There are many tools dedicated to being used by electricians, but even tools designed for electricians have the wire cutter at the end closer to the pivot so you can apply more force without risking breaking the jaws of the tool. There are tools that are shears or scissor based instead of pliers based but they are not meant for cutting heavy gauge wire.https://www.ebay.com/itm/CAS-Iberia-Hanwei-Silver-Stainless-Steel-4-3-4-Professional-Multitool-1008-GT/123332369547?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D054804e9c73a41028792c9850e2cda5d%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D14%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D192639645135%26itm%3D123332369547&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Adba53216-5ec7-11e9-8099-74dbd1808b7a%7Cparentrq%3A1c6910b516a0a9c10d6c73bbfffa998d%7Ciid%3A1
was it this one? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sheffield-Sh-14-In-1-Flip-Head-Multi-Tool/377492209
Edit:I do believe Gerber once offered diagonal cutters in one of their discontinued MultiPlier variants. I am shure sombody who knows more on them will come along
I bought one of these. Absolutely terrible. The worst MT I've ever spent money on.
I too have one. Its the flip and grip brand. I think one is a needle nose and the other is a Blunt nose. Sounds great until u realise the Blunt nose due to the flipping mechanism, cannot close all the way leaving a 5mm gap at the tip. The tools are schrade tough tool style lock but quality are all nonsense.
Thanks for the info, Sam! I'll avoid buying the F&G version as well. The Sheffield version doesn't even have tool locks, or even confident spring tension. Even the photo posted earlier shows how crappy the cutter head is.
I would have buy one of that if u didn't warn. The "Try Me" wording looks tempting!!
I also have a vague memory of an MTo member deciding to make a sidecutter MT himself. Might have been Bob (j-sews) and might have been on a Gerber MP600 platform (or it might have been someone else altogether and on a totally different brand of MT). Sorry I can't remember more exact details.
It was his custom SOG based PowerCut, I believe, Greg. He built it after SOG decided against releasing the PowerCut. https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,9765.msg180341.html#msg180341
That's the one I was partially remembering
As already mentioned in this thread, cutters need to be close to the pivot for mechanical advantage. If pliers aren't needed/wanted in front of the cutters, cut/grind them away
It would be great if they could make one with side cutters for electrical wiring and tools that electricians use
The problem with most MT plier heads is that they are made from a relatively soft cast stainless steel, so nowhere near as hard as "proper" sidecutters made from hard tool steel. The result is that the SS cutters can't cope very well with cutting hard steel. Some of the LM pliers at least have replaceable SS wire cutters. Gerber has carbide cutters in some of their pliers, but it is too hard and therefore brittle, leading to possible breakage when cutting anything harder than soft copper.