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Knipex
Is Knipex worth buying?
Knipex earned a buy verdict on 3 of the 5 Knipex products we compared (60%), above the 50% average across every brand on the site. 2 won their comparisons outright: Knipex 97 33 01 MultiCrimp Crimping Pliers and Knipex 00 20 13 5 Pc 1000V Insulated Pliers and Screwdriver Set. 2 are an "it depends": right for a specific buyer, not for everyone. None of the Knipex products we compared was the one to skip in its guide.
Verdicts synthesize independent testing and long-term owner reports; we do not run a lab and never take review units. Each product below links to the comparison it was judged in. How we review.
Buy it 3 products
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The Best Crimping Tools: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
Knipex 97 33 01 MultiCrimp Crimping PliersWon the comparison
One lever-action frame with three labelled dies in a belt-clip magazine, each cut for a different terminal family.
Best for: Someone who crimps insulated terminals one week and ferrules the next and wants the same frame to do both properly.
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The Best Insulated Hand Tools: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
Knipex 00 20 13 5 Pc 1000V Insulated Pliers and Screwdriver SetWon the comparison
A small, honest, fully marked set from a maker that publishes exactly what it tests and how.
Best for: Someone who wants the marking, the paperwork and the visual damage indicator to all be unambiguous, and is happy to add tools around it.
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The Best Locking Pliers: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
Knipex 41 14 250 Grip Pliers with Universal Jaws, 10 in.Runner-up
Publishes three separate jaw openings, names the steel the jaws are forged from, and states the country of origin.
Best for: Someone who clamps round stock, hex and flat material in the same day and wants the capacity for each printed rather than guessed.
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It depends 2 products
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The Best Adjustable Wrenches: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
KNIPEX 86 03 250 Pliers Wrench, 250 mm
The alternative answer to the whole category, and the only tool here whose maker treats jaw play as a design target rather than a marketing line.
Best for: Anyone who works on chrome traps, brake unions, bike parts or plated fittings, where marking the fastener is the failure that matters.
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The Best Wire Strippers: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Tools & DIY
Knipex 12 52 195 PreciStrip16 Automatic Wire Stripper, 28-6 AWG
A blade type automatic stripper with a fine adjustment dial and a wide range, from a maker that tells you in writing what it will not strip.
Best for: Control panel, automotive, low voltage and bench work with mixed fine and heavy conductors, where THHN is not the daily material.
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Knipex in our categories: Tools & DIY (5)