Milwaukee 7 in 1 Pliers. Better than My Knipex??? An Electricians Opinion. 

What I like about this review is that the pliers have the appearance of heavy use. Not brand new out of the box but used quite a bit. Meaning that the review is more legit.

Greetings! Fellow electrician here from New York City! I started using the Milwaukee 7 in 1 about a year ago and I instantly fell in love so hard that I am now the proud owner of THREE sets of them. I keep one in the van for service calls, one at home in the shop and a backup just in case. Cheers!

Hi John, try out the Knipex 6 in 1 pliers. I've been using them for about a year, very sharp and they look a lot better than the Milwaukee set. Another point I'd make is, if they aren't insulated - they aren't in the bag.

As a journeyman here in Canada I use them regularly and they are a pleasure to work with.

The Milwaukee 7 in 1 is fantastic. I have Klein, Knipex, and Wiha side cutters. These are super sharp, and so far I'm very pleased with them. They feel very good in the hand, a nice weight and have good leverage compared to my others ( my Knipex/Wiha are 160's and the Klein 180 so will naturally have less power ). Plus, they are the cheapest by far.

John: I’ve had these pliers for about 5 years now and I agree that they are my go to when I’m working electrical. Great review!

Knipex makes one that is like that Milwaukee, with the wire strippers, a lineman like end, really nice cutters, 6 and 8-32 bolt cutters. They are super cool. They make another one that has needle nose like ends, but it only has 2 different size wire strippers and no bolt cutters. I would like to see your comparison with the Milwaukee and the Knipex i mentioned above.

US electrician here. Nice review. I have this same set of pliers and also like them. I agree, I don’t use the crimper or the loop maker. FYI, they strip 8-18 AWG. I also find the spring a bit annoying because the latch always comes undone in my tool bag and they spring open, making it a bit harder to remove from the bag. Anyway, thanks for the video.

Thanks for the very comprehensive review lad!

they look awesome, i teach electricians work at a college and these would be awesome to slim down our toolcarts a bit. the insulation is a killer tho, regulations here call for insulated tools all the time when working with anything electrical :( (edit: just looked up the knipex 6 in 1, as advised in many comments, its insulated and appears to do the same, will be trying those out!)

I have Knipex, Klein, Southwire, Milwaukee, and I always find myself going back to the Milwaukee

Yes the Knipex installation pliers is pretty good as well you should give it a shot if you ever get a chance

Hey mate, You just about sold me on them but I can only find them in awg size, not metric. Do you have a specific model number or a link you could put up? Cheers

In the last couple of years any new hand tool I buy is Milwaukee. They are a class in their own. 90% of my power tools are Makita and I’ve never had a problem with them. But if I was starting out again I would definitely go Milwaukee

Trying to work out that little technique at the start of stripping the outer sheath with the pliers 🤔. Do you think you could slightly ream the flat pvc with 7 in 1??

Hello mate, just found your channel and I'm hooked. I'm a fellow electrician turned wood worker and have just managed to get my own workshop so have been looking on here for ideas about dust extraction and tables and all your videos seem to be the answer!! Thanks for putting in the hours to share and show your ideas!! Great content that has inspired me to get back into making videos!!

They are insulated just not tested to 1000v, since your pliers will only come into contact with a single phase at a time and as long as your holding the insulation you're fine. The insulation required for 1000v rating make the handles on pliers far to chunky for those of us who rotate pliers round and round for speed, instead of grip n twist, grip n twist.

Wow I actually have the Milwaukee but I had no clue how good it was because I just use it for typical around the house stuff (sockets, lighting, ceiling fans etc) so I had no clue how good it actually was because I dont do real electrical work like its made for. Cool to see examples of what its capable of 👍🏻 Hey Ill point something out of intrest, Ive watched tests of all the top brand linesman pliers and side cutters and for some reason those Knipex linrsman pliers actually take half the amount of force as most companies sidde cuttets to cut through nails & screws. Its like 65lbs of pressure versus like 155 with the side cutters to cut through a screw. Just intresting 🤙🏻 Cheers from America 🤘🏻

Pretty interesting tool, John! Really nice! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Well done John!!!

Hi could tell me how wide the Jaws open on the shears.

What type of tool belt is that and where did you buy it from? Would you say its better that the Milwaukee tool belt?

Hey John, your skills as an expert electrician are obvious, thank you very much for making this video. Yet, Knipex and Milwaukee products are in different markets, price-wise, then comparing them is a bit unfair. Knipex may cost double than Milwaukee.

