I did a similar test with nippers. I had Channellock and Knipex.. The channel lock had trouble cutting nails with hand pressure. The Knipex did not.. To be fair the Knipex had a different design with narrower cutters and longer handles.
you should rename this to how to make 2 minutes of content into 18 minutes of video. Ive watched a lot of your videos lately, this is a complete disaster. the music is annoying, you repeat everything so many times, you rample so much. sigh... TH-cam doesn't know what people want. Look at youtube rewind. Stop trying to feed their algorithm. Real viewers don't want overly long videos. Sure the algorithm will get you views and low interest subscribers. The subscribers you gain playing to the algorithm will be low quality. they won't watch all your videos, they certainly won't donate to you. If youtube decides to stop recommending you, then your low quality subscribers won't share your videos or help you grow.
Also a electrician by trade a electrician does not need mutch tools, but you use them all day. Knipex does not wearout. I replace them after cutting a life cable.
@@concernedcitizen9053 there's dumb asses in every race, if anything call them the arrogant race. The was a whole war about this idk if u heard about it.
the best one I came across was the professional screwdrivers from sears they have outlasted any other screwdrivers I had I used them as chisels prybars dropped them from atop of a building I use varsol to clean them the hands started to go funny now
I mean I got this old screwdriver that’s been through hell and back and i can’t remember if I have ever actually used it as a screwdriver but I would 100% try to lift a foundation with it
man0z btw, while u argue semantics on the term “master race”. Let me remind u that the nazis slaughtered literally millions of Jews. The Jews never did that to anyone. So **** your semantics.
The way he says knipex is actually correct sounds strange as youd think the k is silent but in this case it actually isnt the company itself pronounces it "Kuh Nigh Pex"
I laughed until I had tears in my eyes when you listed the price of the camera equipment and then put much-needed hand. That's quality entertainment right there keep up the good work.
Knipex mini-bolt cutters are my favourite cutting tools. Will cut paper, string, rope, single copper strands, screws, nails, straining wire (HT & normal). And yes, if you push them they'll chomp through a 1/4 mild steel bar using hand-force alone. They're just all-round brilliant.
In all seriousness, the amazon basics side cutters did actually do a really good job. We have to understand that these tools are not made for cutting things like bolts and Allen wrenches etc.Overall great video, excited to see more.
Everyone worried about the master race comment and I’m here trying to find the third camera until I finally realized it was the one I was looking through haha.
Master X Gaming depends your sense of humor. I’m Jewish and don’t mind good jokes when they are jokes. Other people are allowed to feel however they want.
Cody, this was a great video and I was truly impressed with the Knipex cutters. You have to admit, if you can't cut it with hand pressure, you aren't going to be using side cutters anyway. I was actually more impressed with the Amazon Basics cutter. A cheap tool that can fare that well has my vote!
The problem with the Amazon side cutter is obviously the longevity, my grandpa has 25+ year old knipex side cutters which are still very sharp , especially compared to a 2 year old barely used amazon pair I own
I bought lots of Knipex tools. I don’t really use them much because it’s just for household repairs, but watching them inside my tool bag is beautiful and mostly satisfying.
I am from germany and it's nice to hear, that "made in germany" is still a thing. I'm actually studying mechanical engineering to learn building things like this. I think the way how made in germany works is, that we always go for the best materials out there and we always use exact tolerances for things like the knipex cutter. Hell yeah.. This is expensive but atleast it holds
My great uncle was an electrician, i inherited most of his tools (my brother got some too) , his Knipex, which he bought in the 50s as a young man, are still sharp and cut like the first day, quality stuff
Some of that old stuff is really high quality. I have tools from my grandfathers that are at least 90-100 years old. I have some even older handmade tools. They all still work. They were very solidly made. I don't use them because they are too cool to risk breaking, but if I really needed them I know they would work.
i think the difference between chinese-like tools and pro tools are not well described in this test. Nobody want cut hex with simples cutter... But the difference is on life of the tool. If you need to make some electric wire cable cut, chinese is ok. If you want to have one tool that you use always and always work like on first day, or if you are a professionnal, you should consider buying pro quality tools. Personnaly, i have some chinese, pro, and very old tools. each of theses have an use. and if i know i could loose it, or i will use it only a few time, i choose chinese cheap type. for the others, i prefer put some bucks on them ;)
Feels bad correcting Mr Wranglerstar. Those "Flat nose pliers" are actually called lineman's pliers. They are used primarily by electricians for splicing and cutting wires.
I am a rental equipment technician, carry side cuts in my pocket daily. Had a pair of knipex side cuts and wore them out to the point that I felt the need to replace them, similar to the snap on ones that you mentioned. Got a pair of Klein side cuts and never looked back, abused them just as much if not more for a longer period of time. I had the knipex for about a year or so and have been running the same pair of Klein side cuts for 3-4 years and they still work great. They could be replaced for excellent performance but they perform well as is.
i think he ment it as the master race of builders as germans are known to be some of the best at making tools. i came from a low income community and they also called german tools master race tools as they come from the mental working masters. shrug that's just my two say tho it could just be a bad joke Im not him so.
