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guitarlisa t1_iunbomt wrote

Reply to comment by khaaanquest in Scissors for life - electrician scissors for the win by ransuru

I worked as an electrician's helper for quite a bit and I never once used or wanted a pair of scissors. I can't figure out what these are for. Maybe they are for cutting wire or stripping it? I use wirecutters and Kleins, but I would never trade them for these.

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FreakyManBaby t1_iunvafb wrote

after using a good set of scissors for wires and cable and even guitar strings my brother will never go back to dykes

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Kevolved t1_iuoe70c wrote

Electricians don't usually use the scissors. More of a teldata guy thing.

The scissors are for like cat 6 cables, much thinner than what you were probably using.

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tambor333 t1_iunypyj wrote

As someone that used to wire data centers, these were indispensable for making cat 5/ 6 UTP cables, of which I made 10's of thousands over the years.

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Lv_InSaNe_vL t1_iureyzv wrote

Haha I moved from a cable monkey to a "normal" office IT position and I love impressing people by doing a full termination in like 30 seconds.

They're always like "how do you do that??", well I spent like 2 years doing almost nothing but that haha

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Sith_Lord_Jacob t1_iuq5wbi wrote

Cutting flat copper for wrapping leads. More common in industrial work

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Central_Incisor t1_iuygqrg wrote

I had to cut polyester fabric with copper wrap around interference shielding and scissors were the best way to get a quick clean cut. If you already have the tool in hand, you'll use it for cutting wire too.

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