[Elecraft] Bending component leads

[Stuart Rohre]

The parallel jaws of extremely thin needle nose pliers will grip the lead by
the body of a part and resist the bending forces at 90 degrees to the wire
lead that might cause internal stress on diodes or other component
terminations inside a part.  The jaws have cross wise serrations that get a
firm grip on the component wire lead.  This is particularly helpful with
point contact diodes, and certain other parts.  The smaller leaded
components such as 1/10 watt resistors can also fracture if you do not hold
the lead against the body before bending at 90 degrees.
-Stuart
K5KVH