Yeah the question is what the jaws look like after 5 years of hot suppers. That's why I eventually bought a pair of Knipex - all my other ones including xcelite and some other name brands eventually had nicks in the jaws.
As somebody who lives in a suburb in the midwest and wants nothing more than to escape the hell of everyday corporate work, I wish I knew how to go from here to living in a beautiful remote place like you are and doing the things you are.
Channelock makes good cutters...i cut through a 1/4-20 bolt with a pair of the 8 inchers. still worked great a couple years later and i gave them to someone who didnt have a pair. got a pair with the code blue grips and thats whats in my bag. love them. the Knipex are no slouch though, they are a quality tool. i have a pair in my home bag. i just feel the channelocks cut a little bit easier on tough stuff. different cutting edge too...hammer and anvil. alignment doesnt have to be as precise for them. throw some Kleins in there too...however you may have to go through a few pair to find one where the cutting edges line up...
Third that motion, I’m a sparky and been using blue handled channelock pliers and side cutters for more than 10 years, have had crescent stanley and channelock bets grip and cut
Wear my GMT while welding.. had to replace the crystal and bezel due to splatter.. oh well. Angle grinder broke the mainspring as well.. if I’m going to spend 10k plus I’m going to wear the damn thing.
@Wranglerstar You know... if you buy a piece of 3/8" plexiglass from the glass store and make a wooden frame for it you would be protected AND be able to see what your doing. Same for your cameras. If you put a thin 1/16 - 1/8" sheet in front of the camera it's well protected.
I’ve been using Knipex hand tools as an electrician for more than a decade. The difference in quality is apparent even when compared to good tools like Klein, the Knipex is noticeably better. When other guys balk at the price I tell them “think about how much you spend on beer or going out to lunch, these tools will last many years and make your job more efficient and enjoyable while putting money in your pocket.”
I'm in germany for work right now... I love when the techs here lens me their Knipex by the way, it's pronounced K-nee-Pex. the k isn't silent and the i is a ee
Not if your English we don't pronounce ks for example knob=nob, knife=nife,knockers=knockers, ken=en, Keith=eith, 😂😂 so we pronounce knipex = nipex but what do we know we use 240v electrics🤔
It's funny he said English. I assumed he meant English speaking. That was until he said we use 240v... Here in America we use 120. Although we do have certain things that run on 240v lines like welders and stove or heavy equipment.
@@KodyAWSOME And here in Europe standard is 230V (+/- 10%), and some appliances with a high demand are running with 400V if it's a three-phase system. In some countries in residentials you'll find single phase power supply only. Here in Germany three-phase power supply is common, even in residential buildings. That's the reason almost every electrician here uses insulated tools. And Knipex is the standard brand for them, but here they are much cheaper. The diagonal cutters shown here are round about 20 Euros here, which are 22 US$, the value added tax of 19% already included.
Nothing to do with Nazis, it's a well known fact that German tools, machinery, equipment, etc are very incredibly well built and are able to endure a lot of stress as opposed to other countries.
Chalk lines would be a great thing to test. I have been looking for a good one for years and haven't found one that works for more than 20 minutes on a job site.
About two years ago, I wanted to see (and prove) to my co-workers (I am an electrician) that Knipex had the best Hand Tools! - We LIVE by our Side cutting pliers (Dikes or Diagonal pliers) and our Linesman Pliers (Some call them 'Kleins", Side cutters, Linesman, etc) - I used my regualr red-dipped handle Linesman by Knipex and was about to cut a piece of 1/4" threaded rod, with a massive dual hand grip, with NO MARKS DENTS OR CURVES made to my pliers. I still use them to this day (Although they became my back up pair bc I cut a live wire my buddy told me was 'not on", when he just switched the wrong breaker in his home electrical panel, off) - But, I could EASILY do this same thing with my 10" side cutting knipex pliers (8" pair seen in this video) - They really are the best in so many ways...Just the weight alone compared to Klein or Greenlee, southwire, Ideal, etc is half!
Dude's really positioning his head point blank to potential steel shrapnel and shielding it with a thin foam sheet. I was half expecting him to say "Welcome to my laboratory where safety is our number one priority!"
Gerber VS Leatherman multi-tool! I was issued a Gerber (MP600) and swore by them. Then got a Leatherman (Wave) as a gift and like it much more. Made the Gerber feel almost like pot metal.
As a guy who lives on the east coast, I can say that yes, sadly I have used a machinists vice as mechanical leverage on a pair of cutters before. I was out of hacksaw blades and I needed to cut out a section of 16 penny nail to use as a rivet. I'm happy to say cutters on my father's needle nose pliers survived without even a scratch.
