Klein Tools D213-9NE 9-Inch High Leverage Side Cutting Plier
- Durable and reliable 9-inch side cutting pliers
- High-leverage design
- Plastic-dipped handles for added comfort
- New England nose type
- Limited lifetime warranty
Product Description
9″ Ne-Type Side-Cut Lineman’s Pliers, Exclusive Klein Top Forging, Hot Riveting & Heat Treating Processes Assure Long Lasting Performance & Perfect Alignment. Blue Plastic Dipped Handles. Patented POP Resealable Packaging Design, High-leverage (HL) Design Provides 46% Greater Cutting & Gripping Power Than Conventional Plier, Made In USA.Amazon.com Product Description
The Klein Tools 9-Inch High-Leverage Side Cutting Pliers feature a forged, hot-riveted, and heat-treated design that assures long lasting performance and accurate alignment. Blue plastic-dipped handles are featured for added comfort, and the high-leverage design provides 46-percent greater cutting and gripping power than conventional pliers. Other highlighted features include a streamlined design with sure-gripping, crosshatched knurled jaws, and a New England nose type. The pliers are made in the United States and come backed with a limited lifetime warranty…. More >>
Klein Tools D213-9NE 9-Inch High Leverage Side Cutting Plier
Klein has long been the standard in the electrician’s tool industry. These are pretty darn good pliers.
HOWEVER, personally, I’ve switched to Bahco pliers. Unfortunately (or not, depending on how you feel about them), Bahco has been bought out by Snap-On. Still, they have retained their unique designs. Bahco’s handles are MUCH more comfortable, and the tool just stays in your hand better. Everybody is making the high-leverage joint now, that’s standard. But Bahco’s teeth are cut better, the hardening is better, and the handle is so many miles ahead of the Kleins it’s not really even a comparison.
Still, the Kleins are easy to find, and can be had relatively cheaply. For the money, they’re pretty darn good, but for the best, I’d get a set of Bahcos. They may not be on your company’s approved list, and that’s about the only downsided to them. Klein is approved by everyone, and used by very large companies, like Qwest.
I seriously would be embaressed to be caught doing electrical work with any other dikes (lineman’s, your choice). It’s not so much about caring what other people think, but these are absolutely the best pair of dikes you can buy. I’ve even had tile guys and masons look at them and tell me that Klein makes the best pair. Buy these pliers if you don’t own already own a pair and plan on ever coming close to a piece of electron carrying media.
Another tool that I’ve used for years on the job with great results. They’ve withstood drops and even a lift rolling over top. My only very minor complaint is that they came out of the package stiff(which is what you want) but took a little while to break in. These are a must have for any electrician and should among the first tools that you buy for your field kit. They are high quality.
Klein linemans are the best, and most everybody I know in construction uses Kleins. Klein actually makes 2 flavors, one style is the standard cutters and the other has the ASCR cutters, which are much harder and don’t dull out as quickly. If you want more comfort I’d get the plastic handles, though. They are much better than the vinyl ones, and offer a bit more protection than the vinyl. The handles come in 9″ and 7".
If you want quality linesmans pliers, look no further. These Klein pliers are backed by the best name in electric tools. You can get up close when you cut the cable and these pliers are good at bending the wire too.