Ratchet action cable cutter

[hunterczt]

can these cut through a swa and if so how long would they last keep playing with the idea of geting a set can pull in lots of cables in one day

 

[scotsparky]

Most of the hand held ratchet cutters will not do SWA. mind you when the armour is stripped there fantastic. I have th Knipex ones and wouldnt part with them.

 

[Guest123]

The manufacturers tell you they are not for armoured cables, but I have to confess I have used mine for SWA. Up to about a 6mm4c they're ok, (blades do take a bit of stick though).

Depends if you want to have to shell out on another pair when the others are U.S from cutting armoured.

As Scot says on copper only they're mint.

 

[scotsparky]

lenny you can get the blades seperatly if you hunt only about £100

 

[Guest123]

A ton....thats bonkers....I paid less than that for the whole cutter last time.

One of these little fella's....

 

[scotsparky]

thats the chappy i got mine in Bosnia for about 200 euro just over £100 but blates are very expensice so mine havent seen steel and never will.

 

[pennywise]

I've got the same ones and I have got to admit I have used them on swa as well, the biggest I've gone up to is a 4 core 35mm not a single knick in the blades

 

[scotsparky]

i went through a 25mm5 core flex with them as somebody said they were rubbish! he shut up while i did it one handed.

 

[eskimo39]

I have a wicked tool for SWA, cost about £10 and replacement blades are around £1.50, will cut just about any size and if I alternate arms, I can look like Popeye..................

Seriously though, those Knipex cutters look cool, but what do you use them for?

 

[pmac10]

what would you guys use for SY cable @4core 2.5mm^2? (instead of hacksaw/angle grinder etc)

 

[scotsparky]

snips!

 

[pennywise]

My teeth childs play

 

[eskimo39]

I once trumped and it just broke in two

 

[telectrix]

my rottweiler, she bite through anything given time

 

[martysparky]

I heard someone talking about ratchet cutters in the tool shop, he was telling his mate that used them for SWA. His mate told his young lad to get his from the van to show. He then said he'd bought some German ones and had them years and are still fresh.

I was doing something at the time and also didn't want to but in so didn't get the make etc.

Would be good to know...