Ed Kelly posted:

Hi All,

Can someone recommend wire cutters for the KD Glad Hand, O Scale.  If you know where to buy it, that would be a great help also.

Thanks,

Ed

Why wouldn't any pair of good quality diagonal cutters work?   

"REal" Kadee ones are pretty soft, so any side cutter will work.

The Altas O knockoffs are pretty hard, and you need a harder blade cutter for the;m.

You will ruin 4" dikes on Kadees. 6" cutters that are not flush cutting will work but leave a stub. Best use a dremel cutoff wheel and save your tools.

Pete

Hey Ed:

To answer your question here is one solution.

8 in. Journeyman High Leverage Diagonal Cutting Pliers with Angled Head

SKU 

J248-8SEN

36.00 from Home Depot.

Overkill for your direct need, but something you should have around the house anyway.

Made in USA, usually in stock at the stores.

Charlie

Any good quality side cutters does the job some blokes like the Dremel disc cutter because it leaves a neater cut I use the side cutters.

These are Elliot Lucas English make still going strong after 40 odd years I'm in Australia they were a popular brand once when England was great. Roo

I agree with Roo, the wire on the kadees is just not very hard.

Could get yourself one of these

Nip right through 12p nails like butter.....

The cutter edge on Klein lineman's pliers would definitely cut them if you can get close enough. They are sold at Home Depot. If they don't look like they will work there are all kinds of other cutters/nippers displayed of that brand.

Simon

I bought a pair of rail cutters from Micro-Mark that cut up to code 140 rail.  These work great on the Kadee 740 coupler trip pins, plus they are sturdy enough not to get bunged up on the cutting surfaces.

Thanks to all who responded.  I finally made it over to Home Depot today.  The Kleins were not on the rack but an 8" Milwaukee Tool cutter was and at half the price of the Klein.  I purchased it and nipped the offending glad hand with not a hint of trouble.  Powerful jaws in that cutter.

Thanks again.

Ed

Ed,

Glad things worked out for you! I don't get a commission on Klein sales, so I'm not upset! LOL!

Simon

PS: I have some Milwaukee tools and they are the real deal!

The Rockford O Scalers recommend these Electrician’s pliers.  We picked these up at Menards and they work great 

Roo posted:

Any good quality side cutters does the job some blokes like the Dremel disc cutter because it leaves a neater cut I use the side cutters.

These are Elliot Lucas English make still going strong after 40 odd years I'm in Australia they were a popular brand once when England was great. Roo

 

England is still great, we are run by morons as are many of the worlds democracies, yours included. I buy old British tools in preference to modern Chinese, failing that Xuron or German. 

At least our regular steam is still world class.