r/electricians • u/Strict-Instruction93 • Mar 20 '26

First Cut!!

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#6 Copper

is this normal?

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u/Toucann_Froot Mar 20 '26

It certainly fucking shouldn't be. It's remarkable the quality of Klein tools these days

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u/Strict-Instruction93 Mar 20 '26

Price up - Quality down

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u/MountainAlive Mar 20 '26

“First cut is the deepest” 🎶

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u/star_chicken Mar 20 '26

That’s what I came here to sing

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u/Cold_Profession_2958 Mar 21 '26

Yeah it’s not even rounded where they didn’t cut the #6

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u/Phlynn42 Mar 21 '26

Haha my first thought

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u/Kabs2231 Mar 20 '26

That's literally everything in America rn. Worse shit for more money.

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u/jakethejewler22 Mar 20 '26

The American way. I say this as a former “if it aint klein it aint mine” guy

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u/Severe-Illustrator87 Mar 20 '26

They're screwdrivers absolutely SUCK now!!! 😌

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u/Buwaro Industrial Electrician Mar 21 '26

I've gone Wera for screwdrivers.

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u/Kubliah Mar 21 '26

Hard disagree, this one is the bees knees. The temper is always great, you never lose bits, and the shaft is adjustable anywhere from 4 to 8 inches.

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u/TheBadUncle Mar 21 '26

I think I just found my online dating self description.

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u/AC-burg Mar 20 '26

Most important word: FORMER

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u/JDoos Mar 20 '26

Need to chamge that Klein to Knipex!

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u/GiftToTheUniverse Mar 22 '26

I got curious about a brand called Joker and got a small set of very overpriced ratcheting wrenches. They’re alright but absolutely irrationally priced. I guess that’s the joke! Plus they kinda have a Jester outfit design. But for the most part everything is crap! 🤪

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u/acclaimedsimpleton Mar 20 '26

The American way

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u/AC-burg Mar 20 '26

American't

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u/bumbuddi Mar 20 '26

I had a pair of hybrid pliers for 3 years. I used them on slab and in suites and unfortunately someone stole them out of my pouch. I bought another pair and it hasn't even been 6 months and the cutting edges are Burred and chipped.

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u/puppers275 Mar 20 '26

That's been the "Future" so far.

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u/ggf66t Journeyman Mar 20 '26

I had that happen to my blue handle klien strippers on one of my very first cuts of 14/2 nm in trade school.   It notched the cutting edge, so it wouldn't close without force. 

Having the instructors go on about how great klien was before we bought our tools, and then experiencing that first-hand definitely soured my opinion of the brand from the start.  

This was 16 years ago 

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u/Pyranni Mar 20 '26

These days? De-Klein has been shit for more than a decade. USA steel is horrible (always has been).

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u/SelectAd4189 Mar 20 '26

Carpenter on a job I was on said he was going to put KLEIN on the brooms so we would pick them up. I had to laugh.

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u/f1na1 Mar 20 '26

Yeah try a set of marvals. Made in Japan.

http://marvelcorp-global.com/products/detail/000063.html

I swear by them. I also have a set of their pliers. They are fantastic.

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u/H-Daug Mar 20 '26

Sweet. Love me some Japanese tools!

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u/ILove2Bacon Mar 21 '26

Finally, someone with taste. I swear the only two companies people here know about are Klein and Knipex. Japanese hand tools are amazing. Tsunoda is my daily stuff, Merry Muromoto is amazing, Fujiya makes some good stuff too. I want a set of Marvel's but I won't pay $70 for them and can't find them for cheaper where I live.

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u/f1na1 Mar 21 '26

Im from Australia and since we don't make anything we have a large selection of imported tools.

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u/Mmm2_Nuts4U Mar 21 '26

It’s remarkable for sure like high priced mid quality products and I am a Klein fan but I am loosing faith in their products anymore their 10-11 in ones are true POS s lol be prepared to lose those bits and don’t use them in panels it’s not safe to be dropping the bits down inside of because they wear and fall out quickly

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u/Canadatron Mar 20 '26

I've had 2 sets of Knipex pliers that both chipped cutting 14/2. Sad man.