At 07:49 PM 5/25/2005 +0200, you wrote:
>David Minkler wrote :
>
> > (after wiping the drool off my chin and the tears from my
> > eyes)  We use a very sharp pair of pruning shears and
> > get good clean cuts. The ones called 'anvil pruners'
> > seem to work best for this purpose.
>
>Ah, that's an idea !
>
>Something like this :
>http://www.cleanairgardening.com/powhananprun.html
>
>or this :
>http://www.kilianhardware.com/fel30anprun.html
>
>Hm, I think we have something rusty 10yrs old like
>that laying around here.... :-)
>
>Good tip !
>I definitly got to try that.
>
>Regards,
>Jan-Erik.

Try also a very sharp knife (eg. an Olfa utility knife with
a fresh edge). I have had no problems except with the very large
tubes that 40-pin ZIF sockets come in.

>Best regards,

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