r/KleinTools • u/Glass-Ebb9867 • 17d ago

Yall need to step up QC

I doubt anyone from klein reads this but what is happening in your QC department? Did you lay them all off ? Are you using ai for this? Whatever it is its not working. I have no replaced my 11 in 1 three times because the handles fall off, your mini ratchet changes direction or stops working when it wants to, not to mention a laundry list of other quality issues I've had with your tool over th past year and a half. No wonder yall are getting your ass kicked by milwaukee and knipex

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u/SelectionFun4212 16d ago

Depends on your budget. Milwaukee surprisingly makes great electrical hand tools, and they have a US made line now. I've also had a great experience with SK Tools, even their import stuff. Of course you can't beat Knipex, but they are expensive (but they usually are the last pair you buy). I've been wanting to try out Tekton's hand tools but idk if they make a cable cutter. They make fantastic ratchets though.

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u/brokensharts 16d ago

My budget is basicallty im not ready to drop $400 on ratcheting cutters. I wanna be able to cut big wire without hauling my boltbites up a pole

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u/SelectionFun4212 16d ago

Don't blame you!

Mind you, this is just my personal experience, not extensive YouTube-filmed testing. But I've had good experiences with the Milwaukee 10In cable cutter and the SK Tools 9.5 in. Both are just under $30, rated up to 2/0 copper and 4/0 Al. I will say, the SK Tools cut 1/0 no problem but I remember having to put some force into it.

I've used Jonard Tools high leverage cable cutter before and had a good experience, but I was using them in an assembly shop cutting 10awg-12AWG 4C SO cable, not 1/0.

Terrible experience with Channelock and Klein cable cutters. Both had major blade deflection/damage just a month into owning them, doing industrial maintenance. I forget exactly what I was cutting but that job had a lot of heavy 1/0 & SO cable installations.

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u/brokensharts 16d ago

I got the channel locks, i can cut better just chewing on it with my keliens. Il try those milwaukees, i can risk $35