Irwin Launched New Vise-Grip Effort-Saving Reducing Pliers

Irwin has launched new Vise-Grip PowerSlot pliers, which characteristic a high-leverage effort-reducing design.

There are two new PowerSlot pliers – 8-inch diagonal chopping pliers (IWHT84001) and 9.5″ lineman pliers (IWHT84000).

IRWIN, a channel sponsor, offered a sampling of the brand new instruments for us to check out.

The curved PowerSlot gives a mechanical benefit, which reduces chopping effort.

For the lineman pliers, the PowerSlot design can present 50% diminished chopping effort on common when chopping 12/2 non-metallic sheathed cable, in comparison with Irwin’s customary lineman’s pliers (2078209).

As an apart, I bought the Irwin Vise-Grip 2078209 lineman’s pliers for testing a number of years in the past, and located them to be succesful and an exceptionally good worth.

I’ve medium sized fingers (I put on a medium 8/9 measurement gloves) and had no problem chopping completely different wire sizes with the brand new Irwin Vise-Grip PowerSlot lineman’s pliers.

Along with the aspect chopping blades, the lineman’s pliers have broad gripping jaws, and likewise a tape pulling zone to the left of the PowerSlot.

The diagonal cutters present a 30% discount in chopping power when chopping 12/2 non-metallic sheathed cable, in comparison with Irwin’s customary Vise-Grip diagonal chopping pliers, mannequin 2078308.

Each pliers characteristic 60CrV metal building for top energy, laser-hardened chopping edges, and an electrophoretic deposition coating for top corrosion resistance.

Additionally they characteristic 3-shot bi-material deal with grips for consumer consolation.

I’ve been testing each pliers, and so they do certainly reduce by means of 12/2 NM cables with much less effort than all the conventional pliers and cutters I personal.

Irwin offered lengths of 12/2 and 10/2 cables for me to chop by means of. The Lineman’s pliers dealt with each with relative ease. I used to be capable of reduce by means of the ten/2 with the diagonal cutters, which is one thing I usually wouldn’t strive in any respect with an 8″ device.

For the diagonal cutter, the PowerSlot characteristic reduces the hassle sufficient the place I used to be capable of make the reduce as an alternative of getting to retrieve a unique device.

There’s a tradeoff, in how the mechanical leverage requires larger deal with unfold for a similar jaw opening width in comparison with conventional pliers of comparable lengths. The identical is true for all the different compound-action pliers I’ve ever used.

Nevertheless, the pliers appear well-matched for the sizes of wires and cables one can anticipate to chop with instruments of such lengths.

The Irwin Vise-Grip PowerSlot diagonal chopping pliers will increase the vary of wire and cable sizes I can reduce with out problem, because of the discount in effort. The Lineman’s pliers extends the vary additional, and I additionally like the concept of the tape pulling slot. I consider that is the primary time I’ve seen such a characteristic included into compound motion pliers.

Each instruments can be found now.

Value: $25 for the diagonal pliers, $30 for the Lineman’s pliers