How to choose a pair of cutters for electronics?
| It's important to know that your electronics cutters are high quality and capable of cutting any material you might want to use them on. | |
| On some models of electronics cutters, the jaws of the tool do not meet exactly, which can cause thin wires to simply "kink" rather than cut. |
 | You should be able to tell if the jaws are closing properly by holding the instrument up to the light. The jaws should taper towards each other and meet at the tip, leaving a thin triangle of visible light. |
 | There is a useful trick to testing electronics cutters before buying them. Just take a razor blade and lightly pinch it between the jaws of the tool. |
 | If the razor blade is straight, the jaws apply pressure in the same place on both sides of the blade. This means electronics cutters cut even the thinnest wires, not just kink them. |
 | If the razor blade snaps to one side, the jaws apply pressure in different places, meaning that electronics cutters are more likely to kink thin wires rather than cut them. |
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