New Wiha BiCut Super Cutter – Push Power for x2 Cutting Power

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The new BiCut Super Cutters feature a “Power” button that can double your cutting power – this can effectively cut 4mm chain. (Wiha 32636)

Wiha Tools recently introduced the new BiCut Super Cutter.  These innovative diagonal cutters feature a “Power” button that when pressed doubles your effective cutting potential.  These 8″ (200mm) OAL cutters having a low force & high force cutting capacity that allow you to cut wire, nails, and chain with just one tool.

To get a better idea of how these new Wiha diagonal cutters work, check out this YouTube video from Wiha:

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Travis C. wins $50 to spend at KC Tool

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Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.

Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the tools you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.

Travis Clark from Chapel Hill, North Carolina has luck on his side. He left four reviews in the month of December and Read More »

BD wins $50 to spend at KC Tool

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Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.

Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the tools you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.

“BD” from Battle Ground, Washington has luck on their side. They left five reviews in the month of November and Read More »

KC Tool awarded Google Trusted Store badge

KC Tool, which offers high quality German tools, was recently selected to join the Google Trusted Stores program.  To help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience, the Google Trusted Store badge is awarded to e-commerce sites that demonstrate a track record of on-time shipping and excellent customer service.

When visiting the KC Tool website, shoppers can hover over the Google Trusted Store badge and see metrics on the store’s shipping and customer service performance.  KC Tool currently has a 100% rating for excellent service and 99% rating for on-time shipping.

“The Google Trusted Stores program is great because it facilitates more transparency between our customers and KC Tool.  The customer can have Google guarantee their purchase up to $1,000 and in exchange we get to show off our consistency and reliability; it’s a win-win situation,” said Derek Tran, Webmaster for KC Tool.

As an added benefit, when a shopper makes a purchase at a Google Trusted Store, they have the option to select free purchase protection from Google.  Then in the unlikely event of an issue with their purchase, they can request Google’s help, and Google will work with KC Tool and the customer to address the issue.  As part of this, Google offers up to $1,000 lifetime purchase protection for eligible purchases.

Google Trusted Stores is entirely free, both for shoppers and for online stores.  The program helps online stores like KC Tool attract new customers, increase sales and differentiate themselves by showing off their excellent service via the badge on their websites.

KC Tool was started 2012 and is located in Olathe, KS (near Kansas City).  KC Tool is committed to delivering high quality German tools at competitive prices with excellent customer service.  With no order minimums and a variety of shipping options, KC Tool attracts both the individual buyer as well as the Fortunate 500 corporation.

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New Wiha Precision Insulated Screwdrivers – Available Now @ KC Tool

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Wiha 32088 Set: 5 Slotted and 3 Phillips (#1, #0, #00)

Now available at KC Tool are the new Wiha Insulated Precision Screwdrivers.  These precision screwdrivers, also known as “tweakers” are similar in touch and feel to Wiha’s popular PicoFinish series with the added benefit of being electrically insulated up to 1000V (10,000 Volt Tested, 1000 Volt Rated).

This new series comes in 5 Slotted and 3 Phillips sizes and is also available in two different Sets (8 piece # 32088 seen above).

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A Guide to Knipex Diagonal Cutters

Wire cutters.  Dikes.  Diagonal pliers.  Known by many names and found in nearly every tool box is a pair of diagonal cutters.  This tool is used frequently by both professionals & DIY’ers for its simple yet effective purpose: to cut wire.

Knipex Tools are known for their craftsmanship & reliability.  Knipex is also an innovator having 4 different styles of diagonal cutters as seen below.

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L to R: TwinForce®, X-Cut®, High Leverage, Diagonal Cutter

The 4 styles of Knipex Diagonal Cutters: TwinForce®, X-Cut®, High Leverage Diagonal Cutter, and Diagonal Cutter.

The differences between the 4 series lie in the design of the joint — and subsequently the efficiency of how much hand force is transferred to the cut.  Lets begin by looking at the TwinForce® series.Read More »