[Elecraft] Good side cutter pliers for PC board assembly

[Jim Wiley]

Pete -


What you are looking for is a pair of "flush cutting" wire cutters.  
These are offered by several manufacturers.   Cooper tools (Xcelite), 
and Klein tools come to mind.  Available at most competent hardware 
stores, and from practically any telecommunications supplier (like 
Graybar).   I have these in two or three different sizes. The Xcelite 
MS5-9J is almost ideal for Elecraft kit work.   They have several 
similar  models.  The ones with the "J" in the model number are 
flush-cut types

- Jim, KL7CC




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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