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Good Side Cutters For Small Electronics Work
bingo600:
I have always liked EREM
http://www.amazon.com/Erem-Magic-Sense-Cutter-Length/dp/B004V9AW18
http://il.rsdelivers.com/product/erem/622-nb/relieved-head-flush-side-cutter/4205748.aspx
They cost $$ , and react to a floordrop like said above (tip breaks off) :'(.
I have 2 of them , and the oldest is 22 years old. It still cuts through a sheet of paper cleanly and without pressing hard.
I might have a look at the Lindströms , but can recommend EREM also.
/Bingo
G7PSK:
Bahco make very good cutters what you need is ones labeled piano wire as that is what they will cut without any harm coming to them. If used on copper or pcb material the will last forever.
mikeselectricstuff:
Over the years I've had a few Lindstrom 8148s that were rather badly ground - some from ebay , but one from RS.
I also find that over time and mild abuse the joint gets slightly loose, which severely affects their ability to cut fine wires.
I've recently got a CK 3766DEF which I quite like, but is very slightly less than full flush, which is fine for most applications but not as good for stripping fine wire as the Lindstroms.
amspire:
--- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on May 19, 2012, 09:09:52 am ---Over the years I've had a few Lindstrom 8148s that were rather badly ground - some from ebay , but one from RS.
I also find that over time and mild abuse the joint gets slightly loose, which severely affects their ability to cut fine wires.
--- End quote ---
Sorry to hear you have had problems. I have had a Lindstrom 8150 which is a micro-bevel instead of an ultra flush cutter, and it is still perfect after 30 years of use. The microbevel can usually be substituted for an ultra-flush cutter in most cases but it is much tougher. The bevel is only something like 0.1mm, but that makes all the difference.
Rated at 0.3mm - 1.6mm copper, even though it easily handles 0.1mm wire like the 8048. Also rated for 0.4mm spring steel. Joint has never loosened even after lots of hard use.
Richard.
free_electron:
Sweden. And you need the ones with yellow handles. I have seen and ised the blue and the rex series, they are not as good as the original.
My oldest is more than 20 years old ... I got them in 1990..
I got some younger in 2000 ..
At that time lindstrom was still lindstrom. They were bought by sandvik in 2003 i believe.
Up till then they only had the yellow series .. They made a living from 4 products.
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