> I've got to clip the leads on many, many LEDs, and wondering if there
> any such thing as a lead clipper?  Regular cutters/nippers are taking a
> long time, but something as simple as a cutter with a built-in provision
> or stop to position the cutter-blade at the correct distance would be
> really helpful.  Any thoughts?

I had to do this for some LED displays and tried several methods. All
worked to get length, but pre-clipping as (1) and (2) were experiments
only

1) as Mike Hord suggested, using a piece of drilled mdf

2) glue a piece of mdf to one of the jaws of the cutters. You can cut
with the right hand as you position the bottom of the LED body agin
the mdf. Excess lead is between the jaws

3) insert LEDs with unclipped leads, then flip the board and suspend it
so that LEDs drop to the right length lead. Solder, clip

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