The knipex co bolt compact bolt cutters give an exceptional cutting performance with minimum effort because of their effective lever action design the lever action guarantees an extremely favourable lever ratio with low friction and cutting performance is 20 times higher than the hand force applied requires 60 less effort cuts components like bolts nails rivets etc up to 52 mm dia the recess in the blade allows easier cutting of thicker wires e g for anchor bolts in false ceilings cutting capac