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| Gyro:
More and more components seem to be coming with increasingly tough steel leads these days. It may be that the days if fully flush, as opposed to micro bevel, are over for anything other than very fine work. It's worth keeping an economical pair of cutters with carbide inserts around to remove the temptation to use your fine cutters inappropriately. |
| unknownparticle:
Steel leads??!! Really? Have you tested with a magnet? |
| Gyro:
Oh yes. Try a magnet on the average through hole resistor (or the lead offcuts on your bench). ;) P.S. Also try a selection of signal diodes, TO92 transistors etc. You don't notice the effort as much but the pressure is concentrated on a smaller area of cutting edge. |
| Infraviolet:
Post #36, yes I've found steel leads on parts too. And I have seen them magnetically attracted. I've ound this with LEDs and header pins, including headers bought from official component suppliers, not just "off-brand" chinese ones. |
| EPAIII:
I have a 50 year old pair of Xcelites that I have sharpened several times. Had to tighten the pivot too. Then I tried some of the brand X, sheet metal style and they were OK, but didn't last. So I bought three Klines of that style and they are going great. I like them. Probably not as good as the expensive ones with carbide inserts but I'm a hobbyist, not a production company. And they cut flush, not semi-flush. IIRC, they were around $8 USD each about five years ago. |
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