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FourT6and2

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Just got a few of these bad boys from Erem (Weller). The quality is ridiculous. I've heard other says theirs are still going strong after 20+ years. Got a lead straightener, another cutter, and some needle nose on the way too.

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Quality does look rather nice! I repaired appliances for about 7-8 years in another lifetime and would have killed for something of this quality. Good tools and the right tools for the job make an incredible difference.
 
Ugh, I need to quit buying tools, and then I see this thread..... look super nice! It's really amazing the difference a nice tool can make.
 
I made do for too long with junk cutters. A couple years ago I got some small knipex side cutters and nice wire strippers and it’s worth it to spend extra on things with cutting edges. Cutters, knives, saws, router bits, etc.

Those round noise pliers look useful though, I find myself often wishing my needle nose pliers had a finer tip (but never doing anything about it).
 
What type of spring is used on those? I have a pair of Excelite’s that I love. They were not cheap. But they use a tiny spring that breaks after heavy use and is around $8 to replace. After two times, I refuse to keep paying that for a 2 cent spring.

I’ve been using a pair of $10 craftsman’s lately and honestly they’re really good.

Can you post links to those tools?

These are the pliers I have:

https://a.co/d/cvgSZ47
 
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RedPlated said:
What type of spring is used on those? I have a pair of Excelite’s that I love. They were not cheap. But they use a tiny spring that breaks after heavy use and is around $8 to replace. After two times, I refuse to keep paying that for a 2 cent spring.

I’ve been using a pair of $10 craftsman’s lately and honestly they’re really good.

Can you post links to those tools?

These are the pliers I have:

https://a.co/d/cvgSZ47
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I have those too and I replaced the spring with something stiffer as soon as I got them. Erem doesn't offer any true needle-nose, though. Closest thing are long chain nose.

They do have an internal spring. I opened one up yesterday to have a look and they appear high quality. I bought mine on Amazon. I just found which ones I wanted and searched the part number.

There's a video on YouTube from Erem showing how they test their tools to 1,000,000 actuations or something like that.



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https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/pliers/2442p

https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/pliers/2443p

https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/pliers/531e

https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/pliers/543e

https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/pliers/2411pd

https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/precision-tools/weller-erem/products/cutters/2477e
 
FourT6and2 said:
Yes and no. These are manufactured/marketed for the microelectronics and medical industries. I think the jewelry makers sort of adopted them.
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Those are metal working tools… medical tools typically don’t have rubber/plastic handles.
 
FourT6and2 said:
I'm just going by what Erem claims. Says "medical technology". I didn't mean to imply actual healthcare, as in surgeries.
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I’m sure they do make em. Just not those. Can’t properly sterilize plastic/rubber handles for medical applications, but I have a bunch of actual surgical tools (nurse retired) took from Germany and Switzerland so I have no doubt.
 
TheBiggestJerk said:
I’m sure they do make em. Just not those. Can’t properly sterilize plastic/rubber handles for medical applications, but I have a bunch of actual surgical tools (nurse retired) took from Germany and Switzerland so I have no doubt.
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I assume medical technology = manufacturing medical equipment. Not for use on biologicals.
 
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