US vs German Pliers (WIRE CUTTERS)? Knipex vs Snap On, Irwin, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Craftsman, Wiha

when it comes to must-have tools at least in my shop diagonal cutting pliers definitely makes the list so the question is is that eight dollar pair of pliers just as good as the 65 dollar snap-ons well let's find out in the first test we'll see how much squeezing force it takes to cut through a 16-penny nail then we'll see how the pliers perform cutting through a deck screw not all of the pliers will survive cutting through a drill bit things really begin to come apart when the pliers cut through a socket adapter at a price of only eight dollars the least expensive brand that we'll be testing is made by illinois industrial tools drop force heat treated steel precision machine jaws we're gonna test them the illinois industrial tool pliers are made in china the axle joint on the pliers is very loose when there's a lot of wobble the cutters just don't line up and you get very inconsistent results the pliers are very light at 215.3 grams the average adult male has a gripping strength of around 100 pounds so it really helps to have pliers that are designed to offer the user a leverage advantage in the first test we'll see how much squeezing force it takes to cut through a 16 penny nail once the pliers are clamped onto the holder i'll slide the front piece with the two bolts towards the pliers the two bolts will hold the nail in place against the cutters to allow for maximum leverage the hydraulic press will be applying force to the very end of the handle to keep the nail from becoming a projectile once it's cut off i'll attach some locking pliers to the end of the nail i can't place the nail all the way inward against the pivot point since the illinois industrial tool cutters don't extend inward to the pivot point you'll need a very strong hand if you use the illinois industrial tool pliers to cut through a nail at 195 pounds at a price of 11 the second least expensive brand we'll be testing is made by cobalt all the brands of diagonal cutting pliers that we'll be testing are 8 inches in length except for the cobalt brand which is 7 inches durable chrome nickel steel hardened precision machined jaws last longer grip better high leverage design duction hardened cutting edges stay sharper longer the cobalt brand is made in china very nice tight fit with the cobalt the cobalt pliers are a lot heavier than the illinois industrial tool pliers at 301.8 grams even though the shorter handles of the cobalt offer less levers than the illinois industrial tools brand the cobalt still performed a lot better at 158 pounds at a price of 15 the third least expensive brand we'll be testing is made by craftsman compound action designed for increased cutting force drop forged steel for strength and durability induction hardened cutting edges stay sharper longer the craftsman brand is made in china moving the handles back and forth there's quite a bit of wobble with the craftsman the craftsman is the heaviest yet at 317.3 grams the craftsman's unique design gives the user a bit of a leverage advantage and it did the best yet at 102 pounds at a price of 16 is the doyle brand which is sold at harbor freight cuts acsr screws nails and most hardened wire rust protection reduces corrosion and increased tool life the dural brand is made in taiwan riveted joint for smooth action with no wobble unfortunately just like the craftsman the doyle has quite a bit of wobble in the joint the dual is pretty light at 275 grams the door will did even better than the craftsman at 96 pounds and moves into the lead at a price of 18 is this dewalt compound action diagonal pliers 70 percent more cutting power we're gonna test that guaranteed tough the dewalt brand is made in china the dewalt has a nice tight fit the dewalt is even lighter than the door at 253 grams the jaw opening on the dewalt is pretty limited so the nail is too large to rest against the pivot point the dewalt did nearly the same as the craftsman of the door at 108 pounds also the price of 18 is this irwin brand the same price as the dewalt pliers nickel chromium steel pliers construction induction hardened cutting edges stay sharper longer darwin brand is made in china their one is definitely better than the doyle but unfortunately there's quite a bit of wobble the irwin is the second heaviest yet at 308.5 grams and the irwin did by far the best yet at only 78 pounds and takes the leap in doyle at a price of 21 is this channel lock brand precision machine knife and anvil style cutting edges to ensure perfect mating and superior cutting edge life channellock uses a high carbon c1080 steel for superior performance on