63225 Cable Cutter, Made in USA, 9-Inch High Leverage Cutter for Aluminum, Copper and Communication Cable

I have RA, and had no problem cutting 6ga wire!

You get old school Klein quality with this made in USA tool. Some of their stuff is getting cheap but these are clearly old school workhorses. The cutting edges come with a fine burr from factory that you might want to lightly file off with a very fine, very small file. You are not sharpening them, they are very sharp already, you are just removing a hanging burr left over from the sharpening process. They go for max sharpness and expect the residual thin hanging burr to quickly wear away with use. Of course with most heavy duty steel Klein hand tools you might want to oil them and work them in (just like their lineman's etc). Usually I prefer thin dipped vinyl handles for dexterity, but I really like the feel of these very tough grips on this premium version. I can tell they will last the life of the tool. Before I committed to purchase I looked at videos comparing many brands, from econo to trade pro, and in each video the Klein J63225N came out the clear winner in both cut effort and user preference. I tested them against a pair of compound leverage dykes (that easily cut small bolts) on some small #4 and it was no contest. The J63225N were smooth & easy in comparison. Cutting #2 was easy doing repeated cuts. Don't get me wrong, they still take effort, but they are not a 'struggle' or a hand exercise. Now understand what you are buying here... they are compact cable / wire cutters, meaning you will often need to open the handles wider than you can grip them (for larger gauges) and then start the cut with 'two' hands and then finish with one hand, as handles come closer. And remember, the laser etching on the tool says, "NOT for steel"... only soft copper and aluminum wire / cable and no ACSR (Aluminum Conductor 'Steel' Reinforced = usually found on overhead service drops).

These are not a huge pair of cutters but I have been cutting through every wire and cable like butter. These blades are sharp and seem to be very durable. Can’t go wrong with the brand, it never disappoints. I will say though that about the biggest these things will cut is about a 0-0 gauge and that’s a stretch. But I’ve done it and they cut right through. If you get any bigger than that just get bigger cutters.

Excellent cutters even for thick wire!

How do these things work better than bigger loppers? I don't know? Regardless it's some kind of voodoo that works and you owe it to yourself as a proper electrician to try them out. The handles are SHOCKINGLY small, don't angry poo when you hold them, they cut probably 10x easier than the next size larger Klein cable cutters. Like I said, I don't know how but they just do. 1AWG copper, 12-3 MC, seems to be the sweet spot. They obviously cut larger but personally if it's 1/0 copper or 12-6 / 10-3MC I usually just grab the big 24" loppers or the battery loppers. For all the daily stuff that's smaller than 1/0 copper or 12-4 mc these things are amazing and I gave my old Klein 63050 to an apprentice. These new ones cut WAY better than those slightly bigger older style ones.

These are sturdy cutters that fit well in the hand our pouch. I cut 6-gauge wire easily with them and they are sharp enough to gently ring the jacket without too much force. The shape of the jaws prevent deformation of the wire making it easier to slide lugs on. I only gave them four stars because the joint is pretty stiff and a bit awkward to open one-handed. The jaws showed a little more hand-filing than I’m used to with Klein tools. Overall, the comparable Knipex is better, but these are far better than mauling your wire or cable with lineman’s pliers.

Bought these not realizing they were smaller, but let me tell you. Klein doesn’t miss. Still super sharp after using it daily for months.

Use them for construction site. They fit easy in your pocket without being bulky and cuts decent size wire

Si cumplió con lo de la foto, y todas sus características muy buena herramienta de buena calidad. Gracias

Los filos son muy blandos. Se ha marcado enseguida con el uso continuado.

These will cut 25mm tails it is a squeeze but with one hand also. I like these better than the CK croppers but they are more expensive

Very sharp cutters

Great cutters, wish they fell open but that’s my only complaint, very sharp and easy to cut big cable