The Knipex cable cutters are amazing. I have cut 1/4" stranded cable cleanly. The cable didn't even flatten out. Clean cut, still round, and a bushing slid right over the cut. No frayed wires.
I wasnt suprised that knipex did all that with ease, i use the same Side cutter in work, i cut around 1000 zip ties, bolts, fence nets, steelwire a week, they last around 3 years with maintence.
I've noticed Klein Tools have dropped in quality in the past few years. I've had 2 heavy duty linesmen pliers crack cutting 1/16 aircraft cable, and a brand new #2 Robertson screwdriver break while tightening an EMT fitting
My brother works on wind turbines. The nacelle is 300' high, where he accomplishes his tasks. He accidentally dropped his 6" Knipex "Cobra" pliers from said height down to the concrete pad below. They were fine. He still uses them to this day.
Good job on the test. One thing I did notice when cutting the Allan key was it was a little further from the bottom of the jaws which would have caused failure somewhat sooner.
I paid like one euro per tool in one big warehouse like one year ago, I never had a problem and i oftenly do weird things in my house with that. I think that the difference between one cheap and one expensive are the feelings about the materials... Sorry if my english is bad
Along time ago my business sold and installed CB radios. Part of the install was tuning the antennas which often meant cutting the stainless steel antenna whip at the bottom, the thickest part. This stuff is extremely hard to cut. I normally used the heavy side cutter linesmen pliers, the good quality ones would cut them with a lot of elbow grease and no damage to the tool. Pick up a cheap set though and they not only wouldn't cut the antenna, but it would leave a perfect little crescent dent in the cutting surfaces. LOL .
I still love my Knipex pliers from 40 years ago. Living in Stuttgart and looking for Channel Locks, Knipex was all they had. Hesitantly I bought it from hardware store in my little town. Von Der Meisterrasse gemacht! LOL.
The Chinessium thing is a meme from another tool related youtuber. Find a a better thing to do than go after people online. Yeah, the master--race thing is definitely too strong for cameras in 2019 but I have enough white friends to have heard that as a joke several times before.
@@cmd2tuts I don't know if you know this but Germans never called themselves the master race, and neither did white people as a whole. But you know who did call themselves the master race? The Nazis, the Nazis called themselves the master race. Dude, your comment is so subtly racist that I recommend you check yourself. The whole having white friends thing doesn't qualify you or by proxy the guy in the video for having prejudice misconceptions.
I was waiting for the half inch rebar.We out in California need to reinforce all our building for the BIG ONE ,OR maybe use a set of cutters to get from under an overpass. thanks for the videos as always great stuff.
Would be nice to see the Knifex glove cut test after the allen wrench cut. It's hard to find a decent diagonal or end cutter with the cutting edges matching smoothly like the Knifex did at first.
I really Like Cody's channel, but I was very disappointed he kind of wrote Ryobi off as a bad brand. I personally disagree and wish he would give Ryobi a fair test.
I understand testing the extreme durability and having fun. I have the same knipex wire cutters. That I use to cut wires only. If I need to cut a bolt, my wire cutters are not my first idea of getting the job done. If you are a professional and using wire cutters to cut a bolt that's not a small machine screw, you're probably a hack. If diyer buys the most expensive wore cutters on Amazon to cut a bolt. The person is probably way more wealthy than me.
@@hoaxs1939 Agree. If you are a professional, you know what's the best tool for the job. And in the end the 5$ tool will be good enough for years to come.
Manufacturer worker here, both are made according to the same standard, so they are basically the same. If you test them to the standard diameter and hardness of wire both work well
I love my knipex cutters. They are just as good as the day i got them, and they have been through a lot. I would love to see the same test vs the channellock cutters! Channellock is my go to for hand tools now, good quality, less expensive than the knipex, and made in usa!
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I did a similar test with nippers. I had Channellock and Knipex.. The channel lock had trouble cutting nails with hand pressure. The Knipex did not.. To be fair the Knipex had a different design with narrower cutters and longer handles.
Wranglerstar you should try the bacho mini bolt cutters they are even better then the knipex
Master race! LOL!
you should rename this to how to make 2 minutes of content into 18 minutes of video. Ive watched a lot of your videos lately, this is a complete disaster. the music is annoying, you repeat everything so many times, you rample so much. sigh... TH-cam doesn't know what people want. Look at youtube rewind. Stop trying to feed their algorithm. Real viewers don't want overly long videos. Sure the algorithm will get you views and low interest subscribers. The subscribers you gain playing to the algorithm will be low quality. they won't watch all your videos, they certainly won't donate to you. If youtube decides to stop recommending you, then your low quality subscribers won't share your videos or help you grow.
Next time you want to do it East Coast style you have to start with, "Hold my Kombucha, and watch this."
Had to rewind to make sure he really called the germans the master race lol
Anthony Thompson Yep at 6;57 he said it. and the chineesium pliers are holding their own.
