Broke my trusty sidecutters

[4Kings]

Broke my trusty sidecutters (diagonals)

A pair of USA Crescent that I've had for a long time. Dropped them.... Ugh

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[tclark]

Knipex for the replacement....

 

[Farmall450]

Looks like they'll still cut to me!

On another note, I'd get Channellock. Knipex and SO are nice but not really needed for the bulk of users.

 

[LXCam]

So now you've lost all trust in them??



I vote for, "In Klein we trust" being you're new moto.

 

[T45]

Looks like they'll still cut to me!

On another note, I'd get Channellock. Knipex and SO are nice but not really needed for the bulk of users.

knipex are not so expensive so as to write them off.

 

[-Brent-]

On another note, I'd get Channellock. Knipex and SO are nice but not really needed for the bulk of users.

Man, I don't know. As a Channellock owner and fan I still reach for those Knipex cutters. They're not terribly expensive, either.

 

[stephen.curle]

Go for the new Irwin pliers that are rebranded NWS. I highly recommend.
http://toolguyd.com/irwin-nws-pliers/

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[stephen.curle]

Be careful to avoid these though
http://toolguyd.com/irwin-vise-grip-pliers-nws-style-made-in-taiwan/

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[cgrutt]

I think I have same pair they're awesome. Well if you don't drop them lol...

 

[oxycodone]

Go for the new Irwin pliers that are rebranded NWS. I highly recommend.
http://toolguyd.com/irwin-nws-pliers/

The NWS sidecutters from chadstoolbox are actually cheaper than the Irwins on amazon.

(I have the NWS ones, btw, and they're awesome)

 

[Farmall450]

knipex are not so expensive so as to write them off.

Man, I don't know. As a Channellock owner and fan I still reach for those Knipex cutters. They're not terribly expensive, either.

It comes down to ~$30+ vs ~$15. And the latter is US made, will cut anything you need it to, is warrantied for life...

Granted I have both (and Klein, Cman, etc).

 

[pescados666]

Well if you really liked them you can get another pair...
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5338054870&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FVtg-COOPER-542-7CV-Red-On-Black-CRESCENT-7-in-Dia-Cutting-Pliers-7-USA-MADE-%2F252837065460%3Fhash%3Ditem3ade4372f4%3Ag%3A2qsAAOSwKtlWjZLs
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5338054870&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F742-7C-Crescent-7-Heavy-Duty-Diagonal-Cutting-Pliers-W-Grips-New-USA-Made-%2F351837964542%3Fhash%3Ditem51eb2d48fe%3Ag%3AY1EAAOSwFV9X1vbu

 

[vettex2]

I prefer this type. I have straight ones but they are like new and are 30 years old.

 

[CTyankee]

I've got these and being a carpenter have cut all sorts of stuff I'm sure they are not meant to. Best pair I've ever own. Insulated grip is easy on the hands.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078ZAVV8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[4Kings]

Thanks fella's for all the loving support for my loss. I actually have a pair of 7" Channellocks I bought a couple years ago, but they are so stiff. I guess I need to show them some love.

 

[sberry]

Those are not sidecutters.

 

[Farmall450]

Those are not sidecutters.

Uhhhh

Yes, they are.

 

[torqueman2002]

That's what I've always called them, and everyone that I've worked with.

You can get a new pair, Crescent 5428CVN 8" Heavy-Duty Diagonal Cutting Pliers. $35.10 Amazon Prime

I never knew.

 

[T45]

You can get a new pair, Crescent 5428CVN 8" Heavy-Duty Diagonal Cutting Pliers. $35.10 Amazon Prime

The knipex cutters (74-01-200) go on sale pretty often in the mid $20's...:A LOT of tool for the money, worth the small xtra fee.

 

[pendragon1998]

Not that sears will be around that long, but the laser engraved 'craftsman' has worn off several pliers I bought back in the early 2000s and I doubt they'd warranty them now.

