Knipex CoBolt High Leverage Bolt Cutter with Spring - 8 Inch

Get powerful cutting performance in a compact 8 inch tool. The Knipex CoBolt combines an efficient high-leverage joint design with precision cutting edges, allowing tough wire, bolts, nails, and rivets to be cut with less hand effort than would typically be required from a conventional cutter.

Micro-structured cutting edges help hold material in position while cutting, reducing the tendency for wire or other round stock to slip out of the jaws. Precision cutting edges are designed for soft, hard, and piano wire, making this a versatile cutter for demanding workshop, construction, repair, and fabrication applications.

An integrated opening spring automatically reopens the handles after each cut, reducing repetitive hand movement during extended use. The spring and locking device are built into the handles, allowing the cutter to be secured closed for convenient storage and transport.

A gripping surface below the joint can also be used for gripping and pulling wire, adding another useful function without increasing the overall size of the tool. Slim multi-component grips provide a secure, comfortable hold while keeping the profile compact enough for convenient handling and transport.

Features:

• Knipex model 71 12 200

• Compact 8 inch bolt cutter

• High-leverage joint design provides powerful cutting with reduced hand effort

• Integrated opening spring automatically reopens the handles after each cut

• Integrated locking device keeps the cutter closed for storage and transport

• Micro-structured cutting edges help prevent material from slipping

• Precision cutting edges for soft, hard, and piano wire

• Gripping surface below the joint for gripping and pulling wire

• Suitable for gripping wire from approximately 1 mm diameter

• Slim multi-component comfort grips

• Chrome vanadium heavy-duty steel construction

• Forged and multi-stage oil hardened

• Induction-hardened cutting edges

• Soft wire capacity up to 6 mm

• Medium-hard wire capacity up to 5.2 mm

• Hard wire capacity up to 4 mm

• Piano wire capacity up to 3.6 mm

• Cuts suitable bolts, nails, and rivets up to approximately 5.2 mm

• Overall length approximately 200 mm or 8 inches

• Made in Germany

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the advantage of the CoBolt design?
The high-leverage joint increases the cutting force delivered at the jaws, allowing demanding materials to be cut with considerably less hand effort than a conventional cutter of similar size.

Does this model have a spring?
Yes. An integrated opening spring automatically reopens the handles after each cut, which can reduce repetitive hand movement during extended cutting tasks.

Can the spring-loaded cutter be locked closed?
Yes. A locking device is integrated into the handles so the cutter can be secured closed for storage and transport.

What types of wire can it cut?
The precision cutting edges are designed for soft, medium-hard, hard, and piano wire within the specified cutting capacities.

What is the maximum cutting capacity?
Capacity depends on the material. The maximum listed capacities are 6 mm for soft wire, 5.2 mm for medium-hard wire, 4 mm for hard wire, and 3.6 mm for piano wire.

Can it cut bolts and nails?
Yes. It is designed to cut suitable bolts, nails, rivets, and similar materials up to approximately 5.2 mm in diameter.

What are the micro-structured cutting edges for?
The fine surface structure helps grip the material during a cut, reducing the tendency for round wire or stock to slip out of the jaws.

Can it also grip wire?
Yes. A gripping surface below the joint can be used for gripping and pulling wire starting at approximately 1 mm in diameter.

How long is the cutter?
The overall length is approximately 200 mm, or 8 inches.

Where is it made?
It is made in Germany.

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