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Jeff
Give your Knipex to an apprentice and get these instead

For the most part NWS and Knipex are interchangeable. For example, there's some slight differences in their channel locks but they're equal.

These are the exception. They have a compound leverage so it takes maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the effort as Knipex.

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Joe M
Cut your way out of anything

These are amazing cutters. I'm not the most industrial user but these haven't had any issue cutting through anything I've tried yet. Not the smoothest action out of the box, but for half the price of the Knipex I'm OK with that. I do expect them to break in, and there is NO play or slop in the linkage.

NWS

Willibald Nöthen founded NWS in 1973 with the express idea of “…combining function, quality and design”. As a long-time employee in the German tool industry, he created a company that embraced the tradition of high-quality German tools, but steered it into the future with improvements in safety, ergonomic design, and environmental compatibility. Through an intelligent combination of tried-and-tested manual production techniques and state-of-the-art machine processes, NWS guarantees first-class quality and the ideal balance between tradition and innovation. With a strong connection to workers in many fields, NWS has continued to innovate in the fields of plumbing, electrical, hvac, roofing and automotive.

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  • Headquartered in Solingen, Germany
  • Since 1973
  • Made in Germany

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