On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:24:48 +0200, bob_ledoux <
bobledoux@...>
wrote:
> For the hobby user I find aviation-style offset angle compound tin
> snips work very well.
That's probably what they are called over there.
There are a zillion types of shear, and some are much better than others
in terms of material path/bending.
Get a left handed version if you are right handed, for cutting PCBs, or it
is awkward to cut along the line ('cause can't see!).
I bought a cheap set of 3 shears (left, right, straight) at my tools shop
for 10eur, but they were so crappy they were totally unuseable for PCB
cutting. I had to return them again and stick with my old quality shears.
You really need the type that allows a somewhat straight material path
(maybe called offset, it is called "run through shear" here, roughly
translated word by word).
Anyway, the lever shear is pretty cool! and i had it around for years,
only needing a minor fix.
ST