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Designed in Sweden, not cheap, but I consider it a buy-once-cry-once deal. Some really smart design choices in there: https://omnifixo.com/en-eu/pages/more-information

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https://omnifixo.com/en-us https://youtu.be/ird1NKMBchE Designed in Sweden, not cheap, but I consider it a buy-once-cry-once deal. Some really smart design choices in there: https://omnifixo.com/en-eu/pages/more-information PSA, stay away from the Weller WLACCHHM-02 [image name goes here](https://poal.co/static/images/7353532b21232b3b.jpg)
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I have several tools from knipex now almost 30 years old. Other than some worn teeth on what they call their water pump pliers they're still as good at the day I bought them, even after much use and abuse. 5 starts definitely recommend.

Burning question: how do you properly pronounce the name? In English the "k" is silent in words like knight, knife and knave so I have always pronounced it "nip-ex" but I've heard others pronounce it "ka-nip-ex". Which is correct?

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

K(a)-nip-ex, with the a after the K barely, if at all, audible. Go from the K right to the n, produces a kind of very short, breathy "H" sound. Takes some practice but there's plenty of German words like that: Knauf, Knödel, Knie, Knopf, knabbern, etc.

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Another of life's mysteries solved. Thanks.

[–] • 2 pts

Happy to help :) Updated my original reply with more of the subtle details. When it's your mother tongue, you don't really pay attention to those until you really think about it.

Looked for a German video where it's pronounced the way we do. 'Khnee-pex' might be a good approximation. https://youtu.be/JIhBuHr5jtM?t=22