High grade stainless steel lasts 5X longer. Precision ground stripping holes offer easy, consistent jacket removal. Strips 10-18 AWG Solid and12-20 AWG Stranded conductors. Cleanly shears 6-32 and 8-32 bolts. Crimps 16-10 insulated and non-insulated terminals. Multiple functions include plier nose, strippers, cutter, looping holes, crimper, bolt re-thread/shear and spring back with low profile lock. High Grade knives resist chipping and marring. Looping holes and serrated nose for bending, pulling and shaping wires. Long-life spring and low-profile lock for quick, repetitive stripping and cutting. Vinyl cushion grip resists slipping and has an ergonomic fit.