Channellock - Usa E336 Pliers With Extra Comfort Grip & Extra Leverage

Excellent product does exactly what it is designed to do and can be abused

Excelente aquisição

Very good quality

That's a very solid pair of cutter, made in the USA, for a very fair price. They're solidly build and cut really, really well. I specifically chosen the shorter 7" handles because I've got a small pouch to carry cutters on me, and the longer 8 or 9" version would stab me in the stomach when I bend over. These are just short enough, perfect. Despite the shorter handles, they still have a lot of leverage and cut cables and other stuff with ease. The pivot point is really close to the cutting area, which helps a lot. Channellock cutters works differently than other pairs of cutter. Instead of having two blades, they work on the "knife and anvil" principle. There is actually only one sharp blade, the other side is just a tapered, flat surface for what you're cutting to rest on as the other side is cutting through. It cuts as well, if not better, than traditional two blades cutters. It can cut fibrery things such as ropes or kevlar without problem. I found that the blade tend to get less damage when you're cutting harder stuff such as nails, instead of leaving a dent on both blades, there is only a smaller dent on one side. I was worried that because it only cut on one side that it wouldn't work well for stripping small gauge cables(such as phone cables), but they still work decently for that. One thing I also found is that the knife and anvil design actually allows you to cut zipties as flush a it gets; typically, side cutters aren't the best tools for cutting zipties as they leave 1/32 to 1/16th inch long nib out of the head, which result in sharp cut zipties that will scratch your arms. It's usually best to use flush cutters because of that. With the channellock, you can rest the non-cutting blade on the side of the ziptie head and the cutting blade next to the ziptie end, at an angle, as if you were to cut the head at 45°, and have the knife literally shave that ziptie end from the head, leaving a perfectly flush and smooth smooth ziptie cut. No other side cutters can do that! Overall, a great buy, would definitely buy then again if my pair ever get lost or stolen. I've been using them extensively for 6 months now and they still look and works as new. They should last many years.

Me encanta esta herramienta. Tamaño ideal. Corta más que otras que tengo.