Customer Reviews
Easy to use and does a good job
OK for cutting little nails off. Tried to cut a piece of stainless welding rod .050" broke right at the pin. Very disappointing. Did I mention I'm 68?
Great pair of crimping pliers. American made and reasonably priced. Great deal all around
I’m not a huge fan of the dies designs but they still work. A big advantage of these crimps is that the insulated die is closer to the opening of the jaws which allows for easy use compared to other crimps where the die is closer to the pivot and you have to open it wider to access that die. The cutters are good and cut wire with ease. I haven’t experienced the comfort grip slipping off either. Overall, works wonderfully and have done more than 500 crimps with these and they still hold up.
I purchased a pair of Klein's crimpers, and Channellock's crimpers, and directly compared the two; In my opinon, the Channellock is the clear winner.- Channellock's cutter is significantly better; It cut more easily than Klein's, and cut more evenly-- It'd flawless cut a sheet of paper, while Klein's wouldn't fully cut the entire way.- Channellock's crimp layout is superior to Klein's; between insulated and non-insulated crimps, you need to open the pliers more for the insulated ones, and as such Channellock placed the insulated crimper on the outside where the pliers open first.That said, you do get less leverage on the insulated crimp, which of the two probably needs the higher leverage, but these dedicated crimpers with their almost 10 inch handles offer so much leverage, it didn't make a difference in actual use.- The Channellock pliers also opened and closed more smoothly than the Klein. Not a huge issue, but it's a bonus.- I do prefer the Klein comfort handles over the Channellock; They're a bit less bulky and offer better grip and texture.All in all, the channellock is cheaper and easier to use in just about every way. Go for these if you've got a ton of crimps to make.