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On 4/13/2016 4:45 PM, bm wrote:
"newshound" wrote in message
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On 4/13/2016 2:38 PM, Bob Eager wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:32:04 +0100, Muddymike wrote:

On 13/04/2016 12:09, David wrote:
I used to have a really useful set of very small wire snips - a
Swedish
make (Lindtrom). Good for getting into tight spaces for cutting thin
wires.
[Note: just found a small pair of needle nosed pliers and managed to
look up the maker. Then Googled. Mainly US hits, but £plenty!]

I now look at those available on line and I can't tell the difference
between good quality precision engineered and cheap ones from crap
steel.

Something like
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PRECISION-MI...ERS-nipper/dp/
B00439KLYE/ref=zg_bs_1938883031_11
perhaps.

Any recommendations?

I'd rather spend more on a good pair than keep replacing cheap ones.

Cheers

Dave R



I know what you mean. I have a pair of Linstrom side cutters that were
given to me. They must be 50 years old yet still perfect. Only
downside
is they do not have insulated handles.

I don't know what's happened to them recently, but somewhere I have a
couple of pairs of Maun side cutters with cantilevered handles. Silver
handles, black blades. Superb, and seemingly indestructible. I bought
them in 1971 in Canterbury market, and they were used, ex-BT stock!

My best tiny pointed pliers came from Epsom market in the early 60's,
they
are ex-WD and have the little "arrow" logo on them. Proper "through"
hinge, not the usual overlay type. Not sure when they discontinued the
logo.

As I remember, back in the 70's, most Lindstroms had box joints.
Good stuff.


Thanks, I couldn't remember the proper term. I was pondering the other day
how they actually made them. Presumably they forge and then machine the
jaw which goes through the hinge after it has been passed through the
space but before final rivetting. I'd post a picture, but it's not in its
normal storage place at the moment.

Looking at this -
http://www.lonniesinc.com/images/Too...strom_7890.jpg
I begin to wonder how the devil they're made.