KNIPEX 78 61 140 SB Diagonal Cutter

Fantastic snippers for the price. Strong and precise. Not Chinesium, made in Germany. It shows. But won’t break the bank like the Swiss Erem ones. I still do have Erems, these are even better for high precision work, but boy they cost a fortune. I tend to use the Knipex most of the time.

They also cost more than any wire snips I’ve used. None the less it’s nice to be able to get in tight spaces and snip so easily. I had an older pair that was nearly as nice, and considerably cheaper, but I got a little out of control and asked them to do more than they could. These are more sturdily built and sharper. Thus the 5 stars. They are a very high quality build. That said, if I could have found another set of my last ones for 5 bucks like I bought them, I would have gotten several set of those instead. Just b/c I’m actually more reluctant to use these b/they are so nice. That may sound absurd, but I don’t want to buy another pair that costs this much and the 5 dollar ones from Italy seem to be made of unobtainium. They were nearly as good and considerably cheaper.

Zoals je mag verwachten van Knipex een goed en nauwkeurig stukje gereedschap.

Okay, I did not buy these for me, but for my husband, an aircraft mechanic. He’s a busy man of few words and doesn’t take much time to write reviews, so I asked him how he liked his new KNIPEX 78 61 125 SBA Electronic Super-Knips Comfort Grip. Wicked, he said, I love them. They are comfortable. They work. They do the job they were meant to do. They make my life a lot easier. That’s a lot of words of praise coming from he who is the King of downplaying or minimizing. That’s all I know. I’m a painter. I like the way they look and I like when my husband is happy. He deserves the best tools, puts so much of his life into his job and shares his money freely. There is nothing like a really nice tool. For me it’s a paintbrush. For his it’s Super’Knips. Hope that helps. oh, btw, he’s also REALLY PICKY. He’s like a tool snob. He’s prone to Snap On but has started branching out. Very very picky re his tools, always talking about them, too. lol.

These are one of those tools that cause a little pain because of the high cost but ore than pay for themselves after heavy use. If you do a lot of electronics work at the board level and frequently cut leads, wires, and things like this then these cutters are fantastic.

You need to know up front that the cutting jaws to not meet exactly flush. That’s the way they are designed and help to extend the life of the cutting edges and help the cutters to perform even better. There is a very slight overlap that shouldn’t be mistaken as a sign of poor quality.

These are exceptionally sharp and fit perfectly in the hand making it easy to manipulate your work and hold the pliers at the same time. These are one of my favorite tools.

The best snipper I’ve used so far.

I ordered mine from Canada. You pay more for these,but they’re indispensable when working with electronics. Very professional when gripping them.