Heavy guage wire cutters?

[buck91]

Any suggestions for a decent (not great, don't want to spend that much) set of wire cutters to use with heavy wire such as wire fencing and the like? Right now I have some fencing pliers but I'm wondering if there are better options. I see these Knipex CoBolt 8in cutters that look very interesting, but are they really worth the price? What about the opposite end of the spectrum- something like the 8in bolt cutters from Harbor Freight? These won't see much use but like I said, when they get used it will likely be a heavier materials such as wire fencing or barbwire.

 

[Little_Lebowski]

Die grinder, Angle grinder??

 

[AutoMechanic]

I’ve cut fencing with shears before and tin snips too. We used to use those all the time in school shop (not auto shop) to cut fence to make birdhouses and stuff with.

 

[samven]

I use a pair of Harbor Freight bolt cutters. The biggest problem is you need 2 hands and the jaws dont fit in tight areas. On the upside the soft wire will never wear them out.

 

[Lyman]

Small bolt cutters cut fence wire nice. They hold up well doing it too.