Knipex VS Felco wire rope cutter

[Grant Gunderson]

Got a project coming up that involves. Utting a lot of ⅜ steel rope and need a set of quality cutters. Looking at either the Knipex or the felco offerings. I cut bike cables daily but am going to need to cut a few hundred or so ⅜ cables for a project.

 

[notlob]

For a few hundred cuts of 3/8 wire rope, I'd be looking at something like this:

https://www.quill.com/morse-starrett-wire-rope-cutters-1-1-16-capacity/cbs/257196.html?hidedisruptive=1&cm_mmc=SEM_PLA_NULL_257196&mcode=SEM_PLA_NULL_257196&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkPGU_aP21AIVWrjACh2tMQm4EAQYHCABEgKUhPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[2oolhound]

I haven't used the Knipex or the felco ones but I've cut hundreds of cables with the Morse-Starrett type and I think they are over kill. They would be slow. You need to spike them down to a stump and use a sledge hammer then open them and feed the cable through again which would make cutting that many very slow. I'd consider a zip disc on a small angle grinder 1st. You can wrap the cable with tape 1st then cut so the cable doesn't splay.

 

[Wamsutta]

These Felcos look pretty sweet.

http://biketester.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/FelcoC7CableCutters.jpg

 

[californiaHank]

If you go Felco, you'll need C12s or larger. They're great, but they're quite expensive compared to the Morse/Starrett style "hammer operated" cutters. It's a tradeoff between convenience and cost.

 

[hamiltontrailerr]

I've cut lots of cable with a zip wheel and a 4 1/2" grinder. A wrap of tape prior to cutting gives a very clean cut and it's fast

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[woody 73]

I remember many years ago my son came home and he lost his bike lock keys; the only thing I could find was a cordless grinder with a thin cut off wheel. I don't know about you but that thing cut off that large lock in 2 seconds like it was cutting through butter. Makes you wonder about all those fancy bike locks and how good they are ?

I have both the cutters and still grab the old grinder...

 

[General Geoff]

I remember many years ago my son came home and he lost his bike lock keys; the only thing I could find was a cordless grinder with a thin cut off wheel. I don't know about you but that thing cut off that large lock in 2 seconds like it was cutting through butter. Makes you wonder about all those fancy bike locks and how good they are ?

I have both the cutters and still grab the old grinder...

Nothing gets past the death wheel.

Even the best, thickest, hardest security chain will only last, at best, a few minutes against an angle grinder. Cheaper ones last less than 30 seconds.

 

[Grant Gunderson]

Thanks guys. I'll probally go with the Felco and the cut off wheel on the bigger stuff

 

[decaf]

Watching this, i want one even if i don´t need it: