The Klein Tools D228-7 is a high-leverage diagonal cutting plier — the rivet is set closer to the cutting edge, which gives roughly 36% more cutting power than a standard plier of the same size. The 7-inch length is the compact version: small enough for one-handed work in tight spots, strong enough to take down hardened steel wire and ACSR without rolling the edge.
It’s the cutter pulled out for service-cable trim, fixture wire, tie wire, and any time a clean flush cut matters more than a long reach. The induction-hardened cutting knives hold an edge through thousands of cuts, and the cushion-grip handles absorb the shock of snapping heavy gauge stock.
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.
