Hello again, Doc Thank you for another Great Video 👍 My current cutter is a relatively new Craftsman. It's only been used lightly to date. Cutting cotter keys and safety wire mostly. But I am researching for my next tool purchase. A good cutter is always needed. 👌 Again thank you
For decades I've yet to have issue with my Knipex cutters... one pair each of the 200mm regular; & 250mm notched blade 'Cobolt' version. They both see daily use... with no coddling.
Once my friend showed me how good those long snap on ones are for pulling cotter pins they are my go to for that. I actually have the titans and some other brand and they are not like the snap on. Even long knipex are not as good as the snap on even though they might cut a little better. I carry the Klein crimper/ cutters that are straight for my zip tie and wire cutting and knipex 8in bolt cutters in my bag every day. I don’t work w pins though at work
Have all three, the 388 is good for cotter pins. The 312's I have just won't loosen up. Tried leaving the pivot/blades in penetrating oil for 2 months, tried cutting oil, out them on a recip saw, still annoyingly tight.
The J2000-59 is a diagonal cutter as described by Klein, not a side cutter. A side cutter has cutting jaws parallel to the handles. Diagonal, well, they are diagonal to the pliers handle. 😂
Where are those under $20? Those are the 9" with journeyman handles and are about $40 and the 8" with standard handles are $30 with straight head and $34 with angle head. You might have been looking at the mini for 20 but not the 8 or 9 inch
