Bolt-cutters

[Gareth]

Of course I do officer !

I also own a cordless angle grinder with some superb 1mm thick high performance cutting discs

 

[tyred]

Good for cutting chain and barbed wire.

 

[Piemaster]

brilliant for quick removal of copper cable to decommisioned switchgear when doing stripout work. from empty houses/railways/telephone lines/etc.

like big side cutters.

There is a large pair on the boat I work on for emergency (fire) access into padlocked spaces

 

[Woz!]

I've got an old set that my dad had from working on the oil pipelines.
They've got some sort of double lever thing going on and they'll cut through just about anything! The jaws don't open that wide so I don't think you could attack a u-lock with them, but I've cut through an old padlock on my back gate like butter.
Don't think I've used them on any other occasion though.

 

[PK99]

What exactly are bolt-cutters used for, apart from stealing bikes?

Are there any circumstnces in which anybody would want to crudely cut a bolt?

A better question might be why exactly might anyone be walking round a city centre or hanging round a train station with bolt cutters stuffed up his coat.

 

[Klaus]

What exactly are bolt-cutters used for, apart from stealing bikes?

Are there any circumstnces in which anybody would want to crudely cut a bolt?

when I fitted my mud guards I got a small one to trim the "stay rods" - tool wasn't big enough but managed in the end.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Used to use them at the end of summer terms after students had left college to cut padlocks on abandoned lockers, in readiness for the new intake. Most locks offered no resistance whatsover.

 

[661-Pete]

I have used them to trim the excess off brake and gear cables.

Ditto (but see below)...

A Tad overkill dont you think..LOL

Yes maybe - but what I actually use are a pair of tinsnips - sort of in-between: like mini boltcutters but a lot more beefy than a pair of ordinary wire cutters. Anyway, they make a much cleaner cut of the cable than wire cutters.

Just so long as they're kept sharp...

 

[subaqua]

Ditto (but see below)...

Yes maybe - but what I actually use are a pair of tinsnips - sort of in-between: like mini boltcutters but a lot more beefy than a pair of ordinary wire cutters. Anyway, they make a much cleaner cut of the cable than wire cutters.

Just so long as they're kept sharp...

Gilbo's or aircraft cutters .

decent side cutters should cut gearcables easy enough. depends on how well you maintain your tools. being a sparky and a tightwad northener its easier to regrind than buy new

 

[Bodhbh]

when I fitted my mud guards I got a small one to trim the "stay rods" - tool wasn't big enough but managed in the end.

I bought a pair just for that, they are great for trimming off mudguard stays - which is pretty arward job with a hacksaw.

A mate put a cable lock thru his seat rails, lost the key and asked me to remove it, it lasted around 2s, they are great for that too....