Milwaukee 48-22-4045 Electrician Snips

From the very first day did not perform, after 27 years I expected better coming from respected name.

The only thing I like about this product is the weight and the handle. Owned two of them and they do a bad job compare to the other ones out there. Have to make multiple cuts. One for the copper the other for the thread. Blade is damaged easy and the plating chips easily. Some lines only cut if pulled all the way back. The stripper notches are just bad.

Thought I would try them not good for data work the notch makes them difficult to use for cutting velcro, it cuts label tape about the same as diagonal pliers, thinking stainless steel blades would make them better for that as most other brands use it. Thinking they should make a data version no wire gullet, made of stainless steel, with conduit reaming also I use it for drill bit deburring.

I’ve worked in the low voltage field for the last 5 years and am always looking for a great day in and day out scissor—as it is the tool that I use most often for cutting cables and in my termination process. I’ve had 2 pairs of these scissors. My first pair was great, the blades never loosened and I had them for about a year and a half before I was thinking I needed to get a new pair, the first ones were getting worn down and the edge just wasn’t there anymore. The second pair that I ordered, I’ve struggled with from the start. The blades just didn’t seem right out of the package, they cut cables fine, but the bolt lock will not stay tight. They also will not cut pull strings, mule tape, or Velcro. I really want to love them, Milwaukee is my go to tool manufacturer. I don’t know if I just got a bad pair or what the deal is.

I'm a fan of the Milwaukee brand, but these scissors on the other hand just don't cut it, really. The leverage is all wrong on these, and it makes it very difficult to cut bundles of cable(cat cable. With the normal data scissors you can cut multiple cables(4 or more) at once, not with these. Plus, the wire gullet makes it difficult to cut hook and loop strap used to dress in the cables.

I have had about 4 sets of these doing security and alarm. They go dull extremely quick, tried sharpening them but still does not last long.

I have purchased two of these scissors and both have a dead spot on blade. First set you couldn’t even use because the edge was messed up from manufacturing and the second one as seen in picture has less annoying dead spot. This is how they were straight out of packaging

I’m a fiber optic tech and we use snips for everything from deltec to cutting fiber strength members. These have stood the test of time for me. There is one issue, these won’t cut string or mule tape. These brutes are for the hard work and stay in bucket truck for the line work while the Klein snips stay on the hip.

The nut that supposedly won't get loose does. It is difficult to keep it at appropriately tight. Too tight makes them difficult to use but any looser and the nut will loosen itself. Thread locker would probably help.