Cal Hawk Tools CPLWC8 7.5" Steel Wire Cutter

Excellent pair of bypass shears. I have been using them for over a year to cut the 14-gauge galvanized wire that makes up welded wire fencing. It slices through the wire effortlessly. With these I can zip through the 16 wires to cut fencing to make custom tree truck cages for new tree establishments. And at the end of the day I have almost no hand fatigue. I definitely recommend them; In fact, I have since purchased two more pairs for my colleagues.

I'm the type of cyclist that will build a several thousand dollar bike but cringe at the prices for most cycling specific tools. Almost all of it is marked up absurdly high for no other reason than cycling is still a niche sport. I needed to replace my Park Tool cutters and came across these in a suggested area by Amazon. Other than the fact these showed up a little scratched up, their cutting ability is absolutely as advertised. I absolutely recommend these! Thoughts: 1. I know most of you are buying these for thicker cabling. So, I did venture out to the garage and cut various thicknesses of cabling. I can confirm these handle what they claim to. 2. Build quality is solid. 3. My only real nit with these is that when you open them up all the way, if you don't have very large hands as I do, you're going to struggle with getting your hand around them in the wide open stance. In sum, these are absurdly cheap for what you get. They are more than worth the price and perform as claimed. Buy them. Cheers!

Works great, don't know why you'd spend more. Only question surrounds the warranty. Almost all hand tools purchased from brick and mortar stores(even Harbor Freight) come with no-questions-asked lifetime warranties. What happens to this when in breaks? I use it to cut bicycle brake and shifter cable. For this purpose, it works flawlessly. Cuts quick and clean. Overall very happy, I'm of the opinion that most of these are made in the same factory and that brand name, not quality, dictate price. ***My Rating Criteria*** 5 Stars: Works exactly as advertised, fit/finish are what you'd expect when purchasing this type of product AND it is a good value 4 Stars: Works exactly as advertised, fit/finish are what you'd expect when purchasing this type of product, might have a minor flaw 3 Stars: Generally works but I'd change a few things OR Product works great but differs from description/images 2 Stars: Barely works but can be made useful if you try 1 Star: Useless, does not perform it's intended function whatsoever and is generally a waste of money

Needed to cut cables and housings, but was too cheap to spend $30 - $50 on something I'd only use a few times. Tried tin snips and electrical cable cutters (intended for copper wire, not stainless steel). Neither worked - the cuts were messy, lots of fraying. My dremel tool worked, but wasn't so convenient and still required a bit of filing to clean up the cuts. Saw this cutter for the $8 and gave it a try. This cutter is a must have at this price. It's made perfect, clean cuts so far and has saved me time I'd have to spend cleaning up bad cuts. After one bike, it's kept its edge. If it dulls, I can try sharpening it with a sharpening stone. Even if it only lasts a few cable changes, it'll have been worth it. BTW, this cutter looks exactly like another one sold on Amz for twice the price. Pretty sure it's the same thing.

I use these to cut 2mm bike spokes, and nothing else. As a result, they're a bit more like a combo of a cutter (for the first part of the cut, anyway) and a bolt cutter -- which actually breaks/fractures the steel, rather than cutting it all the way through. I see folks complaining that these go dull. That may be the case and would matter with thinner or stranded wire, but for spokes, it's a non-issue. These work great, and I've cut hundreds of spokes with no discernable loss in power. That said, they're short-levers and your hand will get tired. Throwing a couple of pieces of pcv tubing on them to get added length can help with that fatigue.

This cuts 1/16 inch stranded steel cable like butter and leaves a clean cut without fraying. I've also used it dozens of times to cut 14 gauge (0.08 inch) solid fence wire and it cuts without much effort and seems to keep its sharpness. Excellent value for the price!

Easy to use perfect size

Ok so yes these don't have the built-in end reamer or crimper like the more expensive versions, but A. these are half the price and B. most of us already have other tools to do those jobs anyways. Only reason i'd see to pay the extra for the other brands if you have a limited set of tools, or use these in race applications. The actual cutting function of these is great. Made several cuts through both housing and cable with zero issues and perfectly clean cuts. Time will tell on how many cuts until they dull, but for the price I have zero issues recommending these.

Se ven de buena calidad, el agarre es bueno aun con grasa en las manos. Corte cable para arreglar un porton electrico y lo corto con facilidad y recto. El empaque es pvc y carton atras y con la clasica grapa para que este fijo. Viene con seguro para mantenerla cerrada. Yo la voy a usar en casa, y esta perfecta, viendola bien creo que deberia de estar en cualquier caja de herramientas tiene muchos usos. Tambien corte cable electrico y es mas facil que con pinzas.

The tool arrived later than the cable I wanted to use it on. I used various other methods to cut the cable before it arrived. First used an angle grinder then a deemed tool. Finally got the tool and it was so much better and easier to use. Performed flawlessly and did a superior job. Great value for $20.00.

La he usado para cortar cable de acero y funciona muy bien. Ha ido perdiendo filo pero sigue cumpliendo después de varios cortes. Para uso esporádico es excelente, me puedo imaginar que para uso regular es necesario una pinza de mayor potencia y de mayor precio.

I purchased this cutter as I was planning to change/install a new dropper post and cable. The cutter produced a nice clean, square cut on both the cable and housing. I cannot comment on longevity of the tool at this time.

Good price, good for personal use... don't get it if you run a business