I bought a pair of £11 dental cutters and they were awful. They do cut and
the tips are carbide but they don't align and are hopeless for very fine
wire.
So don't buy cheap.
S
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:15 john_kagan_at_hotmail.com [Indoor_Construction], <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> What are people using to cut music wire?
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> My old cutters are getting pretty dull, and leave flattened pancake ends
> instead of a clean cut. I've tried several replacements over the years,
> but most of them aren't hard enough and end up with well-shaped holes in
> the cutting edge.
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> Searching the web, I see a Xuron hard wire shear, but I don't think it
> will get close enough to cut things like the actuator arms on a VP hub:
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> http://www.qsource.com/p-14548-xuron-2193-music-wire-shear-545.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwwbHWBRBWEiwAMIV7E27IkJRF2dmPbrESG4sVv51Lid-LKVS-9LfYoXwqrlKQi6I-FLyyCRoCLqIQAvD_BwE
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> There are hard wire cutters on Amazon in the $20 range, but they look like
> knock-offs of $200 dental tools, and have mixed reviews:
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> https://www.amazon.com/G-S-CUTTER-ORTHODONTIC-ORTHO-DENTAL/dp/B00VTG6ZNA/ref=sr_1_9?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1523383173&sr=1-9&keywords=hard+wire+cutter
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> The most promising looking thing so far are these Excelta tungsten carbide
> cutters. They are a bit rich at $70, but if they work well. I'd hate to
> lay out that kind of cash and have them chip or dent, though:
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> http://www.excelta.com/excelta-precision-small-hand-tools#!/Round-Head-Semi-Flush-Carbide-Inserts/p/10171219/category=3521028
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> Anyone use any of these?
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Received on Tue Apr 10 2018 - 18:42:32 CEST