How can you shorten screws - ie those with no point/used on electrical boxes? There must be an easier way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
get a nice pair of CK cutters with the hole in them for just this job.
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Terrible pair of side cutters - just terrible.
IMO you'll never beat Bahco - I won't buy any others now.
Easier than what?There must be an easier way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But if you must shorten them, get a couple of stainless steel M3.5 nuts, put them onto the screw before you chop the end off, then unscrew the nuts. As they get to the chopped end work them backwards and forwards a few times to clean up the thread.I always use a pair of pliers then dress the end with a file to save damaging the threads on the backbox.
But if you must shorten them, get a couple of stainless steel M3.5 nuts, put them onto the screw before you chop the end off, then unscrew the nuts. As they get to the chopped end work them backwards and forwards a few times to clean up the thread.I always use a pair of pliers then dress the end with a file to save damaging the threads on the backbox.
I always use a pair of pliers then dress the end with a file to save damaging the threads on the backbox.
Err - they are clean because you dress them.The threads are clean when dressed up, no need for nuts.
Oh well - maybe it's me - I'd never dream of cutting a screw without having something on there first which I knew would clean up the end.The CK side cutters do a perfect cut every time. No need for files or 3.5mm nuts.
Err - they are clean because you dress them.
What I'm saying is stick a nut on before you cut and there's no need to bother with a file - just work the nut back and forth a few times.
Oh well - maybe it's me - I'd never dream of cutting a screw without having something on there first which I knew would clean up the end.
FFS.I know the threads are clean because I dress them - why would I bother dressing them if there wasn't a reason for it?
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