Ridgid 26" Center cut bolt cutter features rubber grip steel handle and hardened alloy steel jaws for durable blade life. Bolt cutter is designed to cut soft steel, nonferrous metals, bolts, screws, rivets and wire. Type: Center cut. Length: 26 in. Cutting capacity: Soft (15RC): 7/16 in, medium (31RC): 3/8 in, hard (42RC): 5/16 in. Handle type: Rubber grip steel. Weight: 5 7/8 lb. Hardened alloy steel jaws are designed and manufactured to assure the longest possible blade life. One-step internal cam mechanism provides the quickest and simplest way to keep the cutting blades precisely aligned. Handles and grips designed to allow greater mechanical advantage for crisp, controlled cutting. Soft steel and nonferrous metals, bolts, screws, rivets, wire; Has Stainless steel, spring wire, heat-treated rod and reinforcing rod. Application: Center cut for soft, medium and hard metal; Iron and steel. Soft steel and nonferrous metals, bolts, screws, rivets, wire. Iron and steel. Ridgid Center Cut Bolt Cutter handles and grips are designed to allow greater mechanical advantage for crisp and controlled cutting.