KNIPEX7112200 Tools 71 12 200, Comfort Grip High Leverage Cobolt Cutters with Opening Lock and Spring

I use these daily working on conveyor belting in a food manufacturing plant...like all knipex tools I have, these things are great. Cut well and are durable

Bluntly put, up until last week I had not had much experience with bolt cutters and knew limited information about them as well. Knipex certainly is the the number one company to purchase mini bolt cutters that are 8 inches as well.Wow, these Knipex bolt cutters are terrific and are also 100% made in Germany as well. I've cut several types of screws with this and I even have cut a wide variety of metal with as well. Nothing too thick, but they did an exceptional job. I really like the fact that the cuts are even virtually every time. Provided though one uses these bolt cutters at an 90 degree angle precisely. Essentially you want to make the object your cutting as even as possible.Also what a difference a spring provides instead no spring attached. Not only has this provided a much easier time cutting multiple items repeatively, however this also provides better control in when cutting smaller items. Additionally, with a spring attachment there also in this case is a means of locking this tool when not in use and or for safety reasons as well.The handle is comfortable to use as well, even after extended usage as well. Should your grip be compromised, the handle ultillizes a non slip material as well.This is a fantastic mini bolt cutter and while this may cost more than your average mini bolt cutter, I am fairly certain this tool could easily last an exceptionally long time and Knipex has a life time warranty on most their tools as well. This tool is no exception to that warranty either.Overall, I do highly recommend this product and would and have already recommended this tool to anyone.

It cuts everything like butter from nail, wire to paper as long as they fit into the jaws.

love this tool. I would consider buying the next larger size. good quality feel.

Product was described and delivered as advertised.

This product is more properly a heavy duty wire cutter rather than a bolt cutter. It cuts a ten penny common nail easily with 1 hand, and cuts a 16 penny nail with good pressure from two hands. (For comparison: I squeezed my bathroom scales and found that with both hands I can hold the scale at 150 lbs without bounce.) It cuts all types of insulated wire commonly used in houses easily and cleanly. I am unable to use it to cut cattle panel wire. The jaws open wide enough but it would not cut 1/4 inch round material unless it was exceptionally soft.This is a quality wire/nail cutter. It is a very handy size and comfortable to use. The lock mechanism is great. It serves well for most home/hobby wire cutting needs and will last most non-commercial users decades. If you need a wire cutter buy it. It is a good value.

I think my search for the best cutters is over. I purchased this item to cut hardened solid rings from fishing hooks in order to replace with better rings and I'm amazed at how this tool cuts with precision and ease.I was so impressed that I also bought the 460 bolt cutter (another outstanding cutter).Every part of this tool speaks of precision and quality. The blades keep cutting. I don't see any distortion on the edges after cutting so many times. The blades also meet edge-to-edge precisely so that cuts are consistent.I'm confident this tool will last a long time, and something I might be able to pass on to my kid.

WOW these are worth every penny. I used them to fence the perimeter (and some of the cross fencing) with 5' high horse mesh. That's 16 strands of wire to twist or crimp every time you attach an end… and since lengths of rolls are only 200', its 32 strands to twist or crimp every time you have to splice two rolls of wire together.These cutters are still sharp and easy to cut with, even after all of that.And I mean they are EXTREMELY easy to cut with. I'm the kind of person that doesn't understand why some of the wire "cutters" out there are labeled as cutters when it takes more strength than I physically have to cut with them, really more strength than I have to even make a dent in the wire. These cutters, by comparison, are so easy to cut with that I can snip wire all day without breaking a sweat - no more wrist exhaustion or tendon bruising! A great gift for the home project wife or mom, or the grandad with arthritis.Now if only they'd make these for more tools...