knipex installation pliers

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barneybhoy

• Apr 6, 2013

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I just bought myself a pair of these bad boys

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007C1O7VI/ref=mw_dp_img?is=l&qid=1365267923&sr=8-1

I've fancied getting a pair for ages but hadn't got round to it has anyone else used these or got a pair and if so how are they?

 

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dan86

• Apr 6, 2013

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barneybhoy said:

I just bought myself a pair of these bad boys

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007C1O7VI/ref=mw_dp_img?is=l&qid=1365267923&sr=8-1

I've fancied getting a pair for ages but hadn't got round to it has anyone else used these or got a pair and if so how are they?

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look pretty decent. you got them yet, or waiting on them arriving?
where bouts in Scotland are you btw?

 

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barneybhoy

• Apr 6, 2013

• #3

Nope I've not got them yet, I just ordered them today, ill hopefully get them mon or tue.
I'm in Glasgow

 

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Guest154

• Apr 6, 2013

• #4

£47 whats the point of them?

 

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Spark92

• Apr 6, 2013

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They do look awkward to use lol. When you try them, tell us whatcha think i do like knipex aswell good brand

 

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Guest154

• Apr 6, 2013

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there stuff was good when it was the orange handled gear years ago , but know its just over priced crap

 

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Spark92

• Apr 6, 2013

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I cant remember that colour lol. But then again iv only been a spark for four years still a young gun

 

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barneybhoy

• Apr 6, 2013

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I've never had any problem with knipex stuff and always found it to be good quality, anytime I've bought different snips etc I've usually ended up regretting it and going back to knipex stuff, just down to personal preference I suppose
As for the price of them if they're decent and I'm using them everyday then I don't have a problem paying that for them! as I said I liked the look of them for a while now so decided to treat myself

 

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• Apr 6, 2013

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I like Knipex but I haven't bought any for many years. Is it just me or is £47.44 expensive for a pair of pliers???

 

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Guest154

• Apr 6, 2013

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as u say personal preference a tryed the snips and pliers over a year ago and the chrome plating started falling off after 2 months after 6 months i thru them in the bin , and went back to using the big 210mm stanley maxsteel ones they have lasted me 3 years and still going strong

 

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• Apr 6, 2013

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Got a pair for £36 recently at a tool fair held by ffx in bluewater.

They are very useful for second fix but still find myself reaching for my nws 6-1 tool as the cutting edge is right at the front.

However very good if you only want one tool if your in a loft etc and can cut larger cable as the cutters are set back.

 

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• Apr 6, 2013

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barneybhoy said:

I've never had any problem with knipex stuff and always found it to be good quality, anytime I've bought different snips etc I've usually ended up regretting it and going back to knipex stuff, just down to personal preference I suppose
As for the price of them if they're decent and I'm using them everyday then I don't have a problem paying that for them! as I said I liked the look of them for a while now so decided to treat myself

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i use wiha professional snips, they cost about the same as knippex but require big hands to use them or rather to slide hands along them



you open them up fully and there like a pair off bloody shears, but they cut through cable like nobodies business

(got a small pair as well)




knipex isnt too expensive depending on where you get it from



i don't think £22 for a pair of knipex snips are not

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83888-High-Leverage-Diagonal-Cutters/dp/B0002GV4DE/ref=sr_1_10?s=diy&ie=UTF8&
qid=1365285722&sr=1-10&keywords=Knipex+side+cutters

 

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• Apr 7, 2013

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cortez154 said:

£47 whats the point of them?

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I Like Bills tools for odds and ends, great for hand tools and power tools, for materials I use Aitkens sparky supermarket and for fittings screwfix......stuff for the garden I go to crockets, Tiles from Topps etc....

 

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Silly Sausage

• Apr 7, 2013

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I find B&Q fulfills all my needs.

 

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Essexboy7

• Apr 7, 2013

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Archy Styrigg said:

I find B&Q fulfills all my needs.

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Me as well.I bought a set of inslated snips for a tenner.Used them almost every day for a year before they started to go blunt and also no scumbag on site wants to nick a pair of B+Q cutters.All the Magpies go for the shiny stuff like Knipex and CK