the job the channel luck brand is made in usa very good craftsmanship with the channel locks there's absolutely no wobble the channel locks weigh nearly the same as the cobalt at 299.4 grams the channel locks are designed to offer a leverage advantage and it takes the lead from irwin at only 73 pounds very impressive at a price of 24 is this cs osborne brand these drop ford's nippers are ideal for cutting hog rings or wire the cs osborne pliers are made in usa unfortunately the cs osborne is not quite as tight as some of the other brands the cs osborne is by far the heaviest yet at 361.7 grams and the cs osborne required a lot of force to cut through the nail at 184 pounds at a price of 26 is this milwaukee brand up to two times more cuts iron carbide edge engineered by milwaukee tool professionally made in china nice tight fit with the milwaukee the milwaukee weighs 282.5 grams and milwaukee needed 163 pounds of force to cut through the nail at a price of 27 is this klein tools brand induction hardened cutting knives for long life high leverage design has 36 percent more cutting power hot riveted joint for smooth action and no handle wobble the klein tools brand is made in usa the klein tools is not quite as tight as some of the other brands the klein tools brand weighs 290 grams klein tools perform much better than average at 89 pounds at a price of 28 is this southwire brand 15 percent easier cuts fire rivet technology for smooth opening fire edge induction hardened blades cuts nails screws and acsr wire the southwire brand is made in china the southwire is not quite as tight as some of the other brands the southwire pliers weighed 316.7 grams the southwire performed slightly better than the klein tools brand at 85 pounds at a price of 33 dollars is this weia brand dynamic joint 40 less effort low wear lap joint riveted and able to withstand high levels of load 64 hrc induction hardened manufactured with global components in vietnam there's no wobble with the wheel the wheel brand weighs 299.3 grams the wheel performed better than average at 103 pounds also the price of 33 dollars is this canipex brand high cutting performance with minimum effort due to optimum coordination of cutting edge angle and transmission ratio high leverage diagonal cutters for very tough continuous use induction hardened cutting edges the kinetics brand is made in germany nice and tight fit with the knipex the canipex weighs 296.5 grams and it took 116 pounds for the canipex pliers to cut through the nails at a price of 44. is this mac tools brand he treated to provide consistent performance forced alloy steel for durability i was unable to find information on where the mac tools brand is made unfortunately the mac tools just does not provide a very tight fit the mac tools weighs nearly the same as the channel locks at 299.5 grams and the mac tools brand cut through the nail at 157 pounds and the most expensive brand we'll be testing at 65 dollars is made by snap-on small joint in combination with longer handles increased leverage by 19 percent parallel cutting edges are engineered to provide repeated cuts for hardwire and even spring steel the snap-on brand is made in usa nice and tight fit with the snap-on the snap-on is the second heaviest yet at 343.6 grams the snap-on performed nearly the same as the canipex at 114 pounds leverage profile has a huge impact on how much effort it takes to cut through things and the tool with the shortest distance from the center of the axle or rivet to the opening for the cutters is the irwin brand at 6.28 millimeters the south wire is nearly the same as 6.48 the cobalt is 7.24 millimeters but the handles are an inch shorter than the other brands channel locks is 8.01 millimeters but the handles are slightly longer than the competition so the channel locks came in on top at 73 pounds irwin 78 southwire 85 klein tools 89 and doral 96 pounds the nails i used were made of low carbon steel and all the pliers survived without any damage to the cutters deck screws are a lot harder than nails so let's see how the pliers perform on deck screws 344 pounds of pressure on the handles in the illinois industrial brand did not cut through the screw unfortunately the illinois industrial tube brand is no longer serviceable the pliers are badly bent the 7-inch cobalt pliers cut through the screw at 211 pounds compared to 158 for the nail very clean cut by the cobalt there's a little bit more wobble in the handle now but no damage to the cutters the craftsman performed slightly better than the cobalt at 184 pounds compared to 102 pounds to cut through the nail the cutters are still in great shape but there's quite a bit of handle wobble the doyle did the best yet