KNIPEX Electricians’ Pliers 10-14 AWG

I found the pliers too small for my hands to be comfortable. I do not not have large hands either.

A true waste of money if you expect to strip 12 and 14 gauge wire. I have a dozen kleins and knipex and this is a true disappointment. The stripping holes are simply the wrong size; maybe wires in Europe are metric and the version for metric was just relabeled for 12 and 14. I would recommend Kleins for a heavy duty needle nose/stripper if you like combo tools. They come in two versions; spring and crimper models. Both are good and strip easily without damaging the conductor.

great product-high quality

i have been through about 3 pairs of the 7 inch knipex alligator slip joint pliers in the last 10 years. they are a daily/heavy use item and i replace them when the teeth wear down so far that i cant grab a #50 chain master link anymore. those are better than sliced bread. i thought that the quality and durability of these would follow right along those lines. i was wrong. the wire strippers on mine dont cut wire insulation, they just pull it apart. it looks nicer if i just use a knife. the jaws came slightly off, but the metal seems to be soft and now they dont come close to meeting when the pliers are closed all the way. i have been very disappointed in these and they are in that elite class of tools that i can readily loan to others without reservation. recently i purchased a set of wiha precision screwdrivers that came with a bonus set of needlenose pliers. i believe they are made in china and sadly, they have already outperformed the german knipex pliers.