I.C. Nipper E7

Fine cutters E7

Fine cutting pliers intended for small modeling and electrical work. The tip is slender and reaches even into tight places between parts, where a heavier tool would lift the surrounding pieces. The tool serves to nip off small parts and thin wires cleanly, not for coarse cutting.

Use

• Nipping small parts off the sprue of a kit.
• Shortening thin wires and pins in small assemblies.
• Trimming the print supports on printed parts before finishing with a knife.
• Work in places where ordinary cutters do not fit.

Work tips

Nip the part off with a small margin and cut or sand the rest of the gate away with a knife; the thin tip will last considerably longer that way. Do not cut hard metal, hardened wire or photo-etched frets of harder alloys with them, as the cutting edge will chip. Do not use the pliers as a lever; the construction is not built for twisting. Wipe the cutting edge after work and store the tool so that it does not touch other tools.

Who they are for

• Modelers working with small parts and wires.
• Builders who need to reach into tight places.
• Anyone for whom ordinary cutters are too coarse.

It pays to keep fine and coarser cutters side by side and to alternate them. The coarser one makes the first cut at the sprue, the fine one finishes close to the part, and each tool then does only what it is built for.

The cutting edge is very sharp and nipped-off pieces may fly off. Protect your eyes and keep the tool out of the reach of children.