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Title: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
Post by: Chuckt5 on February 16, 2014, 11:50:42 AM

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.

Title: Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
Post by: uncletony on February 16, 2014, 11:58:07 AM

Cut it with a #11 knife using a rolling action like you would cut a tube.

Title: Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
Post by: Chuckt5 on February 16, 2014, 12:26:10 PM

Thank you  :)

I was wondering about that.

Title: Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on February 16, 2014, 03:19:27 PM

yeah what bo said.

Title: Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
Post by: Chuckt5 on February 16, 2014, 03:43:32 PM

Thanks.  ;) I also discovered my orange handled Xuron cutters seem to make a nice square cut too!