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My purchase list for my new lab -- budget $1000+, thoughts?
AnyNameWillDo:
What's a good pair of strong cutters? Something capable of cutting thicker cords, possibly even PCB boards, maybe steel? Just a nice pair of "cut-anything"s.
tooki:
--- Quote from: AnyNameWillDo on August 08, 2018, 03:24:16 pm ---What's a good pair of strong cutters? Something capable of cutting thicker cords, possibly even PCB boards, maybe steel? Just a nice pair of "cut-anything"s.
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No such thing, I'm afraid, since those have totally different needs! For thick cords, you want cable shears. For PCBs (assuming you don't wanna spend 3-4 digits on a PCB guillotine), you want large tin snips.
AnyNameWillDo:
--- Quote from: tooki on August 08, 2018, 04:02:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: AnyNameWillDo on August 08, 2018, 03:24:16 pm ---What's a good pair of strong cutters? Something capable of cutting thicker cords, possibly even PCB boards, maybe steel? Just a nice pair of "cut-anything"s.
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No such thing, I'm afraid, since those have totally different needs! For thick cords, you want cable shears. For PCBs (assuming you don't wanna spend 3-4 digits on a PCB guillotine), you want large tin snips.
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I had been looking at stuff like this:
Cable Shears: https://www.amazon.com/KNIPEX-95-11-165-Shears/dp/B000X4MQ8C
Tin Snips: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-FatMax-14-563-Straight-Aviation/dp/B00009OYFY
Anything better / are these appropriate?
tooki:
I think it's very unlikely you need cable shears. I've been doing electronics for 30 years and still don't own a pair. The thickest wire I ever cut is AC line cords (3x16ga if you're lucky), and those cut fine, if a tad smushed, with the cutters in pliers, or with diagonal cutters. (Not your delicate electronics side cutters, but the ones like in the cheap pliers set you mentioned in one of your earliest posts.)
As for tin snips, probably go bigger, so you can cut a PCB across in one cut if possible. I suggest just going to Home Depot and checking out the options. (Or waiting for others here with more experience to give you feedback. Tin snips for PCB cutting are still on my shopping list.)
AnyNameWillDo:
--- Quote from: tooki on August 08, 2018, 04:17:09 pm ---I think it's very unlikely you need cable shears. I've been doing electronics for 30 years and still don't own a pair. The thickest wire I ever cut is AC line cords (3x16ga if you're lucky), and those cut fine, if a tad smushed, with the cutters in pliers, or with diagonal cutters. (Not your delicate electronics side cutters, but the ones like in the cheap pliers set you mentioned in one of your earliest posts.)
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Yeah, AC line cord is exactly what I had in mind, actually (assuming I understand correctly) -- like if I needed to cut the cord to an appliance or something. I don't think I have a pair of "diagonal cutters" though.
--- Quote from: tooki on August 08, 2018, 04:17:09 pm ---As for tin snips, probably go bigger, so you can cut a PCB across in one cut if possible. I suggest just going to Home Depot and checking out the options. (Or waiting for others here with more experience to give you feedback. Tin snips for PCB cutting are still on my shopping list.)
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I was just at Home Depot the other day looking for such cutters and all they had were things along the same size, lol.
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