Find a Retailer SHOP PRODUCT MENU BLOG find products, tutorials, etc... HOME / P R O D U C T C A T E G O R I E S LEARN 0 SUPPORT LOG IN EDUCATION Need Help? REGISTER FORUM / C U T T E R S / FLUSH CUTTERS - XCELITE Flush Cutters - Xcelite TOL-14782 DESCRIPTION These are simple flush cutters from Excelite that give you a way to cut leads very cleanly and close to the solder joint. Diagonal cutters are good, but if you really need to get up close and personal, flush cutters are the way to go! Each pair of these cutters has a 3/4in jaw length and are 5in in overall length. This tool flush cuts soft wire up to 20 AWG (0.8mm) and is ESD safe. Note: To make sure that these flush cutters ship safely, there has been an extra amount of grease applied to the center joint. Repeatedly opening and closing the cutters will help extend the length they open. Tags CUTTER FLUSH CUTTER HAND TOOLS TOOLS images are CC BY 2.0 SHARE Flush Cutters - Xcelite Product Help and Resources SKILLS NEEDED TUTORIALS How to Solder: ThroughHole Soldering SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 This tutorial covers everything you need to know about throughhole soldering. COMMENTS 3 REVIEWS 0 Customer Comments Log in or register to post comments. Member #134773 / about 2 months ago / 1 At the risk of TMI, I've found that flush cutters are also good for trimming finger nails and toe nails. In general, they are both more rugged and sharper than nail trimmers. I've used several different brands, though I haven't XCELITE yet tried these particular flush cutters. Member #134773 / about a month ago / 1 Just to follow up, I've ordered a pair, and a few minutes ago used them to trim my finger nails. They worked well for this purpose. They seem to be of good quality, and should be fine for "hobbyist" and many "professionals" who aren't using them to make hundreds of cuts a day. (There are industrial quality ones that will stand up for years of making hundreds or thousands of cuts a day. Jensen Tools comes to mind as a supplier of them if you need something like that - but you'll pay a LOT more. I might should mention that it's been about 15 years since I actually bought anything from Jensen.) Be aware that these cutters are ONLY rated for 20gauge (0.8mm) COPPER wire. (Remember that the lower the gauge the larger the wire.) One other minor comment is that to me they are "over packaged" - coming in a "retail pack" that can take some doing to get the tool out of the package. Member #2058 / about 2 months ago / They really do make excellent nail trimmers. 1 START SOMETHING. Email address SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER About Us About SparkFun Press & Media SparkFun Education Feeds Jobs Contact Help Customer Service Shipping Return Policy FAQ Chat With Us Programs Become a Community Partner Community Stories Custom Kit Requests Tell Us About Your Project Sell Your Widget on SparkFun Become a SparkFun Distributor Large Volume Sales Community Forum SparkFun IRC Channel Take the SparkFun Quiz SparkFun Kickstarter Projects Distributors In 2003, CU student Nate Seidle fried a power supply in his dorm room and, in lieu of a way to order easy replacements, decided to start his own company. Since then, SparkFun has been committed to sustainably helping our world achieve electronics literacy from our headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. No matter your vision, SparkFun's products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible. In addition to over 2,000 open source components and widgets, SparkFun offers curriculum, training and online tutorials designed to help demystify the wonderful world of embedded electronics. We're here to help you start something. SparkFun Electronics (R) / Niwot, Colorado / Customer Service / Site Map / Terms of Service / Privacy Policy Questions? Feedback? powered by Olark live chat software