The Crescent H.K. Porter 18" Industrial Grade Center Cut Bolt Cutter is designed for heavy-duty cutting of soft, medium, and hard materials. Drop-forged, precision-ground alloy steel jaws with center-cut blades cut soft and medium materials up to 3/8 inch thick and hard materials up to 1/4 inch thick. The cutter is rated for materials up to Brinell 455 or Rockwell C48 hardness, supporting industrial cutting applications involving materials ranging from lighter wire to steel rods and bars. 

The center cut bolt cutter uses toggle joints that convert 50 pounds of hand pressure into 4,000 pounds of cutting pressure. A screw-type adjustment allows the cutting edges to be realigned, while a lock plate helps prevent the jaws from loosening. The 18-inch cutter features steel handles with rubber grips and is designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA with global materials. Crescent H.K. Porter specifies that its cutters must never be used on energized circuits, wire, or cable.

• 18 in. overall length
• Drop-forged, precision-ground alloy steel jaws
• Center-cut blade design
• Cuts soft and medium materials up to 3/8 in. thick
• Cuts hard materials up to 1/4 in. thick
• Cuts materials up to Brinell 455 or Rockwell C48 hardness
• Toggle joints convert 50 lbs of hand pressure into 4,000 lbs of cutting pressure
• Screw-type adjustment allows cutting edge realignment
• Lock plate helps keep jaws from loosening
• Steel handles with rubber grips
• Straight cutting configuration
• Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA with global materials
• Not for use on energized circuits, wire, or cable