45-degree diagonal cutters?
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From: DaveC on 10 Feb 2010 12:29 I used to own a pair of flush cutters where the jaws and the handles met at about a 45-degree angle. Made for a nice tool for getting in between components when you needed to nip something off flush with the PCB. I think they were Xcelite. I can't find anything like those Xcelites anymore. Everything is either straight (no angle between the jaws and handles) or maybe a slight angle. Anyone know of a good cutter that has a 45-degree angle? Flush-cut desirable but not critical. A 1/2" (12 mm) jaw opening would be nice, though. Thanks, Dave
From: DaveC on 10 Feb 2010 13:37 > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wire+nipper "wire nipper" just gives me millions of hits. Adding "45 degree" is what I need. And already did. Hence my question here. > I have a newer pair of Xcelite nippers. If the above link does you no > good I'll grab them when I get back to the shop and post the part > number. Are they 45-degree type? Yes, I'd appreciate a pn. Thanks!
From: Rich. on 10 Feb 2010 15:31 "DaveC" <invalid(a)invalid.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C7982CF900D218CEB08A39AF(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I used to own a pair of flush cutters where the jaws and the handles met at > about a 45-degree angle. Made for a nice tool for getting in between > components when you needed to nip something off flush with the PCB. http://www.restockit.com/4-Angled-Fc-Pliers-(188-GA54JV).html?source=froogle&Bvar5=100F1&Bvar6=100F1&Bvar7=100F1
From: life imitates life on 10 Feb 2010 19:49 On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:29:29 -0800, DaveC <invalid(a)invalid.net> wrote: >I used to own a pair of flush cutters where the jaws and the handles met at >about a 45-degree angle. Made for a nice tool for getting in between >components when you needed to nip something off flush with the PCB. > >I think they were Xcelite. > >I can't find anything like those Xcelites anymore. Everything is either >straight (no angle between the jaws and handles) or maybe a slight angle. > >Anyone know of a good cutter that has a 45-degree angle? Flush-cut desirable >but not critical. A 1/2" (12 mm) jaw opening would be nice, though. > >Thanks, >Dave Such tools are still around, but I have never seen a flush cutter that had a half inch long cutting jaw. Ever. Try hunting up Lindstrom on ebay if you want the absolute best Swiss steel hand tools. Not cheap. Alternatively, Xcelite dies still exist and they as well as a few other inhabit the bottom of the market, from a quality POV. Regular flush cutters are cheap steel, don't last long, and only cost about $8 each, so they get bought by the case in boxes of ten. The angled pair are usually single sales items though. The bottom end has them for about $5 more each, and the top end has them at a similar price to all the others because they are all expensive at that level. They are also worth it. If you want a pair that will last decades, and is fully serviceable, and uses the hardest steel and tightest tolerances, Lindstrom shares no equal. Well worth the typical $35 - $55 a pair.
From: life imitates life on 10 Feb 2010 19:54
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:24:22 -0500, Meat Plow wrote: >On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:37:15 -0800, DaveC <invalid(a)invalid.net>wrote: > >>> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wire+nipper >> >>"wire nipper" just gives me millions of hits. Adding "45 degree" is what I >>need. And already did. Hence my question here. > >Most nippers are 45, diag cutters are a totally different animal. Not true. "nippers" are various, and there "norm" varies from USER to USER, and no, the industry does not "usually use 45 degree" as was inferred by your remark. Most were.... AT the shithole you were at at the time. Most at two of the places I have been were the other variety. You probably knew that was an incorrect statement, the moment you hit the period key. > >>> I have a newer pair of Xcelite nippers. If the above link does you no >>> good I'll grab them when I get back to the shop and post the part >>> number. >> >>Are they 45-degree type? Yes, I'd appreciate a pn. >> >>Thanks! > >Xcelite 170M > >:http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/xcelite/pliersandcutters/shearcutters.htm#00033900?ref=gbase The Lindstroms are worth the extra outlay if a long term, personal tool is desired. For a production level, multi-user tool, the lower quality steel, shorter life span brands are cheaper and are the better value for such a setting. It just depends on who the tool is for, how well they take care of their tools, and the term you wish the tool to last for. |