ChuckT Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I want to cut some soft copper wire that is .3mm in diameter (pretty thin). Normally I would just use a wire cutter to cut it, but the problem with the wire cutter is it leaves the end all crimped and smooshed! Does anyone out there have a good method for cutting wire this thin that leaves the end relatively square and not sqaushed? Thanks in advance, chuckT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I'm thinking this is flat not coiled wire? If flat, I lay it on hard mat and cut it with a Zacto blade by rolling it while cutting it. It works for me. Hope it works for you Sir. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I just use my cuticle scissors if it's really thin. There's a tiny bit of a lip left when the metal shears, but much less than the mess left by wire cutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckT Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Sounds good. I also discovered my orange handled Xuron cutters make a pretty clean cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Rolling under a either a #11 or curved blade works for me. Kev D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 A razor would suffice , like the # 11 blade. You could then slide the wire into a small diameter tube, exposing a little at the end and file the wire end square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Get a really high quality side-cutting nipper. They are expensive but if you use it only for quality cuts in non-ferrous materials it will last very long ... HTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleann Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Plain old scissors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyMech06 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Last time I was at Hobby Lobby, sorry if they're not in your area, but I ran across this little tool in the bead jewelry section as I was looking for small gauge wire and they had a tool that touched up the end of a cut wire. I didn't find it on the Hobby Lobby site but I did find it here http://www.beadalon.com/pc_product_detail.asp?key=B6EA2B0E98E0490EB64A3E5442061F6E, I might have to pick one up. At least you wouldn't have to worry about snipped ends anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 You could always try Xuron's Hard Wire Shears: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=1440 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I usually use scissors or a scalpel blade for thin copper or tin wires. For micro tube (about 0.5mm diameter), i use a razor saw so i dont crush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 For micro tube (about 0.5mm diameter), i use a razor saw so i dont crush it. Rolling such tubing under a curved Xacto blade really works well. Took me a while to get the hang of the technique, but it's pretty effective. It's just not very precise, unfortunately. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kap64 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Flush cutters or razor flush cutters work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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