Tweezers n pieces

[Dann Tier]

I don't know if there has been a topic on this subject before, but here it goes: How many of you have problems with your tweezers (especially the super pointy ones) scratching the heck out of your finely finished parts, or even just can't seem to hang on too them? What I like to do with my tweezers is brush on a thin coat of Liquid Electrical tape on the inside tips of them. This gives them just enough grip to hold my pieces without damaging the part. The Liquid tape stays on VERY well, but when you want it off, it will come off with no issues. One more trick that I use for applying PE parts (other than the static from my Olfa knife) is putting a very tiny amount of RC 56 canopy glue to the tip of a toothpick. When dry, the glue remains slightly tacky, and after transporting your tiny PE part to its final destination, releases it without hinderance.

[BigTallDad]

 What I like to do with my tweezers is brush on a thin coat of Liquid Electrical tape on the inside tips of them. This gives them just enough grip to hold my pieces without damaging the part. The Liquid tape stays on VERY well, but when you want it off, it will come off with no issues. 

Good tips.

The next time you apply the liquid electrical tape, use a small piece of teflon tape (for wrapping pipe threads) between the tweezer tips. Tighten the tweezers using a rubber band or whatever; after the liquid tape has set up, remove the rubber band and teflon tape (hardly anything sticks to teflon) and TA DA you have flat surfaces on the inside of the tweezer tips.

[vintagercr]

Great tips.

[peteski]

Nice tip (pun intended)!

I put either a piece of thin wire insulation or heat-shrink over the tip of some of my tweezers.  In this photo I used red insulation on one of them.

Edited March 9, 2017 by peteski

[afx]

Great suggestions.

[oldnslow]

That tweezer block is a nice idea .

[peteski]

That tweezer block is a nice idea .

Thanks!  I got tired of looking for all of them on my workbench.