If you inadvertently try to cut a piece of spring wire with those expensive side-cutters, the pain can be lessened by the knowledge that you now have a pair of one-size-only wire strippers.
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15 years ago
All is not lost
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15 years ago
One quickly learns that cutting of springs should only be done with someone elses cutters..............
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15 years ago
My cutters have instructions marked on them, for maximum gauge, copper only - ignore at your peril.
Dave.
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15 years ago
You need E.A.berg pianotrad music wire cutters [If they are still made]
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Farnell will sell you a nice pair for $280:
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Dave.
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15 years ago
If you cut a power cord that is still pluged in , you will have two places to strip wire. Don't ask how I found this out.
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15 years ago
But I don't have any wire either size {:-).
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E.A.Berg was taken over by Bahco and they have cutters with progressively hardened jaws so you can cut piano wire at the back and copper at the front.
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Why not make them hard all the way along? Cost? Or is there a tech reason?
Not that that would help in all cases, I've seen a jaw half break at the pivot/hinge when the small cutters are grossly overloaded.
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15 years ago
They make both [Fully hardened and progressive] Maybe all hard for piano tuners and maybe they can have more delicate tip for people who only want to cut piano wire occasionally on the progressive ones
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15 years ago
I cut some plated brass 8BA screws once. Went alright till I got to about the 10th one which was steel. Looked the same.
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Kevin Martin
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15 years ago
Not Bahco by any chance ?
Graham