WTD long nose pliers

[Flump]

I have a nice pair of lindstrom wire snips but would like a decent pair of
longnose / needle nose pliers.

can anyone recommend a pair for hobby (cheap) use ?

[rauloliv]

Check Knipex catalog. Don't have one myself but i heard its good quality and you can get it for about 10£ to 20£.

Regards

[PedroDaGr8]

I know nanofrog on here is a huge fan of Schmitz for needle nose pliers, especially for the value. Schmitz makes the pliers for CK. I have a pair of Tronex needle nose pliers that I like A LOT! You can see images of them in this thread. They aren't cheap at all but are exceptionally well built. They are an absolute pleasure to use in assembling circuits.

[zapta]

I use this Wiha ESD safe pliers and happy with it.

http://amzn.com/B002R0EI3G

[nanofrog]

Definitely check out Schmitz (online store).

Worst case, serrated long snipe nose are 19.44EUR + VAT & shipping (comes out to 32.34EUR). Gets cheaper if you purchase more than one pair at a time. 

Please note, there appears to be an error in their shipping calculator for the UK, a 1x pair shows 12.90EUR for shipping, while 2x drops to 6.90EUR. If you add a second pair, then remove it from the cart, the shipping price remains at 6.90EUR for one pair.