[Elecraft] Good side cutter pliers for PC board assembly

[Don Wilhelm]

Pete,

There may be enough interest to warrant a public reply.
Those are usually called "flush cutters".
One inexpensive (and quite good) model is the 170M by Xcelite or Cresent 
or Lufkin (same company, Lufkin Tools).
I have found them at Home Depot in the past, either singly or in a 
package with similar thin nose pliers.
If you don't find them locally, try Google to identify some sources.

73,
Don W3FPR

Pete Smith wrote:
> This is only tangential to Elecraft (via kit assembly) but I am looking 
> for a good pair of small side cutter pliers (I think that's the right 
> nomenclature) to use in PC board assembly.  The problem with most I have 
> seen is that they have a small angled area before the cutting edge on 
> the non-recessed side, which prevents my cutting wire leads as close to 
> the top of the solder bulge on the bottom of the PC board as I would 
> like.  If you know of a good specific model number or maker, I'd 
> appreciate a direct e-mail.  I'll summarize for the group if there is 
> interest.
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