What Are These ??

[SaltyBuckster]

I finally found these from my move from Arizona last June.Are these sprue cutters ?

 

[CrappieHappy]

look to be cutters.... hard to tell from teh pic, but looks like a nice angle on the jaws, so could be used to cut sprues im guessing...

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Dog nail clippers or Hopefully sprue cutters,lol.

 

[blt]

They look like flush cut gate cutters I think they are called. If sharp, they work great for the sprues. Here is the ones like that that I use.

Zuran cutters

There are several types there, but I'm pretty sure this is the size I have.

 

[Fatman]

Definately look like sprue cutters - I have a pair but I've been useing them less and less

 

[SaltyBuckster]

They look like flush cut gate cutters I think they are called. If sharp, they work great for the sprues. Here is the ones like that that I use.

Zuran cutters

There are several types there, but I'm pretty sure this is the size I have.

Looks like them Bob,now,let's see if they work,lol.

 

[BucktailJiger]

Wish I had a pair of those , they work great for cutting the collars off lead lead heads .

 

[blt]

Wish I had a pair of those , they work great for cutting the collars off lead lead heads .

I have 2 pairs, and after 3 years or so of cutting sprues off of jigs 1/16 oz. to 8 oz., they are getting pretty dull. May need to order some.

 

[Hawnjigs]

I sharpen my cutters every coupla days with EZ Laps. Altho I did manage at least 5 years before I figured that out.

 

[meltleadalot2693]

Do any of you know how to sharpen a pair of bass pro shop sprue cutters?

 

[Hawnjigs]

This one is listed at a good price.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/E-Z-LAP-SUP...673?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256dcd2c21

This grit grade will get the job done - for a faster cut there is also fine, medium, and coarse.

 

[StumpHunter]

I bought a pair at Hobby Lobby in their stained glass section.

 

[meltleadalot2693]

How many sharpening will a bass pro shops sprue cutter go through before you need to replace them? Also, could you sharpen a pair of side cutting pliers with a diamond file(not steel) and use them as sprue cutters?

 

[Hawnjigs]

Sprue cutters have one edge beveled and the other flat. Side cutters are usually double beveled.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

I finally used these little cutters today on the 1/8 oz. Ultra Minnows with the big sprue.Man,cut down half my time on cleaning them things up.They cut through that sprue like warm butter.

 

[Doc Crappie]

Good now get back to work and pour another 500 today and put them in the box also... LOL

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[redman]

As far as sharpening a pair of cutters I do them with a piece of emery cloth glued to a piece of a hard wood stick. I start out with a course grit and then go to a fine one. You can do it with a emery board. Be very careful and keep the exact angle on both sides as they were and keep it even. With a pair of cutters if they are half way decent can be sharpened quite a few times with out any change in performance.