The forged and oil hardened snipe nose side cutting pliers from Knipex are primarily used for gripping, aligning and installation work. The second function of these pliers lies in powerful cutting - a regularly occurring task during assembly work. Their cutting edges are shaped to produce a bite type cut. The cutting edges of the pliers are additionally induction hardened, so that the Knipex 26 11 200 is even suitable for cutting hard wire. The precision tips made of vanadium electric steel are elastic and stable when twisted. This allows the manual force deployed to be well measured - forcefully where necessary. The cutting edges are near the joint which is advantageous for the transmission of force. The high cutting capacities achieved of ; 3.2 mm (medium-hard wire) and ; 2.2 mm (hard wire) are impressive. Features Elastic tips: dimensionally stable even when twisted Distortion tolerant, elastic precision tips Half-round, long, tapered jaws With cutting edges for soft, medium-hard and hard wire Cutting edges additionally induction-hardened, cutting edge hardness approx. 61 HRC Straight jaws, forged from vanadium electric steel and oil hardened; cutting edges additionally induction hardened to approx. 61 HRC for exceptionally high cutting force Vanadium electric steel, forged, multi-stage oil hardened Needle nose pliers (snipe nose side cutting pliers) for assembly, alignment and gripping work Very long pointed, flat rounded jaws, pliers black, phosphate treated; head with precision finish Cutting edges with bite type cut for soft, medium-hard and hard wire; cutting capacity for medium-hard wire ; 3.2 mm, cutting capacity for hard wire ; 2.2 mm