How to use cutters for electronics?
| Working with a pair of electronic cutters is a very simple process. | |
| Simply place the wire between the tool's jaws and squeeze the handles together until the jaws break through the wire. |
 | Electronics cutters should be held close to the board to ensure a clean flush cut, but this can be inconvenient, especially if there are other sensitive components close to the PCB surface. |
 | If you use tilt head electronics cutters, you can cut close to the board at a more comfortable angle. |
 | Standard carbon steel blades should be hard enough to cut through resistor wire, copper wire, memory wire, small steel chain links, model railroad tracks, and similar materials. |
 | The electronics cutter's jaws are sharp all around, allowing you to cut multiple adjacent resistor wires with a single "knife". |
How to strip wire with electronics wire cutters | |
 | Wipe your hands with an electronics cutter to also use this tool for stripping thin electrical wires: removing the outer insulation from the end of a wire to expose the conductive element underneath. |
 | This is achieved by very carefully cutting the insulation without touching the wire, and turning the electronics cutter until you have cut all the way across the outside of the wire. You can then remove excess insulation by simply sliding the electronics cutter away from the wire. |
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