Tools / questions / quality issues

[SPARK2B]

HI ALL,

just browsing building up my kit (trainee) found wot looks like a good deal...buutttt....i know there is a budget version of knipex out there called knipex "somthing"....

can anyone throw their eyeballs over these

KNIPEX VDE Pliers Set Combo | eBay

and let me know if this is a good buy .......i have seen these individualy going for between £21-£29 each , so this seems a good deal......also i keep seeing knipex -draper on knipex tool ads ?...whats that all about, did sumone buy someone, looked on inter-web, couldnt get info

as always, all and any help appreciated!!!

SPARK2b

 

[davesparks]

Why does that make them budget tools? They are still exactly the same tool underneath the coloured plastic.

 

[Hawk81]

Why does that make them budget tools? They are still exactly the same tool underneath the coloured plastic.

It it makes them the budget because they don't test or guarantee the insulation on the handles.

 

[SPARK2B]

hi all, the budget knipex i refer too were still indeed tested to VDE standards,..it was in a post on here i did, but i cannot find it for sum reason,...on the handles its got knipes, and summin else written, cant remember what,...comfort ?...summin along those lines......just cant find um again,....wont be buying them anyway......and i had always assumed the only diff between knipex yellow n red and knipex blue and red was that the latter wasnt VDE tested....making the blueys just "normal tools"......


as always guys,...all input and help, much appreciated.

spark2b

 

[SPARK2B]

if recently started out, i'd buy kn ipex or CK snips with the 2 holes for stripping. that way you won 't need the strippers if using up to 2.5mm. those strippers in your OP are too slow, having to set then up each time you want to strip different csa.

a mate of mine, matty has these, and seriously sings their praises,..i had shyed away from them, .....UNTILL.....you mentioned speed,....now im intesested,.....very

thankyou for adding a dimension to this ....speed was summin i had not considered (and where speed is affected, annoyances start, etc etc.....i shoulda realised,...because even at college on the board jobs we build, swapping between snips and cutters can be a real choreswapping every few seconds it seems sometimes!!!.....(altho it seems worse than it is!!...

many thanks for this input......really

decisions decisions

(also, less to carry)

.........cheers telectrix!!! unk:unk:unk:unk:unk:

 

[MerlinGremlin]

I like c.k., wera and bacho but everyone finds what they prefer as you do more jobs, it's like buying trainers, everyone likes different feel, colour etc. If you find them good to use then go for it.

 

[shanky887614]

I like wiha personally, ive got to swap out my small pair soon for spare as they are strugling to strip tri-rated now. im down to using a knife then using snips to pull then off.

thinking of trying a different brand next.

I would go knipex except the quality of the recent snips I have used are not made as well as the older ones.

a guy on the firm has an old old pair that he has worn through a lot of the insulation on the handles from use and are still sharp but the new ones are not as sharp

 

[Razzmond]

I bought decent insulated side cutters, cable cutters screwdrivers and cheap forge steel everything else from screwfix (and it came with a free tool bag, BARGAIN!).

I was taught that sometimes being cheap can be the difference between getting a shock or not so anything that will come into contact with live parts should be a good brand and insulated.