
Sharp, cuts wire hangers Sturdy, perfect for what I wanted them for. I used these to cut up plastic covered wire hangers to make cheap blocking wires for hand knit items. I know, a strangely specific use for the cutters. However, they have a nice heft to them, and were easy enough to use without overly straining myself. The handles are comfortable to hold, though I never use them for more than a few minutes at a time to snip through a couple wires. The cuts are very clean and didn’t need much smoothing, which is also a…
Your mileage will vary. There’s a lot of guys on here who really don’t put their tools through their paces and that will be mean the difference between a positive experience and a less-than-stellar experience for all the other fellas like me. I work in a late model automotive recycling yard, my tools are my bread and butter. Unlike automotive technicians, which I previously was, we work all day with the only downtime being lunch. There are tools in my arsenal that get used every day, all day. Diagonal cutters are…