Beadsmith Brand. Diagonal Side Cutters. Jewelry Wire Cutters. Use these polished steel side cutting pliers for cutting soft wire, such as tigertail, accuflex, softflex, copper, aluminum, sterling, goldfill or gold wire. How can you live without them? These wire cutters are NOT intended for use on memory wire. Please use them on copper and aluminum craft wire, precious metal wire and thin beading wire only. Measurements: Pliers are 4.5 inches long. Sturdy box joint construction. Leaf spring. NOTE: These pliers are intended for beading and other fine hobby work. Not recommended for heavy duty applications such as automotive, home improvement, or maritime use.
I was hoping to find a replacement for the extremely sharp carbide jawed pliers I used in the early 1970's to clip circuit element leads on printed circuit boards. They were $40 in 70's dollars and the thought of a jewelers tool for $5 seemed to good to be true. It was. They weren't good for even cutting toenails.