@@rexwillhite9599 2:33 as well. But regarding quality, it's one of the places you know would indicate it.
why ?
Wanted to comment about this as well :D
Yeah that made me feel very uneasy about this dude...
Electrician for decades here. I test pliers with string. If it cuts string first time cleanly it'll cut copper like a charm.
What brand do you like the most?
Finally someone else from the electrical trade commenting that isn’t a carpenter
@@skully187 I'm also an electrician. I'd say Klein or Greenlee is my favorite. Ideal also makes good stuff.
Also a electrician by trade a electrician does not need mutch tools, but you use them all day. Knipex does not wearout. I replace them after cutting a life cable.
arjan van raaij yeah right an electrician doesn’t need very many tools
But the question that remains is. Can the Knipex cut the Chinesium?
Ahhhhh yes, great idea! Who wants to see this in a video?
Wranglerstar I do!
@@wranglerstar me too
Side cutters cutting side cutters BOOM! , you might want a bigger bit of foam board for that. But yes I definitely want to see it
@@wranglerstar Yes, that would be awesome
“Made in Germany by the master race”
-wranglerstar
Trevor Rutledge 😂😂😂😂
Unsubbed
@@heeyyyarnold7829 ^ not master race
@@concernedcitizen9053 there's dumb asses in every race, if anything call them the arrogant race. The was a whole war about this idk if u heard about it.
Pretty sure that was a jab at the Germans. Just saying.
This is real danger let me put my coat on and hide behind foam
😂 lmao
On the next episode... Wranglerstar uses a screwdriver to lift a house off its foundation.
yelorsirhc , you sir are very f f !😂😂😂✌🏻️
the best one I came across was the professional screwdrivers from sears they have outlasted any other screwdrivers I had I used them as chisels prybars dropped them from atop of a building I use varsol to clean them the hands started to go funny now
Jennifer White you can still buy them. They are branded by SK
I mean I got this old screwdriver that’s been through hell and back and i can’t remember if I have ever actually used it as a screwdriver but I would 100% try to lift a foundation with it
With leverage hehe
I cut a section of railroad track out for scrap metal with my grandma's scissors. I'm from the east coast
I used the same scissors to cut the shite outta my dogs fur mere minutes after, sharp as the day they were shipped out.
I’m from Glasgow, l chewed threw a railroad track with my teeth.
Midwesterner here we just pick the stuff up and carry it in 50ft sections
Yall are some wussies. I’m from Wakanda and i can literally eat and digest the train tracks and the train (passengers included) with my bare teeth.
I just sliced through a railroad track with my thumb nail..
Will you cut the glove again with the Knipex and see if they still have that fine cutting ability?
Jokeal I second the motion!
Aye
Aye
Aye
I second that as well.
2:32 "Made in Germany by the master race." Lol wtf
man0z fbi please watch this guy.
Calm down. People like you are why the internet can’t have nice things.
Red Pilled Whitey FBI better add this one to your list as well
Red Pilled Whitey idiots like tucker here are what's keeping and starting problems cause they are bored and lonely looking for a cause
man0z btw, while u argue semantics on the term “master race”. Let me remind u that the nazis slaughtered literally millions of Jews. The Jews never did that to anyone. So **** your semantics.
Is it triggering anyone else the way he says knipex 🤣🤣
no only when he says the master race
I was definitely but I try not to be I was offended I'm at least 3 different ways
Robbii Clements if you watch videos from knipex about their products the Germans reps pronounce it kuh-nee-pex
Yes more than you know 😂😂
The way he says knipex is actually correct sounds strange as youd think the k is silent but in this case it actually isnt the company itself pronounces it "Kuh Nigh Pex"
“I’m not going to count, that math is too complicated for me”
Sounds like a west coast problem to me
😂
He also wasn't able to calculate 35/3 in his head (ignoring the facts that the tool cost 3,50 wich makes the math even easier
I'd like to see if the Knipex can still cut through that shop glove after cutting the alan key.
You got me with the $24 Loctite bit. Keep up the great work!
Loctite is love; Loctite is life.
That cracked me up too
As an electrician. I have been switching to Knipex. Amazing tools! I use the 8" high leverage diagonal cutters. Making the switch as a tool gets old.
"You know, you just can't get content like this on television"
-Wranglestar
Not since Tim the Tool man Tailor went off-air
Mythbusters
I laughed until I had tears in my eyes when you listed the price of the camera equipment and then put much-needed hand. That's quality entertainment right there keep up the good work.
I dont care what anyone says this should be an add for Amazon.. that tool was amazing for $3.5
Knipex mini-bolt cutters are my favourite cutting tools.
Will cut paper, string, rope, single copper strands, screws, nails, straining wire (HT & normal). And yes, if you push them they'll chomp through a 1/4 mild steel bar using hand-force alone.
They're just all-round brilliant.
