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Post by carrman on Aug 19, 2024 19:29:20 GMT -8
Can anyone recommend a good set of flush cut side cutters tough enough to cut off Kadee trip pins?
Dave
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Post by littlejoee76 on Aug 20, 2024 1:49:50 GMT -8
Xuron track cutters, though trip pins will eventually spoil the blade for rail use.
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Post by schroed2 on Aug 20, 2024 1:53:19 GMT -8
Xuron track cutters, though trip pins will eventually spoil the blade for rail use. that is where an old track cutter comes in...  |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 20, 2024 5:44:55 GMT -8
Can anyone recommend a good set of flush cut side cutters tough enough to cut off Kadee trip pins? Dave I've been using these: Fast Cap flush cuttersEd |
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Post by voyager989 on Aug 20, 2024 6:20:19 GMT -8
Xuron track cutters, though trip pins will eventually spoil the blade for rail use. Their hard wire cutters last a bit longer. |
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Post by Christian on Aug 20, 2024 6:35:35 GMT -8
I use common diagonal cutters. I dress the cut stub with a stone in my Dremel. I have also used a cutoff disk, but I don't feel comfortable holding a coupler for that cut. No problem holding for grinding.
I have all the Zuron cutters mentioned so far in this thread. The trip pins will notch the flush cutters, which are intended for copper wire. The hard wire cutter is happy to do the job, followed by grinding. I find that with the hard wire cutter, the pin flies further than with the diagonal cutters that I use.
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Post by tracktime on Aug 22, 2024 19:27:55 GMT -8
Thanks to Ed Sutorik for the recommendation for the Fast Cap Flush Cutter. They definitely are an overmatch vs. the Kadee trip pins.
The Fast Cap Flush Cutter makes short work of cutting the Kadee trip pins with a very clean cut.
No rework needed, unlike my old not-quite-flush cutting diagonal cutters which always left a little nub of the trip pin that I always had to file down afterwards.
Cheers,
Harry
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Post by hudsonyard on Aug 22, 2024 19:52:06 GMT -8
I've been using a retired set of Xurons for years.
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