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Dealmonger: Wiss Metalmaster Offset Snips $20

Friday, February 13th, 2009

BuyHardwareSupplies.com is selling these Wiss Metalmaster Offset Vertical Compound Snips for $19.93 — that’s 2 cents less than MSC, FWIW.  These feature the same compound action as the regular Wiss snips, and they’ll help you make overhead cuts and give you access to other cuts that require an offset snip.

Wiss Offset Snips [BuyHardwareSupplies.com]
Street Pricing [Google]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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Dealmonger: Wiss All-Purpose Cutter $14

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

All2ools.com is selling these Wiss MPX 10-1/2″ compound-action all-purpose shears for $14, although they’re waiting on stock.  You can get a slightly less-good deal from ANTOnline or Amazon.

These shears see a lot of action around my shop, cutting sheet metal, leather, and — best of all — clamshell packaging!  They’re like scissors on steroids.

Wiss All-Purpose Shears [All2ools.com]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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The Spring Is The Thing

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Add a spring to a hand tool and you’ve changed it drastically.  Take for instance, scissors:  You wouldn’t want to cut fabric or thread all day with even the best pair of scissors, because with every snip you have to reopen the scissors — literally a pain.  But a pair of spring-loaded thread nippers open themselves, so you just have to squeeze.

Since spring-loaded tools came on the scene way back when, manufacturers have stuck with the small-and-springy combo, mostly because it works.  Whether it’s nippers or spring-loaded pliers, we can see why the spring is a selling point.

Thread Nippers [Wiss]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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Finds: Wiss Quick Change Utility Knife

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

 

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Utility knives rock.  My favorite use: Instantly defeating tougher-than-depleted-uranium clamshell packaging without hurting myself.  Any utility knife’ll help, but if you use one more than casually, you eventually have to deal with the nastiness of swapping a blade. 

Wiss recently released a new knife with a “quick change” system to simplify the process.

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