They're only snips if you're an electrician. To anyone else who builds things, they're really really good scissors. They're freakin awesome at almost anything you'd ever want to do with scissors of a similar size. Zero blade gap at the point they contact, strong AF, and adjustable, repairable, easy to sharpen.

@DIYTelecom

Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. 😀

After scoring the jacket and using the ripcord, I recommend cutting away the cable under the score mark before cutting away the jacket. The jacket length helps you remember where the score was made. Then cut away the jacket and the ripcord.

I got the normal looking snips you got there at an estate sale and picked up a few more of these over the yrs, never new they were lineman's snips, thought they were some kind of heavy duty contractors scissors. They have been very helpful in cutting all sorts of thick or hard materials, rubber, gaskets etc. The edges have serrations making it easier to hold 'down' what you are cutting, defiantly a good investment to use it for other things as well

@DIYTelecom

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you! 😊. Yes, they are definitely handy to have around.

The blue "scissors" you are using are actually shears. Scissors have two identical finger holds. I understand many electricians uses the slang "snips" for the nickel colored electrician scissors. They are using that term incorrectly (like calling a wire rope a cable). Klein Tools, Milwaukee, etc. has it correct when they sell these tools as electrician scissors. If you had to fill out the customer forms for export or import for taxation or tariffs, they are certainly scissors and not "snips". ~ From the "call a spade-a-spade" guys.

@DIYTelecom

3 жыл бұрын

Ok. Sounds like I’ve been schooled. 😁

We pull the jacket to the side with the ripcord and cut it, because when you cut it it will fold back over the wires and slip into the mod end when you crimp.

You could have pointed out the 'comb' on the old 'snips' you have. It works very well for combing the cat5 wires into manageable straight ends to work with.

@DIYTelecom

5 жыл бұрын

oh really, didn’t know that. Thanks for adding that piece of info to the conversation! 🙂

Totally agree with you ! Anyone who plays with cables needs snips !

Fantastic video! Very well done.

@DIYTelecom

5 жыл бұрын

hi Owen. Thanks for watching. And, thanks for your comments on my videos! :)

I have the all chrome pair they are not very comfortable to use even on the rare occasions it's needed

Long time phone man here... they are most definitely called snips. And yes, you will be laughed at!

@DIYTelecom

4 жыл бұрын

ahaha... you know what I'm taking about. :-) Maybe next I should do a video on the "booger pic" (spudgy tool). :-P

Have never seen these used always sidecutters or tail cutters

@Deraco1

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me when I used side cutters or wire cutters years ago. Man that was terriable. Get yourself a pair of these, snips are a great tool!

Yeah, you still have to strip them for the screw terminals on doorbells.

@DIYTelecom

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, definitely. Thanks for watching 😄

@chatt_chase8057

5 жыл бұрын

DIY Telecom You bet man, I’ll subscribe too, I enjoy tool reviews and Sharing tips of the trade ✌️

LOL!!! He actually has another pair of scissors

I pull tons of low voltage and they're definitely called electrician scissors...

@DIYTelecom

2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you on that, but I have been harassed for not calling them snips on the job site. I think it was the old-school Tip-n-Ring guys. 😆

I am also in same field i suggest you to try USAG 207e or Facom 841A3 line man "scissors" thanks for the video

@DIYTelecom

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Asad. 😊

I have the $10 green handle Commercial electric brand. Cheap but effective lol

Nice scissors

@DIYTelecom

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆👍

कैची की डिजाइन काफी अच्छी है

Snips...always! lol

saul goodman, is that you? :P

@DIYTelecom

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? I get that comment often. 😄

I've been working in the industry for about a year now, I haven't met anyone who calls them snips.

@DIYTelecom

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing that Austin. I guess times are changing. And, I am glad. Personally, I prefer the term “Lineman’s scissors”. Sounds more professional, imo. Good luck with your career. And, thanks for watching! 😄

Around 1:00, you are holding the larger snips wrong. The whole point of the large loop is to put your FINGERS through it. You've got it on your THUMB side.

$30 for set of Klien.

@DIYTelecom

5 жыл бұрын

Klein seems to be the gold standard. :-)

The yellow pair people call chick snips lmao

@DIYTelecom

2 жыл бұрын

Ahahah. That’s awesome. 😆