 

[67King]

Uhhhh

Yes, they are.

I've always referred to them as "dikes," for "diagonal cutters."

 

[kctyphoon]

Uhhhh

Yes, they are.

No, they aren't.. side cutters are lineman / iron worker pliers.

Those are diagonals.

And channellocks version will not cut anything you need them to and survive.. USA made, for $13 - where do you think they saved money on?

 

[kctyphoon]

If you're in the market, get the 8" knipex.. don't get channellocks, don't get the Irwin/NWS fantastico cutters unless you have a very specific need to cut very thin,very hard material..

If USA made is important to you, then get Kleins instead. The heavy duty cutters are the best they make as far as material hardness, but the standard version are pretty good too. I still prefer the knipex over any others, and I've bought and used alot of different ones.

 

[T45]

No, they aren't.. side cutters are lineman / iron worker pliers.

Those are diagonals.

This is always confusing to me....

zero angle in cutting head + zero angle on handles - "side" cutters
angled cutting head + zero angle on handles - regular diagonals
angled cutting head + angled handles - offset diagonals (12 deg).

http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=art_detail&parentID=1367&groupID=1478&artID=2596

 

[kctyphoon]

This is always confusing to me....

zero angle in cutting head + zero angle on handles - "side" cutters
angled cutting head + zero angle on handles - regular diagonals
angled cutting head + angled handles - offset diagonals (12 deg).

http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=art_detail&parentID=1367&groupID=1478&artID=2596

It's simple - diagonals can cut from the front of the tool. Stick them between a 1" gap of two 2x4's, you can cut something in front of the tool, using the NOSE of the tool..

Try the same with lineman's, and you can't cut anything.. you have to cut from the side of the pliers - hence "side cutters"

 

[Air21]

I use my NWS Fantasticos every chance I get, I've never had a problem with the limited cutter opening. Anything I can't fit in the Fantasticos I wasn't going to cut with regular diagonals anyway.

 

[M_George]

Channel Lock's are made in Meadville Pa, They are available at Lowes.

 

[RECox286]

Thanks fella's for all the loving support for my loss. I actually have a pair of 7" Channellocks I bought a couple years ago, but they are so stiff. I guess I need to show them some love.

This ain't no ****...Take those stiff pliers to a HOT water spigot. While working

the pliers under a stream of hot water, they will loosen up. Every person I've

ever shown or told was simply amazed. My father showed me when I was

a little fella of about 5 and I've been fixing all sorts of pliers for 55 years now.

Uncle Bob

 

[rick carpenter]

If you're in the market, get the 8" knipex.. don't get channellocks, don't get the Irwin/NWS fantastico cutters unless you have a very specific need to cut very thin,very hard material..

If USA made is important to you, then get Kleins instead. The heavy duty cutters are the best they make as far as material hardness, but the standard version are pretty good too. I still prefer the knipex over any others, and I've bought and used alot of different ones.

I got the 10's because ****** seems so 'high' (get it?) on Knipex, but I still have several other pairs of Channellock dikes for less intense duty and less $. They're all good for what they're good for. Jeremy has a good idea if you could get the tip profile how you'd like it. They'd go real good in your kitchen junk drawer.

 

[kctyphoon]

I have many of the major brands that's discussed on here.. the 8" knipex are my favorites, but I have the 10" too.. the channellocks jaws were ruined after 2 hours the first day I used them at work. They are the only brand that did that.. even my $9 compound cutting crescents would last a year or two before the spring for the handles gave out, but they were so good and so cheap they were worth replacing.. they have the best shaped head and cutter tips out of any I own.. the knipex are just bombproof. I give them constant abuse and they don't even flinch. They are still in near perfect condition, where my kliens don't seem age so well. They work fine but look like their 25 years old after 5 or 7 years just from sitting around.

If I ever lost my knipex on a job site, I'd buy a new pair immediately.