cutting through the screw at only 156 pounds compared to 96 for the nail the dual brand did loosen up some and there's quite a bit of handle wobble there's also a small amount of wear to the cutters the dewalt barely finished ahead of the door at 154 pounds and moves into the lead and the pliers are still in good shape there's no visible damage to the cutters and the irwin did by far the best yet at only 135 pounds or 19 pounds less than the dewalt the amount of handle wobble seems unchanged and no damage to the cutters the channellock pliers moves into second place just behind the irwin at 145 pounds no damage to the cutters and the pliers are still in great shape it took a lot of effort for the cs osborne pliers to cut through the screw at 243 pounds there's a small amount of damage to one of the cutters and the amount of handle wobble is about the same it took 228 pounds of force for milwaukee to cut through the screw there's no damage to the cutters and they're still properly aligned the klein tool is cut through the screw at 153 pounds the pliers seem to be as good as new and there's no damage to the cutters the southwire brand did the best yet at only 133 pounds or two less pounds in the irwin the south wire seems as good as new and there's no damage to the cutters it took 167 pounds of force for the wii appliers to cut through the screw no damage to the cutters and the pliers are as good as new the canipex needed 196 pounds to cut through the screw compared to 116 pounds to cut through the nail no damage to the cutters and the pliers look as good as new the mac tools need the 202 pounds to cut through the screw unfortunately the screw did cause some damage to the cutters there's also a small amount of handle wobble it took 191 pounds for the snap-on to cut through the screw while the cutters are in great shape unfortunately there's now a gap between the cutters when the jaws are fully closed so the rivet or the pliers seem to be bent the south wire came in on top at 133 pounds but the irwin performed nearly as well at 135 channel lock 145 pounds klein tools 153 dewalt 154 and doyle 156 pounds let's test the durability of the cutters next cutting to a 3 16 inch drill bit since the illinois industrial tools didn't survive the last test we'll go ahead and test the cobalt first and the cobalt cut through the screw at 211 pounds and it cut through the drill bit at only 220 pounds no damage to the cutters and the drill bit is just too much for the craftsman and the pliers broke at 268 pounds and harbor freight doyle made very easy work of the drill bit at 207 pounds the cutters are still properly aligned and in great shape unfortunately the dual pliers reached fair load at 327 pounds and they weren't able to cut through the drill bit one of the handles is bent and the pliers no longer closed properly there's also some damage to the cutters and the irwin takes the lead from the door by cutting through the drill bit at only 191 pounds very impressive no damage to the cutters with the high leverage design the channel lock should cut through the drill bit at around 200 pounds unfortunately the rivet used by the channel locks is a lot smaller than some of the other brands and it let go at 256 pounds unfortunately the cutters on the channel locks experience some damage and they don't appear to be as hard as some of the other brands such as cobalt dorel and irwin and the cutters on the cs osborne just aren't as hard as some of the other brands and it took nearly 295 pounds to cut through the drill bit there's a small amount of damage to both of the cutters even though the milwaukee uses a much more compact design compared to some of the other brands it survived 274 pounds of pressure and cut through the drill bit no damage to the cutters and the klein tools did by far the best yet cutting through the drill bit at only 161 pounds there is a small amount of damage to the cutters the southwire brand made easy work of cutting through the drill bit at 206 pounds but the klein tools holds on to the lead the cutters on the south wire still look as good as new the wheel brand moves in the second place behind the klein tools with a very impressive 188 pounds the cutters still look as good as new and the canipex just won't give up and finally made the cut at 328 pounds and there's a small amount of damage to the cutters on the canipex pliers just like the cannipex the mac tools just wouldn't give up and it cut through the drill bit at 358 pounds unfortunately the mac tools cutters experienced quite a bit of damage unfortunately the drill bit was just a little bit too much for the snap-on and rivet let go at 345 pounds there is a small amount of damage to the cutters so the klein tools