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Can you get silver coloured M4 screws? Whenever I've tried I can only find brass ones.M4 tap and accessory screws for when back box threads are really really knackered.
I could only find stainless steel.Can you get silver coloured M4 screws? Whenever I've tried I can only find brass ones.
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like if your in the supermarket?I have a small flat mirror in my bag. Mainly for checking buss bar has gone into the mcb's properly but it does have other uses too
I have a pliers type crimper, for cutting 3.5 or 4mm pins, it cuts them and does not ruin the thread.
i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...a mate off mine at work has the smaller set and they are very good
C.K 39071 RedLine VDE Combicutter3MAX 180mm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
they have holes in them for 3.5 and 4mm pins
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i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...
adjustable as well....
Can you get silver coloured M4 screws? Whenever I've tried I can only find brass ones.
Last week for the first time I had to use the trick of drilling a 3mm hole in the back of the box and threading that, as the moveable lug had busted off.
Don't you risk scoring the conductor doing it like that? I use the CK's pictured and the notches work perfectly every time without marking the conductor. The 'anvil' for closing up doubled over conductors is great, too, although I'd prefer that feature to be on the snipe-nose pliers instead, as I use those to bend the conductor before closing up.i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...
no....you learn to gauge how much pressure to apply....then just flick it off...(the insulation that is)...Don't you risk scoring the conductor doing it like that? I use the CK's pictured and the notches work perfectly every time without marking the conductor. The 'anvil' for closing up doubled over conductors is great, too, although I'd prefer that feature to be on the snipe-nose pliers instead, as I use those to bend the conductor before closing up.
wonder if theres any female sparks in here?At college, we was told NOT to use side cutters to strip the insulation from cable as this could damage the copper!! They told us to only use an electricians knife...then one of the tutors, who actually worked on the tools said "in the real world, you will find it quicker and easier to do it with side cutters and the more you use them, the more you will gauge how much pressure you will need to apply".
So as Glenn says, just flick it off....I dont even think about it any more, its just as natural as having a pee..lol
i use the snips with notches...guarantees no indents on the copper! and has the double over crimpy bit on the underside! oh and can cut down screws with minimal effort!
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