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11-30-2009, 09:53 AM #1
These are what I used when working for a sub contractor to Ma Bell:TESSCO Image Zoom, click window to close.
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11-30-2009, 10:24 AM #2
Where is that little anvil from? It seems like just what I need...
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11-30-2009, 11:30 AM #3
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11-30-2009, 01:45 PM #4
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Thanked: 402So that got me a new TAD
Smart little anvil with pin hole, a felt polishing block and a flush cutter
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11-30-2009, 02:07 PM #5
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Thanked: 13234Those are exactly what I had figured you were using, the pic you showed me yesterday was a set of standard Dykes... Flush cutters and Nippers work on about 50%-60% of the pins out there, when they work they work just like you showed ....
Max and I both use these type too
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But again they are not near 100% effective...
Thanks for showing us your technique, the small drilled anvil is really nice, love those...
My inside setup isn't quite as nice I just have a 4x4x3/4 Drilled Jewelers block (heavy piece of hardened steel ) and my 2oz hammer that "The Mark" got for me...
You can find the blocks on e-bay too but shipping is high because of the weight...
and yes I just realized how dirty it was and buffed it after the pic LMAOLast edited by gssixgun; 11-30-2009 at 02:32 PM.
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11-30-2009, 03:02 PM #6
Looks like this one is similar,Olivia.Think I'm going to try one.
NEW Xuron 170-II Flush-Cut Tapered Wire Cutter - eBay (item 330370386430 end time Dec-20-09 13:05:04 PST)
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11-30-2009, 03:13 PM #7
Thx for sharing.
Actually there are many roads that lead to Rome. One just has to find the right tool for the given project as each scale material, pressure, peened method,... might need a different approach and tool for the job.
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11-30-2009, 10:43 PM #8
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11-05-2010, 05:42 PM #9
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Thanked: 3164The Xurons are OK for cutting soft copper but the build and strength of them isn't good. Mine were finished with in a few months (but that equates to plenty of use though, for me).
I got a pair of Lindstrom flush cutters to replace them with - totally different animal - well made and solid, built to last (but I wouldn't cut anything thicker than 1/16th brass rod with them, though). The downside is that they are very expensive.
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Neil
BTW the mini anvils aren't totally necessary - a heft lump-hammer with flat sides turned on its side is admirable. I read about a guy who used a section of railway sleeper once - that was one solid-looking mini anvil he made himself!
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11-30-2009, 10:32 PM #10