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tweezers:


There are two kinds of tweezers to consider. One with long, needle-like tips that's good for manipulating very
small objects, and another with slightly broader tips made for getting a better grip on small objects. Take
note that the smaller the tips, the more important it is that they not get racked or bent, or they'll become
completely useless.

Both need to have a very "fine touch" to them, not requiring much force to close, otherwise you'll have
difficulty maintaining the right amount of force needed to keep them closed, without damaging the tweezers or
risk "tiddly-winking" the part out of the grip and sending it flying off to escape into the dust on the floor.

The ones with the wider tip need to have a textured grip on the end, to get a better hold on the object. These
are sometimes referred to as "forceps" or "splinter removers". LOOK CAREFULLY, most of these sold today
have smooth tips with no grip on them at all. Don't bother with locking surgical forceps, it's next to
impossible to unlock them without moving the tip around a lot, which is usually something you're trying very
hard to avoid doing while using tweezers.


Excelta very fine point tweezers ($27 at eBay)

Forcep Tweezers ($6 at eBay)


Excelta very fine point:


Forcep Tweezers:



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last updated 08/04/2023 at 06:21:36