Would you pay $100 for this? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BillyO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 12:02:43 am
content: This tiny flush cutter sells for about $104US.I can tell you from long personal experience, it's worth it.Erem 776 E

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 12:06:03 am
content: Quote from: BillyO on June 18, 2025, 12:02:43 amIt's worth it because ...

author: BillyO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 12:23:06 am
content: Quote from: xrunner on June 18, 2025, 12:06:03 amWell, for one thing, it's been in daily use for more than 30 years and still cuts like the day I bought it. It can be dismantled for cleaning and lubrication. It can be sharpened (but has never needed this). Fits beautifully in the hand and the grip is comfortable, non-slip and abvioulsy durable. The small, well tapered head fit's into places lesser cutter's won't. Finally, it is proving to be the least expensive option. Over it's life, which I assuming will be another 30 years, I could have chosen to buy 60 or more of those cheap stamped steel and riveted cutters, had the frustration of their wearing out (getting wobbly, edge loosing keenness) and not working properly when most needed, and in doing so incurred far more expense.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 01:01:13 am
content: if you stay within electronics and don't cut rods bolts, flat metal or else they will stay sharp and efficient, else you just damaged them for good until you rework the surface, but here is a limit on that tooi'm not paying an hundred, but max say 30-40$, some are way overpriced, sure some brand are very sturdy and strong, but there is a limitbut once again, specified usage have their priceI have real vintage Sony wooden handle phillips #1 #2 screw drivers 6 and 14 inches long, no problems, not broken, still going strong, not stripping screws, not even rustedyou could order them for cheap at the time in 1984

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 01:06:13 am
content: No, I'd look for a deal. Hisco has them for $95, TEquipment for $82, I'm sure I could scrape up a discount of some sort elsewhere. Zoro has them for $99 and I occasionally get 20% off coupons or even more.You should post a photo of them flipped over so the relief design can be seen, I believe that is what will differentiate these from my basic $6 Hakko that I've only had for one decade.

author: BillyO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 01:42:33 am
content: Quote from: bdunham7 on June 18, 2025, 01:06:13 amTruth be known, I didn't pay $100 for them either. I got 5 of these for $50 back in the day from a jewelry school that was going out of business. I gave 2 away, so in today's $$$ I guess I paid about $35 for each of the 3 I have. Don't regret it though. The Hakko ones, I have had very little luck with. They are the stamped steel and riveted ones I spoke of. I didn't seem to get much more than a year out of those. Maybe the latest ones are better, I don't know.

author: KrudyZ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 03:09:15 am
content: I have a pair of these.I bought mine for about $20 used.They are great, but I wouldn't pay retail on it for hobby use.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 03:36:52 am
content: I've paid that for good quality Lindstrom's. So yeah, if those ones are top quality then I would pay that. (dunno if they are, never used them)But they are a waste of money for hobby use, much better getting $20 or $30 cutter and using the rest of the money on something else.There's lots of useful stuff you can get for USD$70 and still have enough left over for some cutters that are perfectly fine.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2025, 10:44:28 am
content: I have a pair of their 593 DIP lead cutters that I got 40'ish years ago that are still going strong, I can't remember what I paid for them. Their only weakness is that the blue handle padding can pick up contaminants and flux - I've seen some truly disgusting ones! The good thing is that the soft rubber doesn't break down and go sticky.

author: bingo600
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2025, 06:16:21 am
content: I love my Erem cutters, but watch out.I destroyed the tip on one of them, trying to bite a steel (hard) wireSome of the tip just "snapped" off.I have had my two for 30+ years, and they're still as sharp as new.

author: kmoonwalker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2025, 02:32:07 am
content: they are worth the price (discussable with nowadays pricing but years ago they were 100% worth their price)as mentioned before one really needs to be extra carefull not to cut too thick/too hard wire but they will thank you in many years of problem free usageI have erem and few others at one of companies I work for and Erem used to outlast at least 2-3 same units of another not so quality brand (with cheap ones they can be dull in 2 months or less)