In all seriousness, the amazon basics side cutters did actually do a really good job. We have to understand that these tools are not made for cutting things like bolts and Allen wrenches etc.Overall great video, excited to see more.
Everyone worried about the master race comment and I’m here trying to find the third camera until I finally realized it was the one I was looking through haha.
Aw man.
All the folks worried about the master race comment need to get a grip
@@viper6257 if you were Jewish you might not think it wasn't a big deal.
Master X Gaming depends your sense of humor. I’m Jewish and don’t mind good jokes when they are jokes. Other people are allowed to feel however they want.
@@linkinsam1796I am Jewish and could tell it was a joke lol maybe a cringey one but still
Cody, this was a great video and I was truly impressed with the Knipex cutters. You have to admit, if you can't cut it with hand pressure, you aren't going to be using side cutters anyway. I was actually more impressed with the Amazon Basics cutter. A cheap tool that can fare that well has my vote!
The problem with the Amazon side cutter is obviously the longevity, my grandpa has 25+ year old knipex side cutters which are still very sharp , especially compared to a 2 year old barely used amazon pair I own
I cut my vegetables with a kuh-nife
thank you, i needed that laugh.
I kuh-now what you mean.
@@bullets4brekfst884 huehuehue
I'll leave this here.
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jbichl best response to this video... I was wrong... but my pronunciation at least made sense as an american
Flush cuts for zip ties folks separate yourself from amateurs!
Absolutely, also saves you from some nasty cuts. But, when removing a tie, any cutter will do.
A true professional.
Amen. I have the scars to prove it.
Dig under a wire bundle with sharp cut zip ties and I'll see you at the hospital for them stitches haha been there.
@@liquid6015 : same. Sliced my thumb open nice.
I bought lots of Knipex tools. I don’t really use them much because it’s just for household repairs, but watching them inside my tool bag is beautiful and mostly satisfying.
I am from germany and it's nice to hear, that "made in germany" is still a thing. I'm actually studying mechanical engineering to learn building things like this. I think the way how made in germany works is, that we always go for the best materials out there and we always use exact tolerances for things like the knipex cutter. Hell yeah.. This is expensive but atleast it holds
Yeah we all know why you got excited when he mentioned the master race
My great uncle was an electrician, i inherited most of his tools (my brother got some too) , his Knipex, which he bought in the 50s as a young man, are still sharp and cut like the first day, quality stuff
Some of that old stuff is really high quality. I have tools from my grandfathers that are at least 90-100 years old. I have some even older handmade tools. They all still work. They were very solidly made. I don't use them because they are too cool to risk breaking, but if I really needed them I know they would work.
i think the difference between chinese-like tools and pro tools are not well described in this test.
Nobody want cut hex with simples cutter...
But the difference is on life of the tool. If you need to make some electric wire cable cut, chinese is ok.
If you want to have one tool that you use always and always work like on first day, or if you are a professionnal, you should consider buying pro quality tools.
Personnaly, i have some chinese, pro, and very old tools. each of theses have an use. and if i know i could loose it, or i will use it only a few time, i choose chinese cheap type. for the others, i prefer put some bucks on them ;)
That's what I'll be buying.
I get on youtube... "Let's de-stress."
Cody - "Queue stress."
Just wait for tomorrows video, send me your email, I'll give you a private preview,
Feels bad correcting Mr Wranglerstar. Those "Flat nose pliers" are actually called lineman's pliers. They are used primarily by electricians for splicing and cutting wires.
We call them that on the east coast. May be a regional thing.
I am a rental equipment technician, carry side cuts in my pocket daily. Had a pair of knipex side cuts and wore them out to the point that I felt the need to replace them, similar to the snap on ones that you mentioned. Got a pair of Klein side cuts and never looked back, abused them just as much if not more for a longer period of time. I had the knipex for about a year or so and have been running the same pair of Klein side cuts for 3-4 years and they still work great. They could be replaced for excellent performance but they perform well as is.
Jorge Sprave understands sarcasm. And he's iconically laughing
At least us east coast guys know how to say "knipex" 😂
Whatever you need to tell yourself...
German here, nope.
Free American I think California is on the west coast
@Free American yeah like LA, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Oh, wait...
I was taught it is pronounced "kin nepex"
"it cut it!" I think this is the most excited ive seen you on camera😅👍
this man said " with the power of the master race" lmao
i think he ment it as the master race of builders as germans are known to be some of the best at making tools. i came from a low income community and they also called german tools master race tools as they come from the mental working masters. shrug that's just my two say tho it could just be a bad joke Im not him so.
The question isn’t what they can or cannot do, it’s how much of it they can do.
Yeah the question is what the jaws look like after 5 years of hot suppers. That's why I eventually bought a pair of Knipex - all my other ones including xcelite and some other name brands eventually had nicks in the jaws.
John Ridley lkkl
But to be fair. The knipex has to outlast like 10 of those to be worth it.
