Tweezer Fix

[NOBLNG]

I have two favourite tweezers that I use all the time. The longer ones don’t open as far as I would like. I tried spreading them slightly, but I was afraid they would snap before staying put. So I took a short piece of wire and rolled it down in the crotch of the tweezers. It holds them open and the spring of the tweezers holds it in place.?

 

Edited May 5, 2020 by NOBLNG

[peteski]

That works, but makes tweezers harder to close. Not good when handling delicate items. 

I have about a dozen tweezers, so I can usually find ones that will have wide enough span to use. But if needed, I just spread mine, and never had one come apart. YMMV

[NOBLNG]

18 minutes ago, peteski said:

That works, but makes tweezers harder to close. Not good when handling delicate items. 

I have about a dozen tweezers, so I can usually find ones that will have wide enough span to use. But if needed, I just spread mine, and never had one come apart. YMMV

I can just pop the wire out if I need more delicacy....although having twenty pairs would be an advantage, since I am always looking for mine.? I like that “crows foot” pair you have.

[peteski]

8 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

I can just pop the wire out if I need more delicacy....although having twenty pairs would be an advantage, since I am always looking for mine.? I like that “crows foot” pair you have.

I collected those over probably 20 years or more. I finally (around 5 years ago) decided to make a a holder for them to make them easier to find.  I bought that "crow's foot" pair a while ago, but to be honest, I don; even remember last time I used them.  Probably about 80% of the time I use the same favorite pair (front row, third from the left).  Second most used are the self-closing ones, and sprue cutters. Maybe I have too many . . .