Klein Tools D213-9NE 9-Inch High Leverage Side Cutting Plier
- Durable and reliable 9-inch side cutting pliers
- High-leverage design
- Plastic-dipped handles for added comfort
- New England nose type
- Limited lifetime warranty
Product Description
Smooth, streamlined nose with knurled jaws. High leverage design provides greater cutting and gripping power. Blue plastic dipped handles. 9″.Amazon.com Product Description
The Klein Tools 9-Inch High-Leverage Side Cutting Pliers feature a forged, hot-riveted, and heat-treated design that assures long lasting performance and accurate alignment. Blue plastic-dipped handles are featured for added comfort, and the high-leverage design provides 46-percent greater cutting and gripping power than conventional pliers. Other highlighted features include a streamlined design with sure-gripping, crosshatched knurled jaws, and a New England nose type. The pliers are made in the United States and come backed with a limited lifetime warranty…. More >>
Klein Tools D213-9NE 9-Inch High Leverage Side Cutting Plier
When I started out as an electrician’s helper, I needed good quality tools. I purchased some Klein tools at the recomendation of co workers and have used them exclusively for my electrical jobs ever since.
This tool is about 9 inches long and has a very sturdy feel to it. It will take whatever abuse you can dish out. Like most Klein pliers, I have found it helpful to keep the tool clean with a light coating of wd-40 to keep the handles nice and loose as well as keep the rust down. It is also helpful in keeping the nice plastic coating on the handles from drying and cracking. The cutter on this tool is very strong, and can cut wire, as well as small electrical bolts and cutting and/or closing loops on light duty chain.(such as you might find on a hanging light fixture.)
A side cutting plier, or linesmans pliers as they are called in the trade are exremely handy for twisting and untwisting wire braids. This practice is a must for making wire pigtails, and this tool does it with ease. Even heavier 12 gauge wire is no challenge for this tool. I have even seen electricians use this tool as a tight spot hammer to drive home wire staples that are in inaccesable spots that a hammer could not swing.
Kleins might cost more than some other brands but once you use them, you never want to go back.
I am a mechanic who used to be an electrician. As a mechanic, I used my Klein Linesman Side Cutters (bought in 1987 as an electrician) often, but I used them to cut bolts, steel hangers and such. Their cutters still were sharp enough to cut and strip wire (the half of the cutter closest to the pivot was dull due to over a decade of abuse mentioned above, but the far side half was still sharp enough to cut 18 gauge strand in one easy squeeze). I lost them in December 08 and replaced them with a $65 pair of Snap-On side cutters.
I LOVE Snap-On hand tools, but their side cutters are not as good as Klein’s. Although they are the same size, Snap-Ons’ don’t have as much cutting power and the handles flex more when cutting hard objects.
Klein side cutters (and diagonal cutters) are the best I’ve used, and for the money, I’d bet they’re the best available.
Klein linemans are the best, and most everybody I know in construction uses Kleins. Klein actually makes 2 flavors, one style is the standard cutters and the other has the ASCR cutters, which are much harder and don’t dull out as quickly. If you want more comfort I’d get the plastic handles, though. They are much better than the vinyl ones, and offer a bit more protection than the vinyl. The handles come in 9″ and 7".
If you want quality linesmans pliers, look no further. These Klein pliers are backed by the best name in electric tools. You can get up close when you cut the cable and these pliers are good at bending the wire too.
Another tool that I’ve used for years on the job with great results. They’ve withstood drops and even a lift rolling over top. My only very minor complaint is that they came out of the package stiff(which is what you want) but took a little while to break in. These are a must have for any electrician and should among the first tools that you buy for your field kit. They are high quality.