Tankraft presents their new tweezers. made from durable titanium and ready to handle all those tedious micro modeling jobs
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/tankraft-titanium-tweezers
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/tankraft-titanium-tweezers
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I understand the appear of titanium as I have several gear and equipment made of it, but why tweezers? All of its advantages are not needed here.
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But there is one important advantage in this case,
marketing.
Some of us may know that titanium doesn’t offer any real advantages in this application
but the word “titanium” carries a sense of quality, durability and superior performance
which means that it will be used, at least the word, wherever possible.
I wonder if a company could name themselves Titanium and then market Titanium tools even if the actual tools were just plain stainless?
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I am curious if the tips would be more resistant to deforming from over pressure? Maybe a little less parts flinging into the carpet monster! I find SS can be very soft and prone to bending and I have to gently reform the tips.
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Steel and titanium can take a lot more pressure than the plastic between the tips.
One way to regulate the applied pressure is to use this type of tweezers
(reverse action??):
Lots of shapes and brands available in different quality/price ranges.
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Yes, Robin the reverse and slide lock ones are indeed great selections. I have slide lock ones (would like some reverse ones).
I’m probably quite sure it is my technique with tweezers that form “duck lips” on my needle point tweezers (DSPAIE).
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It is QUITE easy to apply too much force to tweezers (Been there, done that, got the T-shirt …).
The reverse and slide actions limits the appliable force to that provided by the tweezers.
Edit: Get some reverse ones, you will not regret it.
Some tweezers have serrated surfaces to get a better grip, these are often WAY to rough for the small parts we handle. Get smooth tips and rough up the surface with sandpaper, rough sharpening stone, rough diamond file or similar. Just to get rid of the polished surface.
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The brand with the most recalls by a significant percentage is in agreement with that logic apparently.
The marketing works too because the brand remains popular despite a very long history of producing problem prone vehicles compared to the competition.
Tweaked the name, increased status, and raised the price!
Very nice!
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A few years ago, one of the heavy hitters here in the US advertised their pickup truck beds as being made from aircraft grade aluminum. Some bicycle frames are made from 7xxx grade as well. But if you advertised a truck made from bicycle aluminum most folks would laugh at you.
Several years ago it became in vogue to mention that certain parts on armor kits were slide molded, as a selling point. A technology that had been around for over half a century.
It’s all in how you percieve it.
Some guys buy titanium firing pins for their AR-15s. A difference of nearly $20. (a lap dance at a less reputable place) And then brag about it.
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How about dropping them,would titanium tips resist bending from dropping
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Anthony, that’s an excellent question.
Found this on Tankraft.com website and took screenshot.
The folks that wrote the reviews seem happy with the product.
I can normally maneuver small fiddly bits better with an inexpensive rhinestone picker’s teflon end than with tweezers.
My best tweezers are medical grade tweezers with precision hand ground points etc.
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In other words, no reason to get them unless you want them to match your titanium cell phone case and your titanium AR-15 firing pin.
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And MIL-SPEC isn’t necessarily the best or even average, it’s just a specification. Titanium would make them lighter so much less finger fatigue, because you know using tweezers is such a workout.
I am using my tweezers much more cognitively and use the lock tweezers a lot which has equated to better success.
Wohoo my car maker isn’t on the recall list!
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Tennis elbow is nothing compared to tweezer thumb,
just saying …
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Never forget MIL - SPEC was made by the lowest bidder…
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