came out on top by cutting through the drill bit at 161 pounds we have finished second at 188 irwin 191 south wire 206 and doyle 207 pounds none of these tools are designed to cut through the sock adapter but let's see if any of the brands are built strong enough to do so anyway beginning with the cobalt tools brand and the cobalt brand peaked out at 462 pounds of pressure before the pliers finally broke and the cutters left a pretty good size dent in the socket adapter one of the jaws of the cobalt broke off but the cutters on the cobalt held up really well the doyle did even better than the cobalt and began to fail at 550 pounds the rivet broke and unfortunately there's quite a bit of damage to the cutters so great job by the doyle brand and one of the jaws in the irwin broke at 320 pounds even after all the extreme testing the cutters on the irwin are still in great shape very impressive the c.s osborne put up a really good fight but the handle finally snapped at 469 pounds there's a small amount of damage to the cutters so very respectable job by cs osborne one of the jaws broke off the milwaukee pliers at 379 pounds there's a small amount of damage to both of the cutters very good job by the milwaukee when considering the compact size of the jaws and the klein tools brand spit out the rivet at 485 pounds the handles in the jaws did not bend or break 485 pounds is a lot of force and it did cause some minor damage to the cutters so very impressive job by the klein tools pliers the south wire put up a good effort but the jaws finally broke at 412 pounds even after coming into contact with the hardened socket adapter the south wire cutters still looked nearly as good as new very impressive the wheel brand proved to be very tough and finally broke at 449 pounds the pliers broke at the pivot point or the axle 449 pounds is a lot of pressure and the cutters did experience some damage and a cannipex brand refused to spit out parts or even break finally at 579 pounds the handle finally began to bend but it never broke very impressive the cutters are still in really good shape especially when you consider the amount of weight applied to them the mac tools brand really refused to give up and it took 550 pounds before the jaws begin to hyper-extend at a very impressive 985 pounds after a large popping sound the jaws were finally badly hyper-extended the hydraulic press had just about bottomed out so i had to end the test not surprisingly there was quite a bit of damage to the cutters and the jaws were badly bent still very impressive that the pliers stayed in one piece most of the brands are more than durable enough for normal use but if you're trying to find the most indestructible tool the mac tools was badly damaged but stayed together at 985 pounds of force the canipex proved to be nearly as indestructible with a bent handle at 579 pounds doral broke at 550 klein tools 485 and cs osborne 469 pounds if you're looking for the pliers that are going to last the longest the canipix brand is very well built and will probably last the longest but it's very expensive and it takes more effort to make a cut for that reason i like pliers that offer a little bit more leverage which includes the irwin as well as the channel locks and they are far less expensive at only 18 and 21 dollars respectively if you're willing to spend a little bit more money i really like the klein tools brand it's a very nice set of pliers and will last a long time i also like this south wire it has a very hard set of cutters and it too it seems very durable all the videos in this channel including this one are viewer suggested so if you have a video idea i hope you take time to leave a comment thanks so much for watching please take care and look forward to next time

Channel: Project Farm

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Id: 6bnqFwAf7HM

Length: 15min 44sec (944 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 27 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/No--Permit]

*grabs popcorn*

[u/PMyour_dirty_secrets]

Never seen this content creator before but I like it. Wish he had included the nws fantastico with his testing

[u/spikes2020]

Ah so he did a review of hammers...but he isn't using them correctly....

[u/xCAPTAINxTEXASx]

Well shit, I thought I was gonna end up buying some new dikes. I guess I’m sticking with my kleins

[u/Hypetheticz]

Glad to see him posted here. He always provides solid, applicable data.

[u/danielibew952]

Wish he would’ve used the blue handled Klein’s.

[u/Lehk]

Seeing Channellock beat all the meme brands makes me happy.

[u/BuckNakedandtheband]

Surprising how many are made in China

[u/DirtyDoucher1991]

“Ka-nipex” good video though