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    Quote Originally Posted by Patstone View Post
    Am I being thick or is that you in the videos Dennis. If it is you the tweezers arent brass but some sort of steel by the looks of it. They look a bit like dividers, that sort of chunkyness.
    Check out some modelmakers sites Pat, I saw this set of 6 heavy duty tweezers for £6, cheap enough and useful for a few jobs, I am still using surgical tweezers that I bought from a model makers show. This is what I was referring to online, see; http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/prod...y-tweezer-set/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patstone View Post
    Am I being thick or is that you in the videos Dennis. If it is you the tweezers arent brass but some sort of steel by the looks of it. They look a bit like dividers, that sort of chunkyness.
    No sorry Pat, those videos are from foreign parts, so I'm a bit puzzled. Perhaps James' suggestion will help you, especially since you can always re-shape them with a file. Dennis.

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    Pat, I don't know if it helps, but I have two pairs of favourite soldering tweezers. I use the regular titanium fine ones from cookies - http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...rcode-999-1261 - and also have a pair of these: http://www.mangobeads.co.uk/glass-an...ngsten-tweezer, which are ridiculously expensive, but utterly wonderful to use.

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    The tweezers I am looking for are made of quite thick metal by the looks of it, I keep melting the points of mine as they are quite thin metal, I even wondered if the ones I want are more for welding than soldering.

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    My best tweezers are made of titanium; Cookson 9991261 (130mm) http://www.cooksongold.com/category_...omSuggest=true.

    Although they soften a bit if made red hot, they harden again when cold. If they go out of shape they are quickly adjusted with pliers.They are safe to use in pickle and solder won't stick to them. if you like them more solid you simply file them a bit shorter.

    I use them routinely for soldering chain links. Second best are stainless steel ones which are a bit cheaper. Dennis.

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    Just put some in my basket ready for my next order.

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    I think I'm having a "can anybody actually hear me" moment...

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    Yup, and I'm wondering about those tungsten tweezers for platinum use. I usually use Lindstrom tweezers for positioning solder pallions, but never get them hot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mizgeorge View Post
    I think I'm having a "can anybody actually hear me" moment...
    Yes we are going round in ever decreasing circles, George. Just enjoy it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ps_bond View Post
    Yup, and I'm wondering about those tungsten tweezers for platinum use. I usually use Lindstrom tweezers for positioning solder pallions, but never get them hot.
    I never have used platinum, Peter, but I guess those referred to above will yield too much when heated. Euro mounts and findings have these: http://www.eurofindings.com/Product/...Alloy-Tweezers, which might be just the job. Dennis.

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