Crimper: All-in-One Tool for Cutting, Stripping, Crimping, and Twisting Wires (8-18 AWG solid, 10-20 AWG stranded) by Charles Lewis

Name: 🔧 Klein Tools K12065CR Wire Stripper/Cutter/Crimper: All-in-One Tool for Cutting, Stripping, Crimping, and Twisting Wires (8-18 AWG solid, 10-20 AWG stranded)
Item: 🔧 Klein Tools K12065CR Wire Stripper/Cutter/Crimper: All-in-One Tool for Cutting, Stripping, Crimping, and Twisting Wires (8-18 AWG solid, 10-20 AWG stranded)
Rating: 1

September 27, 2022

Jaws have play: Hand tool

The jaws on the end of the tool have play even when fully closed (see picture). The gap is large enough for AWG 20 stranded wire to pass through like a business card without resistance (see video). The scraping function works quite well, as does the cutting edge, but the gap in the jaws is problematic. I expected more from Klein Tools at this price point. The buttons are very nice, there's no wobble on the hinge, they open and close fairly smoothly too, and the construction feels solid. That's just a gap in the jaws, which doesn't make their functionality that great with pliers - it's hard to grab things tightly with a gap and weak leverage at the tips.

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