As somebody who lives in a suburb in the midwest and wants nothing more than to escape the hell of everyday corporate work, I wish I knew how to go from here to living in a beautiful remote place like you are and doing the things you are.
"I'm not gonna count, that math is too complicated for me." hahaha
"East coast guys are sissys" *hides behind a foam mat*
Robert Collins , I'm a west coast guy, it's a smart way to go R C!✌🏻️
Round here in Appalachia, foam boards hide behind me!
Boris Datsenko , You guys in Appalachia are badass! I love that👍🏻✌🏻️
Add some American made Channellock cutters to the challenge.
Second the motion.
Channelock makes good cutters...i cut through a 1/4-20 bolt with a pair of the 8 inchers. still worked great a couple years later and i gave them to someone who didnt have a pair. got a pair with the code blue grips and thats whats in my bag. love them. the Knipex are no slouch though, they are a quality tool. i have a pair in my home bag. i just feel the channelocks cut a little bit easier on tough stuff. different cutting edge too...hammer and anvil. alignment doesnt have to be as precise for them.
throw some Kleins in there too...however you may have to go through a few pair to find one where the cutting edges line up...
Third that motion, I’m a sparky and been using blue handled channelock pliers and side cutters for more than 10 years, have had crescent stanley and channelock bets grip and cut
@@andrewgregor3692 Channel locks don't hold a candle to marvel. The superior sparkys pliers.
@@socmonki The question is, besides screwing around why would you cut a .25 bolt with side cutters?
Klein’s are the best side cutters I’ve ever use they cut through 16 penny nails with ease
The man's rocking a Rolex Explorer in the shop, damn. That's another thing that could've taken some damage while using the vice haha.
8-9000 USD watch right there :O
@@tobias_dahlberg Or a $50 fake.
Wear my GMT while welding.. had to replace the crystal and bezel due to splatter.. oh well. Angle grinder broke the mainspring as well.. if I’m going to spend 10k plus I’m going to wear the damn thing.
Insert 7,845th joke about master race. Insert comment to make me look like I have original viewpoint.
Liam Flynn
🤷🏻♂️ cause it seems very popular. Lol
Typical west coast guy, “not enough hand strength.” To busy making gourmet coffees. Awesome video as always Cody.
I like this series . So many folks were never taught how to do simple things with basic tools. Wranglerstar is helping man kind be self sufficient
@Wranglerstar You know... if you buy a piece of 3/8" plexiglass from the glass store and make a wooden frame for it you would be protected AND be able to see what your doing.
Same for your cameras. If you put a thin 1/16 - 1/8" sheet in front of the camera it's well protected.
how about a test between the cheapest night vision on amazon and a generic gen3 pvs-14?
He'd have to separate the NV stuff between cheap digital night vision and night vision utilizing photo-cathode image intensifier tubes.
"guys on the east coast do this all the time" 😂😂 infact that's an average day for us pennsyl-tukies
I was impressed and still buy the cheap Amazon tools. They will hold up well for what I do.
"Much needed hand"
Love it. Also loved busting out the mosko jacket out of fear. Superfabric to the rescue!
I’ve been using Knipex hand tools as an electrician for more than a decade. The difference in quality is apparent even when compared to good tools like Klein, the Knipex is noticeably better. When other guys balk at the price I tell them “think about how much you spend on beer or going out to lunch, these tools will last many years and make your job more efficient and enjoyable while putting money in your pocket.”
I'm in germany for work right now... I love when the techs here lens me their Knipex
by the way, it's pronounced K-nee-Pex. the k isn't silent and the i is a ee
Not if your English we don't pronounce ks for example knob=nob, knife=nife,knockers=knockers, ken=en, Keith=eith, 😂😂 so we pronounce knipex = nipex but what do we know we use 240v electrics🤔
More like K-ne-pex, short ee, very short. and the e very sharp like eye without ye.
It's funny he said English. I assumed he meant English speaking. That was until he said we use 240v... Here in America we use 120. Although we do have certain things that run on 240v lines like welders and stove or heavy equipment.
@@KodyAWSOME And here in Europe standard is 230V (+/- 10%), and some appliances with a high demand are running with 400V if it's a three-phase system. In some countries in residentials you'll find single phase power supply only. Here in Germany three-phase power supply is common, even in residential buildings.
That's the reason almost every electrician here uses insulated tools. And Knipex is the standard brand for them, but here they are much cheaper. The diagonal cutters shown here are round about 20 Euros here, which are 22 US$, the value added tax of 19% already included.
It's a rule in North America that you're not allowed to pronounce the name of that company the same way twice
“Those east coast guys do this stuff all the time”. I about fell over.
fair play...we do. Every screw driver is a chisel, everything is a hammer
"Made in Germany by the master race" next episode we find out wranglerstar might be a neonazi
I had to go back and listen to it again, thinking i misheard!
