OLYMPIA Tools is a widely recognized brand of hardware products designed for True Professionals who takes their tools seriously. Each piece is made to exacting tolerances and tested to ensure that it meets and exceeds industry standards so that it meet your needs on the jobsite, shop or on home projects. OLYMPIA goes all out to bring award winning innovation and quality to each product: the appearance, fit and finish of every OLYMPIA product will make you proud you own the very best. The 18 in. Powergrip Bolt Cutter features patented folding handles that allow bolt cutters to be stored or transported easily. The extra-wide handles reduce pressure on the hands when cutting through thicker bolts.
- Patented folding handles allow bolt cutters to easily fit into a bag
- Cr-Mo hardened-steel cutting heads
- Extra-wide handles significantly reduce pressure on hands
- Ergonomic comfort grips
- Heavy duty cutting strength
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Colin Jones (verified owner) –
These are easy to use and folded up fit in my tool bag, they are designed to cut BOLTS, threaded rod and even chain link fencing but please don’t use them on case hardened steel, I see one reviewer tried cutting a lock thats case hardened, this in NOT what these cutters were designed to be used on, a matter of fact the only way to cut a lock is with a carbide cutting wheel like you see on the TV show “Storage Wars” they always have a carbide wheel cutter to cut locks off storage containers. Sadly the reviewer who used his bolt cutters on a lock chipped the blades then gave this product a low rating. These are a good value for the money and great for the home owner who needs them for cutting nails, bolts or heavy wire.
Arely Kub (verified owner) –
Perfect bolt cutter. Easy to store as it is foldable and does it’s job effectively. I was redoing a bench with rusted bolt heads. Cutting the bolts was a breeze and it made it super easy. I highly recommend this bolt cutter for it’s small profile and effectiveness.
Katelin Schamberger (verified owner) –
These cutters are a nice concept with the folding handles to save space. However, this feature indeed makes them a bit flimsy. I bought them for cutting wire shelving. They cut the very thin wire easy, but the thicker wire was a task to get cut. The cutters bent out of place slightly, where the blades are not meeting completely to close. Therefore, they’re not sturdy or durable. Will be taking them back and getting something else.
Salvatore Hand (verified owner) –
I was a little suspicious of the “folding handles” on this tool, but I’m a convert. The hinges are very sturdy, and they don’t make the tool feel flimsy at all. This is a pro-grade tool, with hardened steel jaws, I-beam cast handles, and a nifty mechanism for locking the folding part in place. On non-hardened steel, I cut a 3/8″ bar without too much trouble — that’s about as far as the jaws opened. It handled a 1/4″ lock shackle without much trouble.
Keegan Kerluke (verified owner) –
The main reason I got this set of bolt-cutters is because they are easy to store. The handles collapse nicely and they don’t take up a lot of room in my car or garage. They cut bolts and small, cheap locks alright but they fail with Master Locks. I tried to cut one and the cutting heads actually became indented while barely piercing the shackle (see image). They do not have “heavy-duty cutting strength”, as advertised.The fact that the handles are collapsible does not negatively effect the cutting strength. The mouth is wide enough to fit most locks but due to the size of the cutters and the not-so-durable cutting heads, it is an impossible chore for Master Locks. I recommend these cutters for small jobs.
Sid Kuvalis (verified owner) –
Worked great for cutting wire shelves. And I’m sure are handy to have around. Great grip handles and fold up nice for storage
Verla Beahan (verified owner) –
Cut my fence perfectly hardly required any strength on my partthe fact that it folds is perfect,I don’t have much storage space
Samir Stroman (verified owner) –
The 24 inch bolt cutters might have been better for my project (cutting wire closet racks/shelving) but these worked. Cutting the smaller wires of the shelving was a piece of cake but the thicker ones took quite a bit of muscle causing the rubber grips to shift a little but not enough to be a problem. These will get me through the next four closets and many more miscellaneous projects, I’m sure.They do fit nicely in a tool chest drawer when folded. For the price I consider it money well spent.
Jovany Johns (verified owner) –
Works great on swingset chains. Haven’t used it for anything else yet.
Okey Rolfson (verified owner) –
Worked well cutting up cattle stock gates to make tomato cages. Nice feature to be able to fold up the cutter.
Karlie Toy (verified owner) –
Portable and cuts well for size.
Dayana Hodkiewicz (verified owner) –
Great quality
Hayden Medhurst (verified owner) –
Excelent and easy to work