Picdude wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 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?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Neil.
>  

Back in the old days of through hole components (oh god won't they ever 
come back?) before the evils of smd, we used to have a small garage shop 
(really: in a garage of a house) assembly shop do our board stuffing.  I 
once asked the owner how she managed to get the leads trimmed so very 
short and nice.  She showed me a small tool with about a 4 inch circular 
blade she used to trim the leads after soldering. Zing, zing, zang! 
Leads-b-gone.  Right down to the solder mask.  I have no idea where the 
tool came from and she is now apparently out of business.

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