Channellock 449 High Leverage Diagonal Cutting Plier, 9.5-Inch

Size Name:1-Pack Product Description The CHANNELLOCK 449 9-1/2-Inch High Leverage Curved Diagonal Lap Joint Cutting Plier provides powerful cutting capabilities on the job. Amazon.com High leverage cutter with curved diagonal (view larger). Not all cutting edges are the same. The 9-1/2-inch Channellock 449 High Leverage Diagonal Cutting Plier uses precision machined knife and anvil style cutting edges to ensure perfect mating and superior cutting edge life. Channellock uses high carbon C1080 steel for superior performance on the job, and an electronic coating for ultimate rust prevention. It's completed by Channellock's iconic blue handle, which is both comfortable in your hand and easy to spot in your tool bag. The 449 can cut piano wire (0.056- to 0.091-inch thick), hard wire (0.047- to 0.091-inch), medium hard wire (0.047- to 0.091-inch), and soft wire (0.162-inch maximum diameter). Knife and anvil style cutting surface provides cutting precision. Channellock utilizes precision-machined knife and anvil style cutting edges to ensure perfect mating and superior cutting edge life. While most manufactureres use two sharp edges that can become misaligned and lose their cutting effectiveness, Channellock's knife and anvil cutters give you proper cutting edge alignment for a clean cut every time. The edge is also laser hardened for unprecedented edge life. Specifications Overall length 9.54 inches Jaw length 1.02 inches Joint thickness 0.5-inch Handle span 2.01 inches Cutting edge 1.02 inches Joint width 1.12 inches inches Weight 0.86 pounds About ChannelLock Founded in 1886, Channellock is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality pliers and assorted hand tools. Now run by the fifth generation of the DeArment family, Channellock tools reflect a tradition of dedication to excellence maintained for well over a century. Over the years, Channellock has obtained several patents including one in 1965 for the conical surface created on the cam side of the pliers when undercut and another in 1984 for the PermaLock fastener found in its Tongue and Groove Pliers. Channellock still manufactures more than 120 different sizes and types of pliers and hand tools at its facilities in Meadville, Pennsylvania. 449 9.5-Inch High Leverage Diagonal Cutting Plier At a Glance Curved diagonal, high leverage cutter Cuts piano wire, hard wire, medium hard wire, and soft wire Knife and anvil style cutting edge to ensure perfect mating and superior cutting edge life Laser heat-treated cutting edges last longer Constructed of high-carbon C1080 steel for superior performance Iconic blue handle is comfortable and easy to spot in your tool bag Made in USA Iconic blue handles.