Knipex CoBolt® Compact Bolt Cutter black atramentized, plastic coated 200 mm 71 01 200

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However, its cut quality saw a decrease when tested on the thinner wire, which could potentially signal a lack of blade sharpness. The This Old House Reviews Team focuses on creating in-depth product and service review content to help inform your purchasing decision for just about any item or resource that you might need for your home.

The maximum diameter that most eight-inch mini bolt cutters can puncture is 3/16 inches, so a larger bolt cutter with more jaw capacity will be needed to cut most padlocks. The amount of required force to cut material is closely tied to the effectiveness of a mini bolt cutter. This mini bolt cutter from Capri Tools is built with quality steel blades and rubber-gripped handles that can cut through rods, bolts, chains, and wires.A mini bolt cutter with a non-slip and easy-to-grip handle will make it easier to generate force and use over long periods. To test the quality of each mini bolt cutter’s performance, we rated the cleanliness of each cut after it was performed. While this bolt cutter cut through each of the tested materials, it placed or tied for last in quality of delivered cuts for each tested piano wire.

Although most mini bolt cutters weigh less than one pound, the handheld nature of this tool lends the weight to play a factor in usability.

Bolt cutters with adjustable blades will provide more control during use and cut through materials of greater widths.

The performance of a mini bolt cutter is determined by the width of the material it can cut and how clean of a cut it delivers. This KNIPEX mini bolt cutter is built with steel jaws that are strong enough to cut any wire with a diameter of up to ¼ inches.

Despite requiring the highest amount of force out of all tested mini bolt cutters, this product was able to deliver clean cuts to each tested material. Once all six tests were performed, each mini bolt cutter’s required force was calculated by averaging the score from each test. While we tested each product’s ability to cut through various-sized materials, we also paid attention to both the comfort and grip strength each mini bolt cutter’s handle provided. Cutting through metal using a bolt cutter requires a significant amount of grip strength and effort.