Best Tweezers
 

What's the best tweezers to buy? I've been buying the $4.00 ones at Frantz and I go through them like crazy! I know...keep the tools out of the flame...[-X

I buy multiple sets of these from HF
http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...mage_17659.jpg
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...set-32381.html

WOAH that's big :lol:

If you don't keep them out of the flame, stick with the cheap ones. Would suck to be going through $20 tweezers...

I have the same tweezers I started with 8 years ago and I paid less than $1. Keep water close to quench them if they get hot.

yea..I'm always pulling off glass or heating murrini in the flame. I thought maybe there was some super-bionic metal that could withstand the heat without deforming.

David, I see they have a lifetime warranty...pphht.. not the way I use them!

Tungsten.

Ahhh...

Thank you Shawnette! You rock!

Second the harbor freight thing you can trash them when you melt them and not feel bad. I go thru a package a month

I keep hoping I'll find tungsten tweezers that are in the shape of very fine nosed tweezers. The ones Shawnette posted aren't the right shape for how I use them. Even with never putting them in the flame, the ends get deformed from the heat of the glass.

Well, I did just find these, says they are made for high temperature--and a bargain at only $180 each!

Soooo...I guess I shouldn't feel bad about my $4.00/month for tweezer budget?
I really only need the fine tip ones.

Harbor freight ones here too..... I buy a few packages at a time and use just the ones I need... LOL

Sheila buy a small belt sander or grinder and re point the tweezers

I second the tungsten for fine tip. Otherwise I go to ben franklin, michael's or where ever and test how strong they are.....no body likes a whimpy tweezers

If you're back to cheap, Widget Supply has the best prices, largest variety. And they have tons of other cool stuff, too!

http://www.widgetsupply.com/category/tweezer.html

You can grind tungsten. Go to a welder supply, pick up a 1/16 tungsten rod and make your own.

I thought they were made to withstand the heat?

Oh, I meant the fine nosed non tungsten ones get deformed from the heat. I've never tried the tungsten since the shape doesn't look right for me. I think I'll try making my own though--worth a try!

I agree - if you stick your tweezers in the flame, use tungsten tipped ones! Don't put the tips in water to cool tho, you run the chance of weakening the tungsten (or so I was told).

I always quench my tungsten. It keeps the crud from building up on it so that you don't have to replace it as often (or ever).

I sand the crud off my tungsten.. or repoint it on the side of my grinding wheel.. the big bench type

Anyone know where to get some long non-serrated tweezers that are blunt tip?

I've never been able to find non-serrated ones. I just filed them smooth.

tweezers
 

Arrow Springs has both serrated and non, scroll down on page:http://www.arrowsprings.com/html/holding_tools.html

I still use my original pair from 1996!

I use these HF cheapos. I buy several at a time so that when a pair gets bent or the springs come lose I can chuck them and grab another pair from the drawer.

http://www.harborfreight.com/5-3-4-q...ers-40696.html

Talk with local medical professionals a lot of stainless instruments are single use or wearout by medical or lab standards.
A good file will let you remove the teath and a grinder or dremel will let you reshape them a bit.

I'll pick up some of these next time I'm in Oly, but I like the lightweight tweezers too.

I'll ask my dentist, they let me go through the old dental tools. Maybe I can just file mine down too.