This is the Klein D248-8 — an 8-inch diagonal cutter with an angled head geometry, which tilts the jaw slightly so the cutter can reach under cross-wires, behind panel trim, and into corners where a straight diagonal can’t land the cut cleanly. The short jaw keeps the cutting force concentrated over the conductor for harder cuts.
It’s the diagonal for panel interior work, tight-box trimming, and any cut where the tool has to navigate around existing wire. The high-leverage pivot gives extra cutting force at the knives, and the induction-hardened edges handle repeated cuts through hardened wire without rolling.
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.