Michael Raffel dude, I’m fairly sure it was a dig at nazis. Relax
He was taking shots at Nazis. Stop being so f*cken sensitive, ok👌
Nothing to do with Nazis, it's a well known fact that German tools, machinery, equipment, etc are very incredibly well built and are able to endure a lot of stress as opposed to other countries.
TheMightyWog101 it wasn’t a good joke on my part
Chalk lines would be a great thing to test. I have been looking for a good one for years and haven't found one that works for more than 20 minutes on a job site.
knipex pliers are amazing, im a mechanic for ford use them every day no problems for the past years
Hahahaha I had to rewind and listen to make sure I heard what I heard when he said "The Master Race" comment hahaha
"The power of the master race behind us"
I cannot belive I spent 18 minutes watching somebody testing a pair of cutters.
About two years ago, I wanted to see (and prove) to my co-workers (I am an electrician) that Knipex had the best Hand Tools! - We LIVE by our Side cutting pliers (Dikes or Diagonal pliers) and our Linesman Pliers (Some call them 'Kleins", Side cutters, Linesman, etc) - I used my regualr red-dipped handle Linesman by Knipex and was about to cut a piece of 1/4" threaded rod, with a massive dual hand grip, with NO MARKS DENTS OR CURVES made to my pliers. I still use them to this day (Although they became my back up pair bc I cut a live wire my buddy told me was 'not on", when he just switched the wrong breaker in his home electrical panel, off) - But, I could EASILY do this same thing with my 10" side cutting knipex pliers (8" pair seen in this video) - They really are the best in so many ways...Just the weight alone compared to Klein or Greenlee, southwire, Ideal, etc is half!
Dude's really positioning his head point blank to potential steel shrapnel and shielding it with a thin foam sheet. I was half expecting him to say "Welcome to my laboratory where safety is our number one priority!"
The result makes me very happy as a German. :D
I use a lot of Knipex tools myself and am convinced of the quality.
I wish you had tried to cut a zip tie and the glove after putting the side cutter to the test.
I wouldn't feel so safe hiding behind a foam board 😂😂😂
Its German foam
Gerber VS Leatherman multi-tool! I was issued a Gerber (MP600) and swore by them. Then got a Leatherman (Wave) as a gift and like it much more. Made the Gerber feel almost like pot metal.
As a guy who lives on the east coast, I can say that yes, sadly I have used a machinists vice as mechanical leverage on a pair of cutters before. I was out of hacksaw blades and I needed to cut out a section of 16 penny nail to use as a rivet. I'm happy to say cutters on my father's needle nose pliers survived without even a scratch.
Doug Marcaida would be impressed. Also, math must be more difficult on the west coast.
I think it's a timezone thing. They're always 3 behind. (The hat. OMG the hat! Funny.)
Eeeet Wiiiil Kut!
You should have tested cutting some of the toupee fibers😂
you won't let anyone borrow your log splitter but you loan out the electron microscope? :)
It's just a macro lens lol not an electron microscope it's a long running joke
Real Anarchist right. Thus my ribbing him :)
The Knipex cable cutters are amazing. I have cut 1/4" stranded cable cleanly. The cable didn't even flatten out. Clean cut, still round, and a bushing slid right over the cut. No frayed wires.
I wasnt suprised that knipex did all that with ease, i use the same Side cutter in work, i cut around 1000 zip ties, bolts, fence nets, steelwire a week, they last around 3 years with maintence.
2:35. Master Race! 😂 the internet troll are going to go crazy.
As an IBEW wireman all I use anymore is Knipex. They are lighter sharper and almost as tough as Klein
I've noticed Klein Tools have dropped in quality in the past few years. I've had 2 heavy duty linesmen pliers crack cutting 1/16 aircraft cable, and a brand new #2 Robertson screwdriver break while tightening an EMT fitting
@@absolutez3r019 Thise Indian steel fittings are awful!
This was a my favorite video so far. Love the banter with the east coast! I’m from wa so it’s fun
My brother works on wind turbines. The nacelle is 300' high, where he accomplishes his tasks. He accidentally dropped his 6" Knipex "Cobra" pliers from said height down to the concrete pad below. They were fine. He still uses them to this day.
Down south we yell "Hey ya'll, watch this" before doing something like this!!!!
I love how he calls Germans the master race
What do you expect from a racist Republican?
john but it is true
@@Johnnyy832 When it comes to ANY kind of engineering the Germans and Japanese are the top tier. Maybe chill and dont jump to conclusions?
Those look like some crazy good cutters, I don’t mind paying a higher price for something I only have to buy one time!
Good job on the test. One thing I did notice when cutting the Allan key was it was a little further from the bottom of the jaws which would have caused failure somewhat sooner.
I paid like one euro per tool in one big warehouse like one year ago, I never had a problem and i oftenly do weird things in my house with that. I think that the difference between one cheap and one expensive are the feelings about the materials...
