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I find that the mig wire I use eats side cutters too rapidly. This must be some pretty hard stuff. I think I need to step up and spend some bucks to get some quality cutters. I've been looking at this.https://www.amazon.com/High-Leverage.../dp/B0000302WRAnybody have any favorites?Thanks, Billk
Reply:Whatever works..... I never had a problem with regular mig plyers.... but I don't really cut the wire very often... why are you cutting so much wire?Miller 211Hypertherm PM 451961 Lincoln Idealarc 250HTP 221 True Wisdom only comes from Pain.
Reply:They sell regular MIG pliers at Tractor Supply, Home Dept, Harbor Freight, Lowes any weld supply store and just about any hardware store. They got and end you can clean the nozzle with, side cutters for clippin the wire off, and a place on em you can take the nozzle of without burning your hand up..very handy and they wont break your wallet
Reply:I own a set of Harbor Freight mig pliers and they suck. They are dull and don't cut the wire. I also have a pair of Master Force (from Menads) mig pliers and they are much better. I once read that the HF ones were hit and miss. Sometimes you get a good pair and sometimes you don't.
Reply:I use the " code blue" channelock mig pliers. They hold up really well. The original made in japan, " welpers" were really good but I haven't seen them in years.
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Originally Posted by flatbill
This must be some pretty hard stuff.
Reply:I just a use a old one that had better day.Most you can sharpen Dave
Originally Posted by flatbill
I find that the mig wire I use eats side cutters too rapidly. This must be some pretty hard stuff. I think I need to step up and spend some bucks to get some quality cutters. I've been looking at this.https://www.amazon.com/High-Leverage.../dp/B0000302WRAnybody have any favorites?Thanks, Billk
Reply:Good quality mig pliers . This is a situation where it is nice to have a multi-use tool rather than a dedicated cutter."AaaaWelpers" add made by Anchor now.
Reply:I've used Welpers forever. https://smile.amazon.com/Pearson-Wel...elpers+&sr=8-4Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by BD1; 12-26-2020 at 05:03 PM.
Reply:I like that mig pliers. Looks like the pliers was made for MIG welding.It has every thing you need (cutter, removing the contact tip and clearing too.)I would buy pair just do not like the price'sDave
Originally Posted by BD1
I've used Welders forever. https://smile.amazon.com/Pearson-Wel...elpers+&sr=8-4Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by tackit
For those that won't settle for anything but the best. https://www.amazon.com/Ironworker-Cu...007422&sr=8-11
Reply:Inherited a couple pair of Klein's from dad, still sharp 50+ years of use.One pair did have a chip on the end of the tip- but no dulling- not sure what paw was trying to cut when that happened. Cutting MIG wire is no problem at all Look the same as what Flatbill is looking at in post 1 except the "soft grips" are long gone on mine They are definitely my Favorite's and "Go To" cutters when i know a lesser pair won't cut it.Last edited by 455dan; 12-26-2020 at 07:14 PM.1962 Idealarc Tig 300 300 1974 Idealarc Tig 300 300 ( till owner needs it back) 1988 Power Mig 150 (.112 f cap mod) 2015 Lotos Ltpdc2000d plasma/arc/tig Victor 100 torch, 200- 210 Oxy/Acet gauges
Reply:I have an old pair of side cutters, don't know the brand, I keep hanging on my mig cart. I haven't had to cut a great amount of wire but they don't seem dulled.Ol' Stonebreaker "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:the welpers listed above is the best I have ever used and the most useful.
Reply:I’ve been very satisfied with the Channellock brand MIG pliers but would consider the Welpers if I had to replace them.Miller Trailblazer Pro 350DMiller Suitcase MIGMiller Spectrum 2050Miller Syncrowave 250DXLincoln 210MP
Reply:Here is lower cost welding pliers https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-m...ers-63513.htmlDave
Reply:Like most everybody said, mig pliers should do the job fine and do a lot of other things you need for mig welding. But, I have a pair of Kleins like in your link and I can guarantee you they'll cut mig wire and just about anything else that will go into the jaws.
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Originally Posted by smithdoor
Here is lower cost welding pliers https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-m...ers-63513.htmlDave
Reply:https://www.amazon.com/KNIPEX-Tools-...8-6acff948fa5aAs soon as my 50/60 yer old set gives up.. Cheap China sets can distort the wire, so that the nozzle will not slip over it.. If it cuts without mauling the wire, then any old set will work fine.Esab/Lorch ET-220iEsab 160i caddyThermal LM-200 Lincoln feedersThermal Pee-Wee 85sThermal 60i- 3phase /RPC powered (Beast)Thermal Drag-gun 35CINE 1500 Klutch 140i
Reply:My biggest complaint with "mig pliers " is that they are useless for gripping a hot piece of metal. They don't have the same clamping capabilities as normal pliers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk:
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
My biggest complaint with "mig pliers " is that they are useless for gripping a hot piece of metal. They don't have the same clamping capabilities as normal pliers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by ronsii
Now why would a janitor be clamping hot pieces of metal???
IF I use mig pliers I always cut the wire at the highest angle as possible to minimize end distortion.... seems to work on the bigger wires anyways
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Us janitors drill out the tip to accommodate the distortion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:I glad for review so do waste my money. Thank you Dave
Originally Posted by BD1
I haven't tried their newest, but had frequent flyer miles on returns of the old. They would barely cut mig wire. Last year I took a pair in for exchange. I brought a piece of. 030 wire with for demonstration. Mine weren't used, wouldn't cut out if the package. Clerk got another pair, he gently opened the package, tried cutting but they failed unless to worked the wire. I got a refund and gave up. Welpers are the best along with Channel locks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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502 post fixbecause sd broke it....
