On Jun 14, 11:31*pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
NT wrote:
On Jun 14, 7:22 pm, Frederick Williams
wrote:
NT wrote:

Ordinary iron wire will notch cutters quickly, if you want to do it
deliberately.
That sounds implausible, iron is rather soft.

try it then

I have on many occasions. Its not the worst thing at all.
Cuts like bitter.

High tensile steel bolts and piano wire is quite another matter.

Of course this is assuming high carbon steel side-cutters... not some B
& Q special made in India out of recycled mango pips.



NT

a lot of us have used the mango pip type, and with those cutting soft
iron wire soon ruins them


NT