Heat-treated American steel with cross-hatched knurled jaws for solid grip and a heavy-duty side-cutting blade for cutting copper and aluminum wire cleanly. Hot-riveted joint for smooth action under load. Klein’s signature orange-and-blue plastic-dipped handles for grip and quick visual identification in a crowded tool belt.
The electrician’s daily plier. Used for cutting THHN, twisting wire connectors, gripping conduit fittings, pulling cable, and stripping armored cable jacket. Pairs with Klein D228-8 needle-nose and D2000 side-cutters for a complete electrician’s plier kit.
Klein Tools has been forging electricians’ tools in Lincolnshire, Illinois since 1857.