Hi John, I watch the “Gosforth handyman” as well as yourself and he has bought a house and was showing the quality of the wiring. One particular thing was a 16 b fused wire that was split under the floorboards and was used to go downstairs as a spur and it was hooked up to the cooker and some sockets as well as feeding the water heater and sockets upstairs. The wires were joined by what I call a chocolate box with tape around it; apart from the use of a chocolate box (that as far as I am concerned should not be used for any 240 volt), the wire was not correct nor was the fuse at the box. He went onto say that the wiring had been put in b y a certified electrician, I am not sure how he came to this conclusion but if it is true that person should have never been put on any job at all. I would be interested in your opinion of this work.

I liked them until I tried to strip 10 awg, they couldnt do it. I picked up my cheapo strippers and they did the job perfect...i still use these every day tho

interesting tool not keen on it not being insulated. definetly very handy havng a 1 tool that will do several jobs instead of swapping over and back just oredered the knipex 6 in 1, what would you reconment for cutting socket screws. i have no dedicated or easy way to do it .

I have those pliers and the 6 in 1 pliers of the same brand and I like them and can afford them the knipex are to pricey for me. If not I'll get Klein tools version. I love Klein, Milwaukee, ideal, southwire, Greenlee, channellocks all good stuff.

Did you say it can be used for reaming? Reaming the inside of conduit?

You guys won't believe this, but I watched the video about a hour ago. I just now opened my Amazon up and the Milwaukee 6 For $33.83 was on the suggested buys.

Nice review. But I would find it very hard to stray away from Knipex. The 13 72 8 is basically the same type of design. The spring loaded handles would drive me mad aswell. Also im OCD about my tools. Having a Milwaukee in the middle of my knipex tools would leave me feeling very uneasy.

have you tried knipex's 6 in 1 pliers, they're basically the same concept but i prefer how they feel in the hand

Nice video mate

It looks like a great pliers I think i might give them a try after my knipex 5 in 1 wears out even though i only use it for data cable it is a tool i would not live without as it does everything i need apart from a screwdriver Great video John keep them coming

Hi John, See many comments telling you to compare to the Knipex 6-in-1; I won’t though, as I use them and am a convert. The needle-nose design is far handier IMHO, and you can make nice tight loops for the screw terminals we have in the back of sockets in the UK/IE. Not tried LSZH cables yet though. It’s got built-in 1.5/2.5mm^2 boot lace ferrule crimpers, which produce an…adequate crimp, ok if you’re up a ladder, not if you’re wiring up a panel at the bench. My favourite part though is the radiused cutter blades. As you found, will let you cut cleanly through T+E or thicker single cores, and also quickly score around flex, or the inner sheath of, say SWA and leave a neat edge. Somebody mentioned the spring handles would drive them crazy, I genuinely find them useful but you can order them without. Can you tell I like em? 😉

Could you just cut the spring out if your don't like it?

Nice review John. Will be interesting to see how long the cutter says that sharp.

I still have my knipex pliers from the start of my apprenticeship in 1997. Some bastard apprentice left my knipex snips up on a tray in Dublin airport terminal 2 and it was never found.

I have a pair, the cutter portion is garbage. Other than that, I DO like them for everything else

I took the spring out of mine and disabled the lock..

Thank you for this ! Keep up the great videos !

i like the milwakees but the pivot will wear out quickly. i work is a very rough industrial environment and the milwakees wont last me more that 3 years

You sound like a mix of British Scottish and Irish all in one

What's wild I've had the 7-1 Milwaukee wire strippers for a few years. However I'm in the US. In Indiana actually, anyhow my 7-1 are needle nose pliers. Not regular pliers. Those would be more useful I think the way yours are. Great video btw.

These are absolute trash compared to the knipex hybrid strippers of the similar design as these. If you can get the knipex variant then get it because the milwaukee for me lasted less than 6 months and thats cutting and stripping 10/12/14 AWG, (unshielded cables) Cutter portion, blades rolled over and became dull. I will never buy hand tools from milwaukee ever again. Knipex 6 months in, no signs of wear with exception to discoloration due to copper deposits on blades. Still just as sharp as the day I got them. However, Milwaukee power tools are and always will be my go to

I take my springs out of my wire strippers

An electrician that doesn't use croppers?

I don't like Milwaukee. They have very good quality, very good iron, plastic and rubber parts are very good. But they are always stealing ideas from others. All their products are piracy. I have never seen an original idea from this brand. Not like Klein Tools or knipex, not like Bosch or metabo.

No, they are not better then a pair of knipex’s

Other than cutting wire over and over I don’t see anything informative here

Why on earth did you compare an electrician pliers with a combination pliers? Shame on you.

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