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I have used the ck snips, the 180mm combi 3, stripping holes and pattress shears, they are fantastic but only as a second fix tool. A site I'm on at moment, every back box requires screws cutting back a bit, a life saver on its own.
I must admit it took me a day or two to get used to it fully but is great for me now.
For all other cutting, first fix etc I use bahco 180mm snips.

One of the young lads at work have them, every time I borrow them I feel like throwing them as far as possible, cutting a cable tie or cable with them is so frustrating!
 
I'm from an era when the apprentice used to have to make up the pendants
i still wince at the time I thought a hooked Stanley blade would be better for flex
until it was hanging out of my thumb.
ive had a jokari cable knife for more than 10 years.
still on its original blade.
I got it for stripping fire sure cable I think.
which it was good for tbh.
i would recommend them.
saying that it does the same as a pair of snips or knife really.
 

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