Cal Hawk Tools CPLWC8 7.5" Steel Wire Cutter

Excellent pair of bypass shears. I have been using them for over a year to cut the 14-gauge galvanized wire that makes up welded wire fencing. It slices through the wire effortlessly. With these I can zip through the 16 wires to cut fencing to make custom tree truck cages for new tree establishments. And at the end of the day I have almost no hand fatigue. I definitely recommend them; In fact, I have since purchased two more pairs for my colleagues.

Great pair of cutters , used them a lot while doing my mezzanine wire cable railing job. ! Prefect price !

This cuts 1/16 inch stranded steel cable like butter and leaves a clean cut without fraying.I've also used it dozens of times to cut 14 gauge (0.08 inch) solid fence wire and it cuts without much effort and seems to keep its sharpness.Excellent value for the price!

I'm the type of cyclist that will build a several thousand dollar bike but cringe at the prices for most cycling specific tools. Almost all of it is marked up absurdly high for no other reason than cycling is still a niche sport.I needed to replace my Park Tool cutters and came across these in a suggested area by Amazon.Other than the fact these showed up a little scratched up, their cutting ability is absolutely as advertised. I absolutely recommend these!Thoughts:1. I know most of you are buying these for thicker cabling. So, I did venture out to the garage and cut various thicknesses of cabling. I can confirm these handle what they claim to.2. Build quality is solid.3. My only real nit with these is that when you open them up all the way, if you don't have very large hands as I do, you're going to struggle with getting your hand around them in the wide open stance.In sum, these are absurdly cheap for what you get. They are more than worth the price and perform as claimed. Buy them.Cheers!

Works like they said

I decided to take a chance on this cutter due to the price. There is a different once with a few more cutting holes and that pin to center the cut cables. I decided to get this once because I changed one of my derailleur cables on my bike. So far they cut fine. The cable is not that thick so I didn't think it would be a problem. I did have to test it with the old cable on my desk before I tried it on the bike though. It cut without any problem. It was the lowest priced one I could find and it works so I'm happy. Keep in mind that you can't cut too thick of a cable as these only open a small amount. Maybe about as thick network cable or a bit more, but that's all. It did take a while to get to me, but it did make it here. Tracking was useless. Never showed anything. Again, other than that, it worked fine for me.

Works great, don't know why you'd spend more. Only question surrounds the warranty. Almost all hand tools purchased from brick and mortar stores(even Harbor Freight) come with no-questions-asked lifetime warranties. What happens to this when in breaks?I use it to cut bicycle brake and shifter cable. For this purpose, it works flawlessly. Cuts quick and clean.Overall very happy, I'm of the opinion that most of these are made in the same factory and that brand name, not quality, dictate price.***My Rating Criteria***5 Stars: Works exactly as advertised, fit/finish are what you'd expect when purchasing this type of product AND it is a good value4 Stars: Works exactly as advertised, fit/finish are what you'd expect when purchasing this type of product, might have a minor flaw3 Stars: Generally works but I'd change a few things OR Product works great but differs from description/images2 Stars: Barely works but can be made useful if you try1 Star: Useless, does not perform it's intended function whatsoever and is generally a waste of money

Bought this to use strictly for welding. When stick welding instead of having to bend or wrap the electrode around the stinger and risk having flux ignite on it which quickly wears it down I can just cut it down with ease with this tool. For tig instead of having to use a cutting disc and waste time switching it out on the grinder I have been able to easily snip off the oxidated end of the filler wires. Or just simply cutting filler wire down for difficult positions/tight spaces. I haven't used it on anything bigger than 1/8 yet but with how simple it cuts through that size ONE HANDED I don't see a problem with 5/32. Before this I used a pair of angle plier cutters and anything above 1/16 I had to use two hands. So if you are thinking about these for the type of work I do then stop those thoughts and seriously buy them.