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Originally Posted by 12V71
It's working for me...
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Originally Posted by ronsii
page one?are you on a phone?
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Originally Posted by 12V71
Page one, I'm on my laptop and it still works.
Reply:It's working on my phone too.
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Originally Posted by 12V71
It's working on my phone too.
Reply:I've been using my cutter I got from HF for about 9 years with no problems. Cut .035" wire and pick up most anything within reason.'Guess they don't make em like they used to.
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Originally Posted by smithdoor
Here is lower cost welding pliers https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-m...ers-63513.htmlDave
Reply:I buy very little from HF. All my vice grips are made by Vice Grips in America. Just all my tools are America made like Klein. Dave
Originally Posted by 455dan
I will buy some HF tools but have totally given up on pliers, vice grip and channel lock copies of theirs. . found a youtube basic test of Channellock, Klein, knipex and Milwaukees diagonal cutters.
Reply:I did a quick and dirty unscientific review of the mig pliers I have on hand. Pictures tell the story...
Because of their design none of the above tools will adequately grip anything over 1/16" thick.
For regular side cutters (NOT mig pliers) I like using my Channell Locks
Or for ease of cutting, compound action pliers such as this Snap-on would be best**best only used in the sense of what I have and used.
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Originally Posted by BD1
I've used Welpers forever. https://smile.amazon.com/Pearson-Wel...elpers+&sr=8-4Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:I just bought these. I like the USA manufacture and the tool test review make me think these will be good. Thanks to all responders. BillkHobart Cyber-tig 100 series 300 ampHobart Beta-mig 200Miller Spectrum 500 plasma cutterServo CNC bed millSouthbend 16 " latheStartrite 352 Vertical bandsawKalamazoo horizontal bandsawOther misc stuff
Reply:Forgot to add the link. :Billkhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000302WR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Klein Tools D2000-28 Pliers, Diagonal Cutting PliersHobart Cyber-tig 100 series 300 ampHobart Beta-mig 200Miller Spectrum 500 plasma cutterServo CNC bed millSouthbend 16 " latheStartrite 352 Vertical bandsawKalamazoo horizontal bandsawOther misc stuff
Reply:Nothing beats the Knipex Twinforce cutters: https://www.kctoolco.com/knipex-73-7...-plastic-grip/America Needs AMERICA'S Oil!!!"Global warming is the greatest scam in history ...There is no run away climate change. The impact of humans on climate is not catastrophic. Our planet is not in peril."--John Coleman, Founder of The Weather Channel
Reply:I use .035 and .023 Billk
Originally Posted by Oscar
Must be! What wire alloy and diameter are you using/cutting?I use regular mig pliers from home depot and they work just fine up to 045 ER70S6. 1/16" Tig filler also cuts just fine, but I'm sure it would wear it out a little faster. For most TIG filler rod, I use the Dewalt leveraging side cutters. Makes quick work up to 1/8" filler rod. Compound action I think it's called.
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Originally Posted by steve45
Nothing beats the Knipex Twinforce cutters: https://www.kctoolco.com/knipex-73-7...-plastic-grip/
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Originally Posted by Oscar
Dang! $90! I can see $40 or $50, but dang.
Reply:If he is cutting stainless steel wire all day, then I could see there is no solution that stuff will ruin the edge on any cutter. I did a big job in Manhattan, I had to MIG stainless steel round duct together, a stupid job it should have been TIG welded. I could have stick welded the thin wall pipe better but things are what they are specced for. By the time I made cut number 20 with a good set of side dikes, it was not a clean cut. Sincerely, William McCormickIf I wasn't so.....crazy, I wouldn't try to act normal, and you would be afraid.
Reply:The pliers look price for a hobby welder.Most working welder I have known just use old side cutters and smash the wire off. Dave
Originally Posted by Oscar
Dang! $90! I can see $40 or $50, but dang.
Reply:1960's vintage made in England Elliott-Lucas needle nose. My $5 garage sale purchase.....
Cuts extremely well considering the lack of leverage due to short handles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk:
Reply:The best buy of year.Dave
Originally Posted by Lis2323
1960's vintage made in England Elliott-Lucas needle nose. My $5 garage sale purchase.....
Cuts extremely well considering the lack of leverage due to short handles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:Buy a cheap set of MIG pliers, and throw them away when they don't cut good. Not really a big decision. Pliers are disposable. If you don't wear them out, you lose them. I had a really nice set of linesman's pliers, and I can't tell ya where I dropped/misplaced/lost them. The only thing ya really don't lose is the important stuff. I've never lost K'kins, but I've misplaced her a time or two
Reply:Just out of curiosity I wire wheeled the rusty old pair I use and can't find a name on them. Cutting .023 and .030 with them for about 15 yrs doesn't seem to have caused any wear on the cutting edges. So I guess a no name pair is good to have. That brings up a valid question: why are all pliers called a "pair"?? They're one unit not two of each. I guess the kind that have a nut on the hinge pin could be disassembled and the you'd have a "pair", LOL!!Ol' Stonebreaker "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Why do you buy a pair of pants? If it's in 2 pieces I'm betting you had a really rough day.
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Originally Posted by M J D
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