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ToolGuyd > Hand Tools > Bit Holders & Drivers > Klein Tools Holiday 2016 Electrician’s Tool Set is a FANTASTIC Deal

Klein Tools Holiday 2016 Electrician’s Tool Set is a FANTASTIC Deal

Nov 7, 2016 Stuart 25 Comments

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Home Depot is offering a new Klein Tools electrical tool bundle for the 2016 Black Friday and holiday shopping season.

Okay, so what’s with the shouting in the title? When I came across the display, which can only be found at 1 of the 3 nearest Home Depot locations, I thought it was an okay deal.

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It still seemed post-worthy, since a couple of readers have been asking about whether there was a promo Klein tool set for this year.

And then, when I started outlining the post and pricing out the components, I was surprised at how great of a deal this really is.

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The special Klein tool assortment isn’t available online yet, and I only found it at one nearby Home Depot location so far. Maybe it’ll be more available later this month.

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The set seems to be centered around the new multi-size nut driver, but I think the lineman’s style side-cutting pliers are the star.

These J2000-9NE 9-inch Klein Journeyman pliers are said to have a high leverage and heavy duty design. They definitely look to have upgraded grips compared to my more basic Klein side cutters.

These side cutting pliers retail for $41 and change! That’s what surprised me about this deal – that it includes $41 cutters plus 2 tools for $50.

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Next up is the 11054 wire strippers, which can strip solid wire from 8 to 16 AWG, and stranded wire from 10 to 18 AWG.

It also features machine screw cutters, small gripping jaws, and wire cutter. The handles are curved in a typical “Klein Kurve” fashion.

This wire stripper retails for $18 via Amazon, and is around the same price elsewhere.

It wouldn’t be my first choice of wire stripper, but that’s mostly because I need sizes outside of typical residential and construction needs. As you can see in my wire strippers and combo electrical tools post, I’ve got 2 complementary strippers that together cover wire sizes 10 to 30 AWG solid and 12 to 32 AWG stranded.

I also recently bought Klein Romex-style wire stripper (I paid $24, it’s currently $22 via Amazon), and have been pleased with it.

Klein switched suppliers for some or all of their Klein Kurve wire strippers, from using an OEM to now manufacturing them in-house, and I can’t see any downsides.

While I wouldn’t buy this set for just the wire strippers, I’d find a use for them.

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You also get Klein’s new 32801 5-in-1 multi-nut driver. This new driver is kind of like a multi-bit screwdriver, but with swappable nut driver bits.

It’s priced at around $22.

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This is what the display looks like. I didn’t find it in the holiday tool deals section, it was setup at the rear of a random aisle, possibly for temporary placement or storage.

So for $50, you get 3 usable tools that would separately retail for a little over $80.

The way I see it, this is a great deal for anyone that can use at least 2 of the 3 tools. If you just want the side cutting pliers, then you get the 2 other tools for less than $10 extra.

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The pliers and wire stripper are made in the USA, the nut driver is not.

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Related posts:

Klein Hybrid Pliers with Crimper in ActionNew Klein “Hybrid” Pliers with Crimper Klein Bit Ratchet with Bit SetNew Klein Mini Screwdriver Bit Ratchet Set for Electricians

Sections: Bit Holders & Drivers, DealGuyd, Electrical Tools, Made in USA, Pliers, Screwdrivers Tags: Holiday 2016, Lineman Pliers, nut drivers, wire strippersMore from: Klein

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25 Comments

  1. Tim says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 10:40 am

    I need a new pair of linemans.

    This is pretty fantastic. Good look.

    Reply
  2. Dax says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 10:57 am

    I bought a similar Greenlee set a few years ago. The screwdriver isn’t as versatile as this Klein, but it came with a belt holster/sheath. It was a steal compared to the individual items if bought separately.

    Reply
  3. fred says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 11:03 am

    Some of the HD links are reporting:

    “The product you are trying to view is not currently available.”

    Reply
  4. Jerrod says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    Is this the kit? It’s a little cheaper ($43.06) but the nut driver has a different number, 32557 rather than 32801.

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-3-Piece-Electrician-s-Tool-Kit-M2O39109KIT/204284705

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    • Stuart says

      Nov 7, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      Not quite. The one you linked to has cheaper plain-handle cutters and a multi-bit screwdriver.

      Reply
    • Noah says

      Nov 8, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      Honestly, unless you like the Journeyman grips (I don’t) or really need a 9/16″ nut driver, that looks like a better deal.

      Reply
  5. Patrick says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    I think the nut driver is kinda pointless. The other drivers do 1/4 in., 5/16 in., and 3/8 nuts and also phillips/slotted, and the 11-n-1 also does square (very helpful for electrical) and T10/15 (I’d prefer something else like ECX). They all seem a lot more versatile while doing all the common nut driver tasks for electrical work.

