VOLTCLAW-12 Nonconductive Electrical Wire Pliers

As a commercial electrician this is particularly useful. Of course we would Never work on an energized cirucut, but if we did this would make it safer. If youre mindful, It will completly eliminate the risk, theoretically speaking of course. The hook makes snagging that ONE friggen wire you need out of a busy box or panel simple and quick. If you look there is 2 hooks, one on each end, and they are shaped differently. The one that looks like it would be better definitely is - and that's all there is to it. The pusher makes being a lazy dirt bag and shoving all those wires in a junction box with out damaging the insulation easy. While you're doing this you might even decide to use the other features of this device and be a craftsman for once. It actually is pretty useful for jamming wires to fit certain devices in shallow boxes nicely and somewhat neat, I'm talking to you GFCI in the elevator pit of medical city Dallas. I still remember. The wire bender is also notable, although not used terribly often. This is more for the pretty work we do. Panels come to mind using this you can bend wires into neat little 90° bends and it looks pretty sharp. If you take pride in your work you will like having this. It also can speed up your panel time as you can actually run the length of the wire bending it as you go. To explain this you can start with this tool on the wire at the branch conduit (or romex... If that's your thing..) and then guide the wire along the path you want it to go, bending the wire along the way. When you reach its destination you just snip it, strip it, and land it. Boom. It quick and looks like a machine did it. Although this tool is made for #12 it will also fit #10 somewhat comfortably. The loop maker is OK but your strippers are probably a better bet. The strippers are already gonna be in your hand when you're making loops anyway. The B cap twister is nice but because the tool is long it makes twisting wire nuts in panels and boxes difficult so I don't use it often. Anyway, I'm a man and my fingers aren't made of glass so I'll survive. It honestly does make manipulating wire much easier and the learning curve is surprisingly small. There are some tricks I've picked up from using it but out of the box you will notice improvements to your work.

It's just a piece of plastic, right?? Exactly what I thought and I held off purchasing one for a long time. Now we are remodeling our kitchen and I'm replacing all of the outlet, switches, etc. and decided to try one. Boy was I ever wrong! This rates up there with other top 10 tools that I have purchased in a while. I would also highly suggest, if you don't already have one, buying a Non Contact Voltage Tester at the same time. Why... see my other review of the Voltage Tester. But back on the VoltClaw... this little guy has saved my fingers from getting poked, cut or otherwise damaged. It pulls out wires easily, especially when there is several wire tied together and are a pain to get out. And even worse when you're trying to put them back in. And in older homes, like mine, they used tiny little outlet boxes and I still don't know how they crammed so many wires in them as they did. Anyway, VoltClaw -12 Get One!!

Best tool I never thought I needed. Wish I had thought of this tool. It’s inexpensive and just works.

...unless you are an electrician but it can come in handy for DIY work. As a DIY-er you should always be working with the power shut off to the circuit you are working on so the main practical use for the tool is in maneuvering stiff wires in a constrained space saving your fingers. BTW be advised that the illustration used to depict the tool is inaccurate -- it is double-ended and twice as long as is shown.

Great tool for you to not get shocked. lol. Good for electrical and HVAC work.. Must buy..

This thing is a must have! Makes tucking/folding/fitting multiple 12 guage wires in a box so much easier and neater. Does more as well.

I have only used it less than a handful but it is nice to use. Very very very light to carry, unable to feel it in weight. it is a great size due to being so thin and at the same time it is super strong and doesn’t bend

This makes my occasional electric work easier, safer and, more professional looking. I will keep in my toolbox for years to come.