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Other classic Klein tools that I'm aware of are the 11-in-1 screwdriver [1] and the linesman's pliers [2]. The linesman's have many uses including hammering dow

Other classic Klein tools that I'm aware of are the 11-in-1 screwdriver [1] and the linesman's pliers [2]. The linesman's have many uses including hammering down nails or staples or bashing through drywall. You'll see these tools in a lot of tradesman's bags. The Wera screwdrivers are also very nice and noticeably better-performing than standard drivers. [1] e.g., https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/multi-bit-nut-drivers/11-1-magnetic-screwdriver-nut-driver https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/multi-bit-nut-drivers/11-... [2] e.g., https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/high-leverage-side-cutting-pliers/heavy-duty-lineman-s-pliers-thicker-dipped-handle https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/high-leverage-side-cuttin...

smitelli 4y ago
Those lineman's pliers are ubiquitous to the point where an electrician on a jobsite can say "hand me those Kleins" and everyone knows they mean the pliers.
- CapitalistCartr 4y ago
  Yup, when I put those in my pocket, then I'm in electrician mode. And if an electrician says his hammer, also means kleins.
weaksauce 4y ago
the 11 in 1 screwdriver is so useful all around. hands down the best screwdriver to have if you only have one. (i got a full set of kleins many years ago as part of a barter exchange and have nothing but praise to give them) the socket portion of the 11-in-1 screwdriver is really handy to use for a lot of the things like pc cases since those have a socket head that makes it really easy to screw (or also Phillips if you want). lots of screws have that 1/4" socket.
donthellbanme 4y ago
Yea, I used to be a electrician in local 6. Their screwdrivers arn't as good as Snapon, but neither do they cost a fortune. My standard commercial job tooling was a side cutter (Klein, or whatever I had at the time), a slotted screwdriver, wire stripper, and drywall knife. I kept my tools in one pocket of my overalls. I learned pretty quick, I didn't need a bunch of tools to do most run of the mill office wiring. My "Kleins" were used as a hammer. Most union electricians really didn't even talk about the brand. They just used their tools. (Tooling has gotten very good these days though. My days of paying more for a name brand in hand tools are over. I got one, actually two complaints while working on PacPell park. An architect complained to my shop boss over my use of the word "Dykes". My nippers were called dykes by my father, and it stuck with me. The architect thought I was referring to her when I said, "Where are my dykes? He told her that is what some guys we call their side cutters, and everything was fine. The second complain was never tied to me, but I was the one urinating in the finished locker rooms. We were suspose to use the porta potties, but they were always far away, and smelled. Oh yea, my initials are on the top of every locker. I put my initials on the pressed wood before the Cherry laminate went on. When there's a remodel, and those lockers are torn out, they will see my initials. Why? I was bored one morning.)
mcbishop 4y ago
Yup, my electrician friends refer to lineman's pliers as "the electrician's hammer".
larrywright 4y ago
The 11 in 1 screwdriver is fantastic and pretty inexpensive ($15?). Sturdy and has a nice heft to it. I was helping my mom around Christmas time fix something on her RV and had to use her Phillips screwdriver to do it. It was some no name cheap thing that barely held on to the screw and was in general awful to use. On the way home I swung by Home Depot and picked up the Klein and gave it to her for Christmas(along with other things of course).
- mturmon 4y ago
  The Klein needle nose pliers are another good stocking stuffer. The jaws mate properly, etc. https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/standard-side-cutting-pliers/pliers-needle-nose-side-cutters-8-inch-0 https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/standard-side-cutting-pli...
jonhohle 4y ago
I recently got the 4-in-1 precision screwdriver and was disappointed to find the bits were not the relatively standard 9mm, Klein’s are ⅓”. I didn’t even know there was such a thing and now I have a screwdriver that will always be limited to it’s original four functions. Seems like a missed opportunity.

smitelli 4y ago

Those lineman's pliers are ubiquitous to the point where an electrician on a jobsite can say "hand me those Kleins" and everyone knows they mean the pliers.

CapitalistCartr 4y ago
Yup, when I put those in my pocket, then I'm in electrician mode. And if an electrician says his hammer, also means kleins.

weaksauce 4y ago

the 11 in 1 screwdriver is so useful all around. hands down the best screwdriver to have if you only have one. (i got a full set of kleins many years ago as part of a barter exchange and have nothing but praise to give them) the socket portion of the 11-in-1 screwdriver is really handy to use for a lot of the things like pc cases since those have a socket head that makes it really easy to screw (or also Phillips if you want). lots of screws have that 1/4" socket.

donthellbanme 4y ago

Yea, I used to be a electrician in local 6. Their screwdrivers arn't as good as Snapon, but neither do they cost a fortune. My standard commercial job tooling was a side cutter (Klein, or whatever I had at the time), a slotted screwdriver, wire stripper, and drywall knife. I kept my tools in one pocket of my overalls. I learned pretty quick, I didn't need a bunch of tools to do most run of the mill office wiring. My "Kleins" were used as a hammer. Most union electricians really didn't even talk about the brand. They just used their tools. (Tooling has gotten very good these days though. My days of paying more for a name brand in hand tools are over. I got one, actually two complaints while working on PacPell park. An architect complained to my shop boss over my use of the word "Dykes". My nippers were called dykes by my father, and it stuck with me. The architect thought I was referring to her when I said, "Where are my dykes? He told her that is what some guys we call their side cutters, and everything was fine. The second complain was never tied to me, but I was the one urinating in the finished locker rooms. We were suspose to use the porta potties, but they were always far away, and smelled. Oh yea, my initials are on the top of every locker. I put my initials on the pressed wood before the Cherry laminate went on. When there's a remodel, and those lockers are torn out, they will see my initials. Why? I was bored one morning.)

mcbishop 4y ago

Yup, my electrician friends refer to lineman's pliers as "the electrician's hammer".

larrywright 4y ago

The 11 in 1 screwdriver is fantastic and pretty inexpensive ($15?). Sturdy and has a nice heft to it. I was helping my mom around Christmas time fix something on her RV and had to use her Phillips screwdriver to do it. It was some no name cheap thing that barely held on to the screw and was in general awful to use. On the way home I swung by Home Depot and picked up the Klein and gave it to her for Christmas(along with other things of course).

mturmon 4y ago
The Klein needle nose pliers are another good stocking stuffer. The jaws mate properly, etc. https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/standard-side-cutting-pliers/pliers-needle-nose-side-cutters-8-inch-0 https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/standard-side-cutting-pli...

jonhohle 4y ago

I recently got the 4-in-1 precision screwdriver and was disappointed to find the bits were not the relatively standard 9mm, Klein’s are ⅓”. I didn’t even know there was such a thing and now I have a screwdriver that will always be limited to it’s original four functions. Seems like a missed opportunity.