Features
6 functions in one pliers - grips, cuts, strips, bends, crimps and deburrs. Smooth surfaces near the tips grip single conductors without damaging them; serrated gripping surfaces and pipe grip for gripping flat and round material. Clear-cut outside edge on the jaw for working on flush-mounted junction boxes and deburring feed-through holes. Stripping holes for 12 to 14 AWG (0.75 – 1.5 mm² and 2.5 mm²). Crimp die for end sleeves (ferrules) 12 to 20 AWG (0.5 – 2.5 mm²). Cable shears with induction hardened precision cutting edges for copper and aluminum cables up to 19/32" dia. (5 x 2.5 mm² / dia. 5 mm). Slim head dimensions for easier access. Bolted joint: precise, zero-backlash operation of pliers. High-grade special tool steel; forged, multi stage oil-hardened.Knipex Tools was started in 1882 by Carl Gustav Putsch who set up a shop in the family home specializing in making pliers. To this day, Knipex still specializes in making high quality pliers and in addition to that, they have created some really cool and innovative pliers designs. Knipex specialty pliers include the pliers wrench, the Alligator and Cobra pliers and the Cobolt bolt cutters – each with their own specialties and features that set them apart from common brands. Knipex’s workmanship is also among the best, their tools are made of some of the strongest tool steel available and it’s a difference you can feel. Knipex Tools help you get a grip on whatever job you need to do, so if you need pliers or gripping tools, Knipex is it.