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Cable Cutters
Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:36 pm
I'm looking for foldable cable cutters I can put in my pocket and carry around but I can't find any. Been cutting a lot of cat 6 cables for work. I just need to cut cable, I don't need it to strip or anything else. If folders don't exist, I'd settle for a non-folding small one I could fit in my back pocket if anyone has some recommendations.
UPDATE: Thanks for the help folks, I believe I know what I'm going with now.
UPDATE: Thanks for the help folks, I believe I know what I'm going with now.
This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 8:19 am
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:46 pm to Barfunkle
Posted on 9/30/25 at 12:51 pm to Tic44
These would cut the cable easier:
Posted on 9/30/25 at 1:38 pm to Barfunkle
For Cat 6 and not needing to cut through Copper wire, I'd just use some of those shears like above or just the heavy duty scissors/ shears.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 5:10 pm to Barfunkle
I thought about recommending some small stamped steel ones like the Ideal 45-074 on Amazon for $18 or so. Nothing wrong with those. Once they dull, you just buy some new ones.
I think your best bet is going to be the Knipex electrician shears. 95 05 155 is the model number. They come in a plastic sheath with belt clip, but you can pop the clip off. These are around $25 or so and they are badass little cutters. Just don’t cut anything hard with the round part and they will last.
I think your best bet is going to be the Knipex electrician shears. 95 05 155 is the model number. They come in a plastic sheath with belt clip, but you can pop the clip off. These are around $25 or so and they are badass little cutters. Just don’t cut anything hard with the round part and they will last.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 6:47 pm to Whisky Dent
All the cable pullers I dealt with pulling Cat 5/6 used a good pair of scissors on a their belt.
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Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:18 am to Whisky Dent
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I think your best bet is going to be the Knipex electrician shears.
Thanks for the rec, these are exactly what I need.
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All the cable pullers I dealt with pulling Cat 5/6 used a good pair of scissors on a their belt.
Yeah shears/scissors look like the way to go.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 10:43 am to Barfunkle
A pair of 9" Kleins fit perfectly in the back pocket and can cut through 2/0 THHN Copper if you are not weak. Anything larger than 2/0 probably needs a rabbit gun.....if you know, you know....
Posted on 10/1/25 at 11:13 am to AwgustaDawg
Rabbit ears?
Posted on 10/1/25 at 11:45 am to cbr900racer22
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Rabbit ears?
No, in the electrical trade a rabbit gun is a cable cutter with fiberglass handles that are about 3 feet long and can cut 1000 MCM or even larger copper...are in the trade today a ratcheting or battery operated cable cutter that will cut that size copper. In the trade scrap copper is called "rabbit". We call it a rabbit gun because at times scrap copper will get to the point that some electricians conclude that all the copper on a job is scrap if they can cut it up in lunchbox sized pieces...when they are actually doing so they call it "rabbit hunting" and of course the tool one would use to hunt rabbits is a "rabbit gun" If you see an electrician carrying a cable cutter you ask him "where you going with that rabbit gun" and they will respond with "I'm going rabbit hunting".
Posted on 10/1/25 at 3:07 pm to Barfunkle
Got these from Tekton and they are solid for $26 and less of a sting when you lose them.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:09 pm to Barfunkle
Posting this on the outdoor board makes me think you were looking for something to cut someone's fence. 
Posted on 10/1/25 at 5:15 pm to TigerDeacon
Every turkey hunter:
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