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Hitch
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: Knipex |
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Knipex, one of the best makers of pliers and cutters imo.
Use the longnose, sidecutters, combi and cobras.
All of them have great grip on the jaws, And they seem to easily cope with cutting tasks without damaging the edges.
The cobras have a nice locking button to prevent them slipping on larger things.
Anyone else use knipex?
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sparkydude
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yep got to agree with you there , all my pliers/cutters and grips are knipex. nice red and yellow 1000v handles. As for screwdrivers , got to be irazola , which are apparently a subsidiary of bahco now .
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jason123
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Ive got knipex pliers, and some 45 degree offset long nose jobbys, great for retreiving lost components in tight spots.
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Hinton Heating
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I have a pair of wire cutters with quick strippers on the blades...
very high quaility, bit pricy at £25!
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Rich-Ando
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: |
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seems to be a favourite with sparks then.
i too only use Knipex for side cutters and pliers. used them for the last 24 years as far as i can remember.
i have used some cheaper ones before and found them to be "wanting" in the quality area.
knipex stay sharp no matter what it seems. |
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mehran
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: |
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well, the knipex pipeslice is ok but i think the rothenburg one is better because it can cut 22mm and 3/4" where he knipex does not cut the 3/4"
the nice red and yellow 1000v handles grips are not made by knipex i dont think, seen the same grips in usa with stanley on them for $10(about £6 at the time) so i am guess there is a random company making them and selling them on to other companys |
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sparkydude
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Hi mehran, you are getting confused, the pipeslices are made by KOPEX and the grips are definiteley made by knipex and they do not make grips or tools for anyone else aprt from snap on stanley and draper so some with similiar handles in red and yellow, bu there is only one knipex
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mehran
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sparkydude
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true true, coincidentaly kopex make flexible conduit for the electrical industry , so god knows where they thought of the pipeslice from LoL
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Meterman
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Yes use Knipex srewdrivers also have the knipex vde cable shears cost £39.99 but rarely use them as i have found the CK 25mm cable cutters cut much better  |
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sparkydude
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Knipex dont make screwdrivers meterman, draper tools do, but knipex is only a part of the company, most dra[per own brand stuff is poo
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Meterman
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Knipex dont make screwdrivers meterman, draper tools do, but knipex is only a part of the company, most dra[per own brand stuff is poo
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 I thought they did i will have to take a look as my company supplied them the same time as the vde cable sheers
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Meterman
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 you are correct my screwdrivers are King d*ck VDE electricians screwdrivers it was the colours that confused me  |
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| Yes use Knipex srewdrivers also have the knipex vde cable shears cost £39.99 but rarely use them as i have found the CK 25mm cable cutters cut much better |
Sparkydude!!! Draper dont own or make Knipex they just supply them, or at least that what Wera tells me.....Knipex is Knipex. Also they are a German company and the Knipex factory is next door to the Wera factory, if anyone doesnt know Wera they are the Knipex of screwdrivers.....In Germany Wera and Knipex have teamed up to produce a tool kit with Knipex snips etc and Wera screwdrivers, I am told by the Wera Rep that these will be introduced to the UK once details have been settled between the two companies. |
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