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Offline Chuckt5

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cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
« 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.

Offline uncletony

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Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 11:58:07 AM »
Cut it with a #11 knife using a rolling action like you would cut a tube.

Offline Chuckt5

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Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014, 12:26:10 PM »
Thank you  :)

I was wondering about that.

Offline ALBATROS1234

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Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014, 03:19:27 PM »
yeah what bo said.

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Re: cutting thin copper wire without messing up the ends?
« Reply #4 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!