00:00If fiber splicing keeps fighting you, the cleaver is usually the culprit.
00:04I went through the best-selling fiber cleavers on the market and pulled out five that actually fix bad cuts.
00:10Here are the ones worth your money.
00:13First up, the classic FC-6S.
00:16This one's been the go-to for years, and the 16-sided blade is why when one edge dulls, you
00:21rotate to the next, so it keeps cutting clean for a long time.
00:25About 17 bucks, nearly 5,000 sold, 4.5 stars.
00:30If you want cheap, proven, and easy to replace, start here.
00:34Next, the Comptico AUA60C, and this is the one I'd grab for FTTH work.
00:40It handles both hot melt and cold connection, and the built-in waste fiber box means no shards on the
00:45floor or in your fingers.
00:48$18, 4.9 stars, over 4,000 sold.
00:52Clean cut, clean bench, hard to beat.
00:55Then there's the FC-20D and FC-20T.
00:59Small, light, plastic body, fits in a shirt pocket, that's the whole point.
01:04It uses a tungsten steel sheet blade, so it holds up better than you'd expect at this size.
01:09Honestly?
01:114.3 stars, so it's not the sharpest of the bunch, but for $17.50 it's a solid backup or
01:17a first tool.
01:18Now the BYXGD.
01:21This is the upgrade pick.
01:23Ally body, one-step cutting, high precision, and it does both single mode and multi-mode for cold connection and
01:29hot melt.
01:30It's $44, the most expensive here, but 4.8 stars across more than 4,000 sales tells you people keep
01:36it once they buy it.
01:38Worth it if you splice every day.
01:40Last one, and it's my favorite overall, the Comptico AUAX5.
01:45High-precision cutting, waste fiber box included, $2190.
01:50It's a 4.9 star tool, and it sits right in the sweet spot, better build than the cheap ones,
01:55half the price of the premium pick.
01:58Just under 4,000 sold.
02:00That's the one I'd buy.
02:02Skipped, AB hooks, spec sheets, sponsor read, timestamps.
02:07Adwin, client wants variants or longer runtime.
02:10I'll see you next time.
