KLEIN TOOLSD275-5 Diagonal Flush Cutters, Made in USA, Micro Wire & Compact Zip Tie Cutter, Ultra-Slim Precision Flush Cutter for Work in Confined Areas, 5-Inch

Many people try to use these things like diagonal cutters and then complain when the jaws get torn up but that is not what these are for! The jaws on these are non-hardened steel and that is intentional so they can be sharper with a shallower cutting angle. These aren't designed to cut anything harder than copper wire, so don't try to clip a hard steel screw with them and then be surprised when the jaws get blunted. These are intended to clip wires off close to the surfaces of a circuit board or flush-trim plastic parts and they do those sort of jobs very well.

First, these cost $10 and are made in the USA. Set you expectations accordingly. Second, you don't want cutters like this to close perfectly edge to edge. If they did, you would dull the edges very quickly as they would contact after every cut. If you mash the handles together with nothing being cut, one blade will ride up on the other. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with them. Are you buying them to cut air? These "snip", as they should, and don't cut like a saw. Like all tools of this nature, they only push so far into the material before they break off the end being cut with a satisfying "pop" sound, like mini bolt cutters. If you do a lot of cutting like me, you will wear out any tool like this eventually. That being said, these are great for the price. I love the handles. I love supporting companies that make things in the USA. You can't go wrong here.

I had to make the decision of buying a pack of 5 cheap Chinese flush cutters or buying this one for about the same price as the pack of 5. First of all, I'm pretty sure they came in packs of 5 because they were expected to work maybe 10 times before they broke? But I digress.I saw that Klein tools were made in the USA and I had a recollection of when you used to be able to buy things made in the USA and they were really good quality... I decided to take my chances and go for the Klein tool.Was. Not. Disappointed. Just by looking at it you can tell that it is a quality tool. However, as they say, the proof is in the pudding (I need to look that up... wtf). Anyway, looking high quality doesn't mean high quality. So I've used it in numerous applications and it continues working like new. I will definitely go out of my way to buy Klein tools in the future. I miss this quality of stuff!

This is my first set of side flush cutters. So far, I am pleased with them. I used a similar set at a friends and knew I needed to get some. Great for dealing with things like zipties. They are small, so not for cutting overly large items, but that's ok. I can see lots of uses for them. So far, they have cut everything I need accurately.

Good product

I’ve used these a few times over a year and they are still great quality. I had to cut out hardware cloth from the bottom of a chicken run. I couldn’t have done without them!

Great flush cuts

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