KS-1 Yellow Fiber Optic Kevlar Scissors, Easily Portable Utility Scissors for Working Technicians, Electricians, and Installers, Heavy-Duty Cable Cutters, 5.5 Inches

I've purchased these shears multiple times. I have red and a blue handled version which are both branded other manufacturers but are seemingly made in the same factory. As a low voltage technician, I dull many pairs of snips a year cutting and stripping various wire. These are properly hardened and sharpened unlike the ubiquitous free-fall snip most techs get a home depot. On copper wire, you likely wont dull this tool at all, but inevitably you'll end up cutting some shielded wire, T-grid, or other whathaveyous. When they are sharp they work great on fiber optic (as designed) but obviously bind up in weaves/string within cables when dull.I collect pocket knives and can say I have successfully sharpened a pair once or twice. One "blade" has very fine serrations to grip the cable, so you cannot sharpen it without removing those first. It's usually enough to just smooth out it's back side and sharpen the non-serrated blade. After a few sharpenings you may ruin the curve in the blade - scissors and shears have the blades bent inwards toward each other to maintain a pinch point. The screw that holds them together is easy to adjust, and the nut you see on the back side prevents your adjustment from changing.These will rust. They seem to be made with a good quality and affordable carbon steel, which is just not going to have chemical protection. If you're keeping them in a fiber kit to remain sharp just throw some lightweight oil on them from time to time.

Better than EMT shears, 7/64in Amsteel shown.

These Kevlar scissors are kept close at hand since they will cut through many household items as needed. They easily cut the many stems of the flowers in a vase. They also cut through small diameter household wire. A very good purchase!

Use these mainly for cutting paracord and other similar stuff. (No kevlar or other 'exotic' materials). Cuts well after substantial use, still sharp. The serrated blade holds the item and keeps it from slipping down the blade as the scissor is closed, so get cleaner cuts than an un-serrated blade. The scissors is a bit small, only room for a couple fingers, but this did not hamper its use in my case - no issue. The price $23 is very reasonable; paid more for other scissors that do not cut cord anything near as well as these.

These are my new go-to scissors in the leather shop. We have a saddle shop, and we make a variety of leather products. I use these scissors constantly. Small, but mighty!! I highly recommend for heavy-duty use. I'll probably get at least one more pair because my husband steals these from me constantly!

Don’t hesitate, don’t buy one, get at least 2!!! These cut just about everything , easily, feel good in the hand.

Picked these up to carry on my tool belt for work, and they’ve become pretty indispensable and I’ll probably pick up another pair or two. They cut mid-weight leather quite well, as well as day-to-day scissor tasks. Would recommend if you need a quality compact pair of scissors, or if you’re looking for something truly heavy duty.

I worked outside as an installation/repair tech for NWB/US WEST decades ago.The scissors we used were called "snips" by the cable techs. Most our tools were top of the line. Our snips, a.k.a. scissors were made by Klein tools. There were none better. I still have some on hand, but I wanted to try something different for here and now. I miss the notches on the outside for the insulation removal. And I noticed in the reviews about rust. That's going to make me go back to Klein.Someone mentioned that the finger holes were too small. Most technicians don't or didn't really use the finger holes the usual way. You put the body of the scissors in the palm of your hand, your pinky in the bottom hole. Then you operate the blades with your thumb and index finger, with the assist of the pinky. This does work much better with the regular type scissor. Maybe it's just that I have a smaller hand.

These are just fantastic quality. Use it all the time. You need one for every toolbag

Amazing scissors. If you are cutting synthetic rope, these are a must have. I was shocked at how well they worked.

Mycket fin finish, känns kraftfull, klipper paracord som en dröm. Jag har än så länge inte klippt något tuffare än paracord.

I'm a fairly large guy, and I find it pleasant to use these nicely chunky scissors. I've been using them for splicing work with Dyneema synthetic rope, and the cuts are precise, clean and easy. (Anyone who's ever worked with Dyneema or similar lines will know that the individual strands are incredibly fine and very slippery, which makes cutting them with a blade challenging, while cutting with ordinary scissors is extremely difficult and the cut ends up an untidy, fuzzy mess.)I haven't had these for long, so I can't speak to their durability or how long they will maintain sharpness, but both the serrated and straight cutting edges feel very sharp, so I suspect they'll remain usable for some time. I also like the fact that these scissors are about half the price of similar ones sold by brand that's well-known in the field of ropework.

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