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Good Side Cutters For Small Electronics Work
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jonpaul:
You get what you pay for:  Since 1960s I have found:

Best: Swedish Lindstrom (calibrated to Cu wire dia in mm!)
Swiss  EREM
Old US Plato

OK: US
Xelite
Channelok

WORST: Anything from China

Jon

 

 
Psi:
Lindstroms are amazingly good, but one word of warning.
I feel like there is either 2 factories making them and one is much better than the other,
 OR
There are fake Lindstroms being sold, sometimes at reputable places.

Because I have seen really awesome quality Lindstroms (I have 2 yellow cutters and 3 white pliers)
but I have also seen some "nothing special" quality Lindstroms, usually the blue ones, but yellow too.

So i dunno what to make of it.
jonpaul:
My Lindstroms are the very old white, "Made in Sweden" and at least from 1971..1975 period.

No doubt other versions and colors exist and that the Chinese are illegally knocking them off.

The genuine ones are very distinctive, look at the handle plastic cover details, text and box joint for spotting knockoffs.

The originals cost $40...80 each!

Jon
Karel:
My favorite side-cutter is the CK Tools T3780F

https://cktools-superstore.co.uk/CK-Precision-Side-Cutter-Full-Flush-Cut-110mm-T3780F

For some delicate work I use the oblique-cutter CK Tools T3786F

https://cktools-superstore.co.uk/epages/eshop841008.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=20007915

unknownparticle:
Lindstrom if you have the budget, Knipex if you need more affordable.
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