Good lineman pliers

Patsdeere

Well-known Member
So I have survived with my HF pliers for
years and will continue to have them on
job sites where they might be borrowed...

I was doing some electrical work this week
and they wouldn't cut through aluminum
Romex. Who makes a good set these days?
 
The electricians who worked for me back when preferred Klein for most all their electrical hand tools as do I. Of course, there are other good brands out there, that brand is just what worked best for me and the electricians under me.

NOTE there are a few professional electricians who post here SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ...Hey its electrical, so as usual you may get a TON of opinions (lay and professional) on this one, happens about every time...

Best wishes, it will be fun to see what brands people like

John T
Klein lineman pliers
 
I like my Kleins, but the most important thing with any linesman's pliers that I've found is to JUST use them for electrical work. Start cutting bolts, high-tensile fence wire or similar stuff and you can tear even good ones up pretty quickly.
 
lineman pliers, tin snips, end nippers are tools that I carried for 26 years as a craftsman. I let no one borrow my tools, because you did not know what they were going to try and cut. Some bonehead trying to cut #9 wire with aviation snips a quick way to need a new pair. Trying to cut off hardened bolts with lineman pliers or end nippers a sure way to ruin. Go get your own tools was my response to a would be borrower. Some called me an a--hole, jerk other non-attractive adjectives. OH WELL gobble
 
I have been using Klein for over 50 years. I have seen and tried other brands but Klein is my favorite. The pivot point is very close to the cutter so that reduces the force you have to apply to the handle to make a cut. You can dull them though, if you try to cut ascr or other hardened things.
 
I've been meaning to buy a pair of linesman's pliers since I was a kid. I don't suppose I ever will as I've been able to get by without them for over fifty years. Needle-nose and slip-joint pliers get the job done. If I have to cut anything heavy I use cable cutters.
 
KLINE . Kline makes several sizes, I liked the 9 inch offset model. The pivot point being closer to the jaws gives better advantage for cutting. Also I used a cable cutter about 9 inches, better as I aged, cut #10 romex like butter. Joe retired sparkey.
 
(quoted from post at 13:45:46 04/21/23) .
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Klein 9" pliers. About 90% of people, myself included, just refer to them as "nines" . Best pliers made for all types of wire work.

The only other pair that I have owned that was better were Craftsman 10" mini bolt cutters. Had a pair that I got at Sears when Sears was Sears and the Craftman name meant something. Lost them doing fence work years ago and have never been able to find another set that even comes close to them.
 
I bought a set of cable cutters at HF many years ago. Both blades are internally arc'd, are very sharp, and the blades have a long linear taper strong enough to survive and thin enough to be more of a cutter than a wedge...like would be on the top of a chisel.
 
Although I don't think they're still in business, one of the premier makers of pliers, side cutters and other tools used to be Utica.
I have acquired a lot of Utica tools over the years.
I don't have any Klein side cutters but I have a few other Klein pieces in my "electrician" tool box and they are absolutely top notch.
 

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