This is the Klein 1025 — a long-nose wire stripper, cutter, and crimper in one tool. The stripping notches handle solid wire from 16 to 22 AWG and stranded from 18 to 26 AWG, which covers most control wiring, low-voltage runs, and electronics work. The long nose lets you reach into tight terminal blocks, and the built-in loop-making holes bend clean wire loops for screw terminals without needing a separate bending tool.
It’s sized for electricians doing control-panel work, HVAC techs wiring thermostats, appliance repair, and anyone doing enough terminal-screw work that a dedicated loop-bender matters. The stripping notches are cleanly machined and don’t nick the copper, which is what separates a decent stripper from one that weakens wire under the insulation. Plastic-dipped handles for a secure grip.
Klein Tools has been making hand tools for electricians and tradespeople since 1857, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The Journeyman and Standard pliers lines — along with many of Klein’s cushion-grip screwdrivers — are forged and finished in the United States, and clearly marked as such, so you know exactly what you’re buying.
