On Mar 4, 9:15*am, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
* *Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

I had a set that a 'friend' made later than that, by the simple
expedient of using them to cut something far too hard.

Good test for GP side cutters - something like piano wire. Most fail it.


Ordinary iron wire will notch cutters quickly, if you want to do it
deliberately.


NT