Everbilt 8 in. Wire Rope and Cable Cutter

Perfect for the job it was intended to do.

The 8 inch wire and cable cutter is great to have when cutting large wire, and also wire cable . The 8 inch wire and cable cutter is very sharp right out of the package and they stay sharp after using them for making many cuts of number 6 electrical wire. The grips are comfortable when using them for along period of time. They also make clean cuts .

Sturdy and good feel in my hand. I have only made a few test cuts with this tool, but it seems to do the job well. The thin rubber grip keeps the tool firmly in hand without adding bulk or weight, BUT, be aware the coating is thin and NOT designed to electrically insulate the cutters (you should never cut live wires anyway!). The spring design is interesting, not your typical coiled wire, but a rolled up leaf spring. I’m not sure how durable that will be in the long run, but time will tell. The wire closure loop at the end of the handle is nice to keep the cutters closed and it allows for hanging the tool on your workbench pegboard. I wish I would have had this tool for a recent fence repair. Trimming the wire rope would have been easier.

Cuts cable seals up to 3/16 of inches thick like butter. Beat pair of cutters I have ever used

I use this cutter everyday almost to help customers with their cable havent cut anything larger than 5/16 yet but It did a decent job with 5/16 cable don’t think I could cut any bigger without using a lot of strength

Started the project of cutting 1/8 cable with bult cutters. It didn’t cut the ends sharp enough to push the cable through a 3/16 hole. Thesr cutters worked great.

It cuts the cable but seems it might ware out too quickly.

Product: Everbilt 8″ Wire Rope & Cable Cutter/Country of Origin: China/////I’ve tried these cutters on various small diameter wire rope up to 3/16″ and they cut the cable like it’s butter. I can only speculate that they will cut 1/4″ wire rope in the same manner. They are sturdy and built from what appears to be an adequate amount of steel in the proper places. The tolerances are tight which I believe aids in their cutting ability. I previously used a chisel and an anvil to cut wire rope cable and (as you might have guessed) I find these cutters to be a huge improvement over that method (crude…although it works quite well) due to the efficiency of this tool. Quite a well built cutter for its price point.

The only thing I have noticed In negativity to these is that you have to be exacting in your cuts or they will fray the cable