    I’d pay a few bucks more, or better yet the same price, for it to include the 11-n-1.

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    • Noah says

      Nov 8, 2016 at 1:50 pm

      Yeah, at least their new 6-in-1 nut driver adds 7/16″, which is a size Id use more than 3/16″. Heck I probably use a 11/32″ nut driver more than a 3/16″. Who is coming up with these new products? 11/32″ has been completely overlooked in all their new nut drivers.

      The more I look at this set, the less of a deal it is.

      Reply
  6. Nate818 says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Ladt years was great. Had dikes needle nose wirestrippers and linemen.

    I’ll get this one too I think

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  7. Mike says

    Nov 7, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Booo! This deal may be good fiscally but it isn’t very useful. Last year’s deal was perfect for outfitting a helper. Now I’m twice as mad that I missed it.

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  8. Jeffery says

    Nov 8, 2016 at 8:22 am

    I do not like the thick gripped linesman’s or the nut driver tool…

    If they come out with a set with the D-2000 dipped grip linesman’s, curve strippers, and a third tool that I would actually use…

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    • Zack says

      Nov 8, 2016 at 9:07 am

      Check out the one that Jerrod linked in his comment. Sounds like it might be a fit!

      Reply
  9. William says

    Nov 9, 2016 at 9:56 am

    Still can’t find this deal on the HD site.

    Reply
    • Stuart says

      Nov 9, 2016 at 10:15 am

      They might be waiting for Black Friday.

      Reply
  10. Jeff says

    Nov 10, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    OK, this is weird: at the Home Depot in Vernon Hills last night, this set had a yellow tag with a date of 10/20 and was marked down to $38! I picked one up, and there were two left that I could see.

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    • Stuart says

      Nov 10, 2016 at 4:20 pm

      Whoa, that’s a great price!

      And it wasn’t a mistake?

      Reply
      • Tony says

        Nov 11, 2016 at 7:16 am

        I saw the same thing last weekend at a local Home Depot. There was just one set available and I was puzzled as to the discounted yellow tag price on it. But I honestly don’t remember if it was the exact same set as the one you have pictured.

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      • Jeff says

        Nov 11, 2016 at 7:52 am

        Didn’t seem to be, and it rang up for $38 at the self-checkout.

        I took a shot of the price tags: https://imgur.com/a/PxQnW

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        • Cory says

          Nov 14, 2016 at 1:06 pm

          Just grabbed the last one from my local store, marked down to $38 and the display was gone I had to dig for it near where they display all the klein tools. My feeling is this deal is gone when they’re sold since they have the 7 piece deal just coming out.

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    • Aaron says

      Nov 17, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      Jeff if you still have your receipt take it back and get an even better deal. The 3pc set with the nut driver is now $25.04 and soon it will go down one more time before it pennies out. I know this because I work at Home Depot doing pricing. Last year I bought the Klien 5pc set and it eventually priced down from 49.99 to 38 to 25.04 and finally to 13.02. The trick is to get it before it marks down to a penny which at that point they wont give you the difference.

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  11. Clayton says

    Nov 17, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    The deal is still out there, now they’re marked down to $25.04 if you can find one

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  12. Kage says

    Nov 17, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Got the last one today at $25.04 plus the 10 % military discount. Outstanding! Thinking of getting the 7 piece set for $50 too. I may try to wait to see if it’s discounted more after Thanksgiving, but I’m afraid they’ll be sold out.

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  13. Jer says

    Nov 28, 2016 at 9:17 am

    I bought 2 of these last week. I’m no pro but the price was too good. I needed one of the pliers and wire cutters. When do you think these will drop to $13.02?

    Reply
    • Aaron says

      Dec 7, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      The three piece set marked down to $13.02 on December 2. You probably wont find anymore but if you take your receipt back they’ll give you the difference.

      Reply
  14. peelman says

    Jan 2, 2017 at 1:43 pm

    so my wife ordered a set of these off the internet as part of my christmas. i opened it on christmas day to find a non-journeyman set of lineman’s pliers, and a multibit screwdriver instead of the nut driver. They had the right strippers, as far as i can tell, but everything was individually packaged. So i’m guessing they ran out of the special packaging version and still had orders to fill, but I feel a little ripped off that they sent me the non-journeyman pliers and a bit driver instead of the nut driver…that was the entire point of asking for the set was the nicer lineman’s and the nut driver. i really didn’t need yet another wire stripper…

    I didn’t have the heart to tell my wife, because apparently I am a struggle to buy for at the holidays; so I opened them and dutifully put them in my toolbox.

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