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unknownparticle:

--- Quote from: nvmR on March 21, 2023, 06:44:49 pm ---Thanks, I'm looking for that rubber tube that is closed on one side.

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You mean like a D shape?  You might find a D shaped silicone rubber extrusion.

tooki:

--- Quote from: NekoBrinch on March 20, 2023, 09:58:45 am ---"Swiss made"???

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Back when I was living in USA, you can’t imagine how many times I heard “Oh, you used to live in Switzerland? How’s your Swedish?” (To which I often replied “very poor, since I’ve never been to Sweden and the only Swedish I know is from the IKEA catalog.” :P)

At least in Spanish I can understand mixing up the two: Switzerland is Suiza and Sweden is Suecia. But in English the only thing in common is starting with “Sw” and containing an E, N and D elsewhere in the name…

A related pet peeve that I see a lot over here from foreigners, especially in writing, is referring to the country  as “Swiss” (as a noun) instead of “Switzerland”, for example “I’ll text you when I get back to Swiss.”

m k:
jonpaul's topmost white from lower picture.
Its buddy is missing, angled one of the same series.
And of course bigger ones for bigger things.
Not available any more I guess.

Maybe angled flat nose next.

Dentist's mirror can also be quite practical if you must peek.

tom66:
I use the dark blue sidecutters in Jonpaul's picture, or a good clone of them.  They work great, and still good after 3-4 years of moderate usage.  I don't think I paid more than about £5-10 for them either.

jonpaul:
Rebonjour a tous....My pliers/cutters  photos are  e small tools for precision electronic work, I have no shown the  large sizes for electrical/power 

1. White LINDSTROM :

 diagonal cutters #3601   read " 0.2...1.2 mm copper wire"
1970s were  before the Chinese fake wire with steel core.

Small end cutter is 3507

pliers: 890/7890 long needle nose
870/7893 small  needle nose

2. Tool  Handles : Used to be a thick plastic dip for exactly insulation and repairing tool  handle grips. Large shrink tube or thin walled   clear tubing may work.

3. You get what you pay for. A high quality tool will cost 2..4x the Chinese knockoff.

4. EREM Swiss (from Switzerland!)  green handle, just a notch below the Lindstrom.

5. Plato 170 shears: : Dark blue side cutters a classic. Have several,
Plato specialized in production tooling, like solder pots, desolder, rework. 
Light blue Xcelite #170M is very similar but not a good.

___________
 A good tool lasts a lifetime....tips...
NEVER loan a tool
Never misuse a tool
Clean corrosion and lube joint as needed.
Keep valuable tools (like Lindstrom!) in a secure or locked toolbox.

Just the memoires of an old retire EE!

Jon

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