These snips have small pointed tips and are great for small scale cutting work. On 1mm wire they produce a very clean cut indeed. With 0.7 I actually use these for cutting jump rings, the ends are so clean.With mine, the screw does keep coming loose and so I keep a screwdriver in the drawer next to them to keep tightening them up. A bit of a nuisance, hence I'm knocking a star off for that.Even so, a great piece of essential every day kit.