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tools:pliers [2018/11/27 09:24] – [Wire strippers] jeremy | tools:pliers [2018/12/04 17:33] (current) – [Cutting pliers] jeremy |
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===== Cutting pliers ===== | ===== Cutting pliers ===== |
After trying some cheap chinese cutters I ended up with a [[http://www.piergiacomi.com/piergiacomi/en/products/hand-tools/285-taglio-raso-dettaglio.html#TRE03NB|Piergiacomi TRE-03-NB]] flush cutter I found at Baco. For thicker wire I use some cheap cutting pliers. | After trying some cheap chinese cutters I ended up with a [[http://www.piergiacomi.com/piergiacomi/en/products/hand-tools/285-taglio-raso-dettaglio.html#TRE03NB|Piergiacomi TRE-03-NB]] flush cutter I found at Baco. For thicker wire I use some cheap cutting pliers. A flush cutter is a cutter where one side of the cutters is flattened. This works better than standard cutters for cutting off the leads of components you soldered on a PCB, the result is cleaner and you have more control. |
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