4 in. Electronic Diagonal Cutting Pliers

The tip of the pliers broke on their 1st usage.

I chose these small cutters for cutting the smaller wires used to solder LED light strips together. I have full size cutters, but those don't offer much precision or delicacy, so they aren't good for working with small wires in tight spaces. These small 4 inch cutters work great. The small cutters and sharp point make it easy to get them between small wires and cut with more precision. They are nice and sharp, cut well, and have a spring to open the handles during use. Exactly what I was looking for.

Nice little cutters. These cut clean and sharp. Durable and well made. It lives up to the Klein brand reputation. These are spring assisted. One hand operation is easily achieved. The only down side I see is that when the cutters are open, the spring spreads the cutters open wide. Really wide. If you have smaller hands, I think you might be challenged trying to close these with one hand.

You just can't go wrong with Klein tools. And this small diagonal plier is another example of it. MADE IN THE USA. Excellent quality. It is very small head diagonal plier, see photo with dime and penny next to for sizing comparision. This is not a toy, use once, throw away tool. This is a well made, and sturdy and will provide years of service to the original owner and then after too. Great for those cramp areas where your standard size diagonals just can't get into. It is sharp and there is no gap in the cutting blade. See photo. There is a rubberized blue handle that is not bulking like some other brand (that rhymes with Kerwin). Though keep in mind that being this small, like many small tools I felt it takes a slightly bit more effort to cut than with standard size diagonal pliers. This should be expected. A great feature that I like too for small tools which this has it, that it has a spring, so the handle is spring loaded. Very convenient for those hard to reach areas and cramp areas that you don't have to fiddle to open it. Comfortable spring loaded handle. See photo too. It comes already well oiled/greased at the pivot, as when I started using it, I got some grease film coming out of the rivet joint of the pliers head. Also there was no wobble, the head is solid. See photo. Great to have for those situations where you can't reach and cut with a standard diagonal pliers.

Looks nice, but haven’t used it yet.

Excellent US-made tool, high quality.

Feels durable, good spring action, joint feels tight. Typical quality Klein product

a small side cutter for hard to reach areas for trimming light weight wires or plastic edges where a full size cutter is just not necessary or just can't get close enough to where you would like the cut to be. Having said that though, it would be a mistake to ask it to cut heavier materials it was not meant for since doing so might weaken or actually break it... it should be thought of as strictly an addition to your arsenal of cutting tools.

To give you some idea of what's in my toolbox I am generally impressed with Klein (USA), SK (France), and Capri Klinge (Japan) tools. This set of 4" Klein cutting pliers come oiled (wiped of excess in a few seconds), operates smoothly with no slop, and cut through 4-strand 22 AWG cleanly. The spring made a sound until I'd operated the tool a dozen or so times and then it disappeared. The spring keeps the tool almost completely open, about 4" between handle butts, when stored.