190 mm Wire Rope Cutter and Steel Cable Cutter

The Teng Tools 498-7N is a cable and wire cutter for steel wire and cable. Teng Tools rates it to cut stainless steel wire up to 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) and spring steel cable up to 1.5 mm (0.06 inch), and those are the limits to work within: anything harder or thicker belongs to a larger cutter.

A return spring opens the handles after every cut, which Teng Tools specifies for easier operation, so repeat cuts only need a squeeze and release. Vinyl grips on both handles make the cutter more comfortable to use through a long run of cuts.

The cutter measures 190 mm (7.5 inch) overall and weighs 270 g (9.5 oz). Teng Tools lists it as its 7 inch cable and wire cutter. It is compact enough for a pliers drawer, a tool roll or a belt pouch, so it goes to the job with the rest of your cutting pliers rather than staying on the bench.

Typical work includes cutting spring steel cable to length during a repair or a rigging job, trimming stainless steel wire on fabrication and maintenance work, and any task where steel cable has to be cut by hand. Teng Tools publishes ratings for stainless steel wire and spring steel cable only, so check what you are cutting before you start.

What you get: one Teng Tools 498-7N cable and wire cutter, 190 mm (7.5 inch), with return spring and vinyl grips.

• Teng Tools rates this cutter for stainless steel wire up to 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) and spring steel cable up to 1.5 mm (0.06 inch). Those two figures are the published limits, so check the material and diameter before you cut: anything harder or thicker than the rating is a job for a larger cutter. Teng Tools does not publish a rating for other materials.
• A return spring opens the handles again after every cut, which Teng Tools specifies for easier operation. On a run of cuts you only squeeze and release, and the spring does the opening, so one hand can feed and hold the wire while the other works the cutter. That makes this spring loaded cutter quicker on repeat work at the bench.
• Both handles carry vinyl grips that Teng Tools fits to make the cutter more comfortable to use. A wire cutter gets squeezed hard and often, and a covered handle is easier on the palm than bare metal through a long session of trimming wire and cutting cable to length, in a workshop, a service bay or on site.
• 190 MM (7.5 INCH) OVERALL: Teng Tools lists this as its 7 inch cable and wire cutter. It measures 190 mm from jaw tip to handle end and weighs 270 g (9.5 oz), so it fits a pliers drawer, a tool roll or a belt pouch and travels to the job alongside your other cutting pliers. One cutter covers both stainless wire and spring steel cable up to its ratings.
• Use it for stainless steel wire and spring steel cable on maintenance, repair, rigging and fabrication work, wherever cable has to be cut to length cleanly by hand. It works as a stainless steel wire cutter and a cutter for steel cable in one, and the single 498-7N part number makes it easy to reorder or replace.

Part number: 498-7N