12" Carpenter's Pincers, Polished Head, Plastic Coat Handle - Knipex

The Knipex KN5001300 12" Carpenter's Pincers are a robust and indispensable tool for professionals in carpentry, automotive, and industrial trades. Crafted for demanding tasks, these heavy-duty pincers provide exceptional leverage and a secure grip, making them ideal for efficient material handling and removal while maintaining precise workmanship.

Key Features

• Durable 12-inch Construction: Provides extended reach and powerful leverage, making challenging extraction and gripping tasks more manageable.
• Precision-Ground, Serrated Jaws: Engineered with strong jaws that ensure a firm, non-slip grip on various materials, from fasteners to components.
• Polished Tool Head: Offers enhanced corrosion resistance and a clean, professional finish, favoured by tradespeople.
• Ergonomic Plastic-Coated Handles: Designed for comfortable, secure handling, reducing fatigue during prolonged use and providing a reliable grip.
• Heavy-Duty, Oil-Hardened Tool Steel: Forged from special tool steel and oil-hardened for extreme wear resistance and balance, ensuring longevity and reliability in professional environments.

Applications

These Knipex Carpenter's Pincers are highly versatile and particularly suited for tasks requiring strong gripping, pulling, and occasional cutting. They are widely used by craftsmen due to their precise workmanship and ability to handle tough jobs.

• Nail and Fastener Extraction: Ideal for efficiently pulling nails, screws, staples, and tacks from various materials without damaging the surface, especially useful in woodworking, renovation, and furniture repair.
• Dismantling Work: Frequently used in vehicle body workshops and salvage yards for gripping and removing components, and for dismantling wooden structures.
• Gripping and Bending: Excellent for gripping and manipulating small metal components, rods, or wires in fabrication, assembly, or general maintenance.
• Wire and Nail Cutting: While primarily designed for gripping, the sharp, forward-facing cutting edges can also be used to cut through thin nails, wire, or staples.
• Automotive and Industrial Use: Their robust design and gripping power make them valuable in automotive repair for tasks such as removing clevis pins from trailers, lawnmowers, tractors, and cars, and in industrial settings for various material handling and assembly operations.

Specifications

• Length: 12 inches (300mm)
• Material: Special tool steel, forged, oil-hardened
• Head: Polished
• Handles: Plastic-coated
• Weight: Approximately 903 g
• Cutting Capacity (medium hard wire): Ø 2.4 mm
• Cutting Edge Hardness: Approximately 60 HRC