Milwaukee Electrician Snips and Impacting Punchdown Tool and 4-in-1 Multi-Pick Hand Tool Set (3-Tool)

Durable, easy to use, sharp. Small size fits in pockets easily.These are nice electrician and general shears that will last a lifetime and the warranty backs that up.Assembled from all steel with a rubberized grip, these fit well in the palm.In my opinion, the finger holes are way too small. I cannot get my thumb in the hole, nor can I fit more than one finger in the rubberized grip. With gloves on it’s not possible to use the holes.Since you can palm it it works fine for most cutting, but I’d have preferred it actually fit large sized hands/fingers with the finger holes.Since it’s well made cuts well and is super strong I’d recommend it, just know that it runs small in size.

Very sharp. Feels good in hand. Quite versatile. It cuts through wire without issues. I was able to get a feel well enough to cut through the sheathing/shielding without cutting or even slicing the plenum cover the copper. It gave me enough feel that I can cut the plenum without notching the copper. So I have to say I can easily recommend these snips.

Small, solid and well designed. These little scissors are very comfortable to use, even for big hands.There is a 2″ scissor blade with a gullet to hold the wire being cut in place as you squeeze them closed. On the top of the upper blade are two small notches for stripping small gauge wire. They work well, especially with solid wire.Construction is very solid. They feel heavy in the hand and they have a plastic grip on the upper handle. The two blades are held together with a strong looking bolt.I can’t think of anything else one would need in a small pair of wire snips. I wish I had these snips years ago.Limited Lifetime WarrantyDesigned in the USA, made in Taiwan

This review is for the Milwaukee 48-22-4045 Electrician Snips, which I got a chance to try out.I’m not a pro electrician, I’m a semi-retired computer tech, so my review will be from that standpoint. I try to avoid cabling jobs (giving them to the younger crowd) but sometimes I just can’t avoid them.The Milwaukee 4045 is a new take on an old idea – “scissors” designed to cut cable and insulation instead of paper or cloth. (The 4045 comes plenty sharp enough to cut paper or cloth, those just aren’t its intended targets).”Old school” electrician snips have equal sized “thumb rings”; the Milwaukee has elongated one of the rings and put a very nice rubberized grip on it. If you aren’t familiar with this type of snip, one thumb ring will go around your second or third finger while the other is held in the palm of your hand, unlike regular scissors where the rings are controlled with a thumb and finger grip. With the “finger and palm” grip you can generate more pressure on the cutting surfaces and let the snips swivel on the finger to have use of your index finger and thumb for twisting wire caps, tying wire, etc. There are videos available on the Internet on how to use electrician snips that explain it better.The 4045 are more comfortable to work with than my old snips – the rubberized handle makes a big difference. It doesn’t dig into your palm and there’s more surface area to press on than the old-style snips offered. There’s absolutely no issue in cutting Cat6 cable – no slippage, no ragged edges. If I had two suggestions for Milwaukee, they would be to add a similar rubberized surface to the inside of the other ring to offer more comfort for the finger grip, and to include a belt sheath. (Milwaukee does offer, of course, tool belt pouches in any number of designs and sizes, but a dedicated sheath would be very nice).The tool is full metal apart from the rubberized grip, and they offer a “˜bolt lock’ solution to the blades working loose. I haven’t used the snips long enough to judge how well the new locking system will hold up over time.One of the blade edges has serrations across the top to help keep cable from slipping, and there are two built in strip points in one blade for stripping fine wire. Fit and finish are top notch; you’ll want to wipe the excess oil off the blades before first use. These things are just really nice – I wish I’d had them when I was working full time.Not made in the U.S., but Milwaukee offers a limited lifetime warranty on the 4045 and Home Depot has a 90-day return policy on the tool.HTHRegards,Jim

Another winner for Milwaukee.These snips are perfectly functional and almost perfect in quality. I used them to make repeated cuts trough 12 gauge audio wire to try them out. I was able to cut through it using the straight part of the scissors without hurting my hand. My favorite feature is the blades curve up at the hinge almost like heavy duty cutting shears and I was able to cut through the jacket and dual 12 gauge wires without removing my thumb from the handle loop about two out of three tries.They also felt good in my hand under repeated use. They are small to me, as I have large but not plump hands and long fingers, but that did not make them uncomfortable. They somehow adjusted to my hand and vice versa, like a good pair of shoes.Finally they came well oiled, which to me is a plus because it says the manufacturer cares enough about their own product to keep it protected.The only imperfections aren’t related to functionality. There is a slight catch when closing the blades slowly. Unnoticed during normal cutting speed. And the lower blade had the slightest roughness along it. So 4.5 on quality really and the value over price is high, not stratospheric. Overall a typical 5 star Milwaukee product.Professionally Made in Taiwan under Milwaukee’s QC which is among the best period.

This is a quality pair of electrician’s scissors. I watched my brother-in-law, who’s an electrician use a pair these while installing Cat5 cabling in my office. I am adding more Cat5 for a printer and network switch. These scissors make removing the shielding easy. They are sharp, heavy-duty and the handle fits my hand well making it easy to control the amount of pressure I put on it. I can see several jobs these will work on. I recommend these scissors.

Was able to cut the extra skin near the tip pretty easy with these

WARNING: As of 1/24/2018 the description on the Home Depot Page is NOT for the Data Snips. Here is the description from the Milwaukee web site:————–Electrician Snips Model # 48-22-4045BLADES WON’T LOOSEN with Milwaukee’s BOLT LOCK design on the new electrician snips. All metal handles and comfortable grips give you the maximum leverage; a wire gullet prevents the blades from walking while making a cut.Electricians SnipsBlades won’t loosen with Bolt Lock TechnologyAll Metal HandlesBolt Lock Technology – Blades won’t come looseHigh Leverage Ergonomic HandlesWire Gullet prevents wires from walking———-Now, on with the review.SUMMARY: A great addition to my IT tool setBACKGROUND: I play around with IT (over 30 years in electronics.) The chance to try out Milwaukee’s data(electrician) snips was too good to pass up. I wasn’t disappointed.FIT AND FINISH: The same high quality I’ve come to expect from Milwaukee tools.I love the bright red handle, easy to spot in the IT tool bag. The ergometric handle is different that my old-style snips, but after a while I got use to it and it does spread the pressure of cutting completely across my palm. The matt finish is also nice, less slippery than my old polished chrome snips.USE AND OPERATION: Cutting cat 5e cable, insulation, and individual wires was smooth and easy. The wire gullet and serrated edges kept everything in place on the blades during the cuts. The 19 and 23-gauge stripping notches worked well. The High Leverage handle will take some getting used to as it doesn’t swing like the shorter handle on my old snips.SUMMARY: This was a great addition to my IT tool bag.PROS: Good fit and finish. Easy to use. Very functional.

These things are very sharp. They cut large diameter wire with very little effort. Glad i bought them.

the one thing they are not telling you is how well it works. I am shocked that milwaukee of all companies screwed up snips. So you asking what the problem is. Well we all cut the sheath of the cable with our snips well Jonard and milwaukee snips have the same issue of one blade being serrated while the other blade is not. Which makes the snips useless or very hard to manage while doing the task of stripping the sheath off the cable. On the plus side the side is razor sharp and i wonder when it will dull stripping cable is still a little harder but for the mean time it works fine. I just wish i had a warning they pulled the same thing jonard did. I these dull fast i will be pretty made and go back to fluke or greenlee snips.