Type 2
I have the cheapest one, so of course it sneezes terrible. Maybe more expensive, better, but in general I do not like the solution itself. I did not throw it away because the guillotine works great as a heel puller in my wife's shoes :D
Type 3
I have a Knopp type 3, but it doesn't catch cables smaller than 0.5 and a bit thicker that has a short end to be earned. The rest is very nice.
I also have a plastic wrench that looks like it. This one is quite a failure because after 3-4 times something has loosened and it does not catch the cables. Only for downloading TV cables there is approx :P
Yesterday and the day before yesterday I was running for a type 1 puller (pliers with a screw) for thin cables. I am not an electrician or electronics engineer, so my budget was about PLN 20-25. Paradoxically, I have not seen devices in this price range. They are either 20- or 40+. I have been to leroy-merlin, castorama, obi, juli, praktiker, leclerc, and several hardware and electronics stores in Lublin. I even visited a representative of the well-known Yato company. I wanted to see the yt-2112 but they only had the cheapest 2032. It was too expensive for both the Obi, the Praktiker and the Leroy. Leclerc had topexes and top-tools for PLN 16 and PLN 14, unfortunately the jaw clearances in each copy were quite large. In jula there were 9 of them on the hanger (hard head company), unfortunately also with slack and uneven cuts (the cable hole formed a rectangle instead of forming a square). Unfortunately, I was also disappointed with Yato because there were also a lot of slack and uneven cuts. Only in castorama, among the few top-tools lying there, I found one with minimal play between the jaws and a straight incision. However, I did not take it because in the electronic store Elga the lady showed me for PLN 16 also with very little play and even cuts. It is narrower than the others I have seen (something like topex) and has a negligible thickness of the plastic on the handles (no adequate electrical protection) but it is enough for my applications. The only small inconvenience is the scraps of metal on the blade after sharpening it, but I sanded it with a file.
Tips for buyers of cheaper type 1 pliers (up to PLN 50):
1. Look at what play between the clamped jaws (as little as possible after clamping the jaws along their entire length), what play is in the hinges (whether both parts of the pliers do not move to the left and right in relation to each other, and check the cuts (symmetry). these elements in devices of much more expensive and recognized brands, then look for those that are closest to these patterns.
2. In this price range, each piece is made differently. Check all that are on the shelf or if you buy in the store ask the seller to review the ones he has in stock. Neither of them will be making a problem. This note applies to all types of devices.
3. Don't buy on Allegro! . Why? See point 1 and 2.
