This was a $60 experiment.

I own a pair of 30" Rigid bolt cutters that failed to cut a grade (or whatever they use) 8 Master Lock padlock. The blade on the Rigid cutters actually snapped. These Neiko cutters on the other hand crushed right through said padlock. There is some deformation on the blade, which was a little disappointing after just one cut. At 23 pounds these are a little awkward to position, but they got the job done with minimal effort on my part.

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