Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Best Value in Shears/Scissors for cleanly, quickly cutting UHMWPE, Dyneema, Kevlar

Best Value in Shears/Scissors for cleanly, quickly cutting UHMWPE, Dyneema, Kevlar, etc. cord/rope.

Klein Tools 544KV Utility Shear, 6-3/8-Inch 

These shears cut like a dream.

Micro-serrations on one blade firmly grip fabric/cord during the cut; the other non-serrated blade allows sharpening.

Klein forged the blades from carbon alloy steel and tempered them to Rockwell hardness = 62C (VERY HARD)

Pivot bolt allows tension adjustment.

Price:  $12 to $14 typical

* https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/industrial-utility-snips/utility-kevlar-shear-fiber-optics-6-38-inch
* https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GCKNJ8
* https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-6-3-5-in-Utility-Kevlar-Shear-544KV/302589187