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WOPL Sniffer

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Been looking for a few new tools, mine have been around the world (seriously) and were really not the best but they lasted quite a while (Xcelite) and did a pretty good job. They are getting dull and were not made of the best materials. I see some pretty expensive stuff out there but are there any good tools for a decent price? Basically I'm looking for 4-5" flush cutters, nippers, round nose and bent nose pliers. I'm looking at a set of Baby Wubbers pliers (Pakistan) and they have all the pliers but not flush cutters or nippers. Any thoughts on hand tools (the small stuff for trons and soldering). Lindstroms are out of my league........... Sets would be cool... No hammers or vice grips please :)
 
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Been looking for a few new tools, mine have been around the world (seriously) and were really not the best but they lasted quite a while (Xcelite) and did a pretty good job. They are getting dull and were not made of the best materials. I see some pretty expensive stuff out there but are there any good tools for a decent price? Basically I'm looking for 4-5" flush cutters, nippers, round nose and bent nose pliers. I'm looking at a set of Baby Wubbers pliers (Pakistan) and they have all the pliers but not flush cutters or nippers. Any thoughts on hand tools (the small stuff for trons and soldering). Lindstroms are out of my league........... Sets would be cool... No hammers or vice grips please :)
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Hi Perry
I have upgraded everything I had to Klein pliers and strippers, Wiha screw and Torx drivers, Xcelite nut drivers
 
Nothing on the bay, do they just carry other manufacturers tools (techni tool)?
 
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Gotta go with Joe on this, Wiha screwdrivers, Snap-On for the BIG screwdrivers, Heinz57 nut drivers, Mini side cuts and needle nose--Solingen (German), Strippers and crimpers---Kleins BABY!!


Kleins in my everday-at-work electrical belt, I mean Klein EVERSTUFF, and a Fluke 335 Ampmeter-----
 
Oh, and 7 different hammers, and 5 different vise grips....mini needle nose vise grips are DAMN handy...
 
Wiha locking needle nose and Excelite cable tie cutters (courtesy of fitz43).
 

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I hadn't heard of Wiha for hand drivers until a few months back. I recently purchased a full set of Flats & Phillips after first buying a big set of Torx that I needed for work & home.
Wiha's are solidly built and I can see them being something I pass down to my kid. They weren't cheap but not as expensive as Snap-On. The handle grips on all of them are top shelf.


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Gotta go with Joe on this, Wiha screwdrivers, Snap-On for the BIG screwdrivers, Heinz57 nut drivers, Mini side cuts and needle nose--Solingen (German), Strippers and crimpers---Kleins BABY!!
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Jani bought me a complete set of LARGE Wiha 1000 volt insulated screwdrivers for work, the grips are THE SHIT!! High quality tips on those, very hard to distort the tips...
 
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Jani bought me a complete set of LARGE Wiha 1000 volt insulated screwdrivers for work, the grips are THE SHIT!! High quality tips on those, very hard to distort the tips...
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Yep.

I'm hard on Torx tips. Can't tell you how many sets of chinese craptastic Torx drivers I've blown through over the years, but these Wiha ones are standing strong.
Haven't damaged one yet.
 
Well, I picked up my first set of tools for soldering and wiring amps. It was a set of 4 ( chain-nose / round-nose / flat-nose / curved chain-nose, all stainless steel). Used them all week and I love them. The handles are a soft foam and these are less than 5" from tip to tip. Great for the small shit I do all day (yes, I do other things besides drink beer)... They were under 20 bucks per tool and they should last a good long time. They got a funny ass name but they were NOT MADE IN CINA.... (More like Pakistan).

http://www.wubbers.com/baby.htm

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Now I'm waiting on my cutter set. I needed to replace my 20+ year old stuff I cobbed from the NAV, The jaws were getting dull and had a bit of corrosion (from drooling I'm sure) so they were not cutting it (pun intended). Picking out small profile cutters took me a week to sort through the flush cut, micro bevel, oval head semi flush micro beveled blah blah blah but I settled on the second Tier Lindsrom cutters. I could not afford the $60 each cutters so I went to the next level down. The others were ESD Ergonomic, Carpel Tunnelonic, Ionic sonic electronic and I didn't need all that. Plus, they double as a beer can opener. I'll give these a shakedown in the next couple days. When I sell an amp, I try to buy something for the bench to make my job easier (along with some spare parts for a build or two).

LINDSTROM® 8150 CUTTERS DIAGONAL CUTTERS - OVAL HEAD - MICRO-BEVEL CUTTING EDGE

About $25

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LINDSTROM® 8160 CUTTER PRECISION MICRO-BEVEL CUTTER 80-SERIES OVAL HEAD PLIERS

About $25


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LINDSTROM 8140 DIAGONAL PRECISION CUTTER 80-SERIES OVAL HEAD MICRO-BEVEL PLIERS

About $25

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I had already snagged some nice screwdrivers a year or 2 ago and I like them a lot. They are Wago and are comfortable and sturdy. I got 2 sets of 3 for nothing (worth about $50). They work great for the amps but I could use some Phillips tips to match.

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I saw this video on Youtube this morning and the soldering tool beats a lot of what we've seen out there. I love the idea of its heavy steel base. On the Amazon link there's also a model designed to mount up with a standard Panavise base!
There's a few other cool gadgets too. The guys a bit of a dweeb but the gadgets are cool.

Youtube link (dweeb):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKGjxq96m-o&t=382s

Dweeb's Amazon link for tool:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...ping+Hands&rh=i:aps,k:Quadhands+Helping+Hands

MLTOOLS link for helping hands:
http://www.mltools.com/mltools-helping-hands-soldering-tool-with-sturdy-steel-base-vs339
 
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