Mornin' all! We have a problem with our through-hole lead cutters dulling. They are the hand-operated type as we are hand-stuffing through hole parts for now. They are just your run-of-the-mill clippers, and I cannot find any specially hardened versions to last longer. Our leads are not made of any particularly hard material. Is there a different solution than buying new clippers as they wear out? Thanks again. Ryan Phoenix Engineering Design ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################