On Mar 21, 5:22*pm, "Steve W." wrote:
Bob Engelhardt wrote:
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The 2nd one down, the "Oblique Flush Cut Nippers" ($168.00) looks very
well made G.

If you can afford to sacrifice them dikes like this work very well to
grab and lever out small nails:
http://www.adafruit.com/images/large...cutter_LRG.jpg
Pad under the hinge pin with cardboard or such to spread the pressure.
Just don't expect them to cut component leads afterwards.

I passed the word around Assembly that I collected broken cutters and
pliers to recycle into special tools.

jsw