Sorry if my english is bad
You did amazingly with your English,coming from a non native speaker
5:15 “my Jeff” 🤣
Cause nothing says body armor like a piece of foam!
On the East Coast we don’t bother kidding behind the foam board. YOLO
Along time ago my business sold and installed CB radios. Part of the install was tuning the antennas which often meant cutting the stainless steel antenna whip at the bottom, the thickest part. This stuff is extremely hard to cut. I normally used the heavy side cutter linesmen pliers, the good quality ones would cut them with a lot of elbow grease and no damage to the tool. Pick up a cheap set though and they not only wouldn't cut the antenna, but it would leave a perfect little crescent dent in the cutting surfaces. LOL
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I still love my Knipex pliers from 40 years ago. Living in Stuttgart and looking for Channel Locks, Knipex was all they had. Hesitantly I bought it from hardware store in my little town. Von Der Meisterrasse gemacht! LOL.
We'll just go ahead and ignore that 'master race' bit.
@@jackhandyy umm yeah just a little bit... especially in 2019
I was wondering about that part, then follows it up by calling the Amazon one Chinesium. This guy might be a racist, gonna have to research.
Sarcasm is clearly lost on some people...
The Chinessium thing is a meme from another tool related youtuber. Find a a better thing to do than go after people online. Yeah, the master--race thing is definitely too strong for cameras in 2019 but I have enough white friends to have heard that as a joke several times before.
@@cmd2tuts I don't know if you know this but Germans never called themselves the master race, and neither did white people as a whole. But you know who did call themselves the master race? The Nazis, the Nazis called themselves the master race. Dude, your comment is so subtly racist that I recommend you check yourself. The whole having white friends thing doesn't qualify you or by proxy the guy in the video for having prejudice misconceptions.
Wow! Built by the master race? Interesting choice of words sir.
I didnt believe my ears when I heard him say that!!!
12:10 and this is why we watch TH-cam
I have a pair of the knipex but the vde version, used them to cut a false ceiling grid frame, didn’t even leave a mark
I was waiting for the half inch rebar.We out in California need to reinforce all our building for the BIG ONE ,OR maybe use a set of cutters to get from under an overpass. thanks for the videos as always great stuff.
When my girlfriend is mad at me.
*Cue scary music*
Stop with the "master race" comments. Pretty weird man.
Agree
It’s supposed to be comedic because Germans over engineer everything. Look at their damn bmw’s just bc they cost a lot don’t mean they’re good!
Made by the master race! HMMM Your toupee won't suffice.
Master race! LOL!
Übermensch
lol Why do I always read about his toupee? is he wearing one or is that his real hair? so confused
@@ChristinaGerard433 he's wearing one
As a German I find the term very offensive.
Would be nice to see the Knifex glove cut test after the allen wrench cut. It's hard to find a decent diagonal or end cutter with the cutting edges matching smoothly like the Knifex did at first.
Loved this video. So interesting. Love when you do this stuff. The testing. The suspense was better than watching a movie. Great video.
Please do a review of the ryobi transfer pump. Maybe a torture test of cheapest pumps on amazon
I really Like Cody's channel, but I was very disappointed he kind of wrote Ryobi off as a bad brand. I personally disagree and wish he would give Ryobi a fair test.
MiJaK123 watch testing cheap vs expensive drills
I agree .ryobi needs a fair shot
Yes let's test Ryobi. Drop it from a ladder, drive over it with a tractor, throw it in the pond to see if it floats.
Testing side wire cutters. Doesn't cut any wires. 🤯
I understand testing the extreme durability and having fun. I have the same knipex wire cutters. That I use to cut wires only. If I need to cut a bolt, my wire cutters are not my first idea of getting the job done. If you are a professional and using wire cutters to cut a bolt that's not a small machine screw, you're probably a hack. If diyer buys the most expensive wore cutters on Amazon to cut a bolt. The person is probably way more wealthy than me.
@@hoaxs1939 Agree. If you are a professional, you know what's the best tool for the job. And in the end the 5$ tool will be good enough for years to come.
i would rather the alan key go through my arm than break my camera
Manufacturer worker here, both are made according to the same standard, so they are basically the same. If you test them to the standard diameter and hardness of wire both work well
I love my knipex cutters. They are just as good as the day i got them, and they have been through a lot. I would love to see the same test vs the channellock cutters! Channellock is my go to for hand tools now, good quality, less expensive than the knipex, and made in usa!
So in the end of the day... YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO CUT AN ALEN WRENCH SO BUY THE AMAZON ONE.
Μανώλης Γεωργόπουλος BS
True of you just using it every now and the. but in a daily basis get a better pair
Personal preference, I like to have nice tools that i can count on forever.
Mitchell Nova I just get whatever has Klein’s written on it. Every hand tool is Klein. I just sit back and stare at them. naw jkjk, but it is the best