HPA
General Forum => In the Work Shop => Topic started by: TheLurker on Dec 29, 2025, 03:34 PM
Got a new / old hand tool you'd like to recommend to the parish?
I'll start. A Swann-Morton B3 handle. Takes 10a, 11a etc.
Recommended to me by an ex-surgeon on another forum. Good for curve cutting as you can rotate the blade more easily than the standard No. 3 S-M handle and, unlike an X-Acto handle, it doesn't roll away when you put it down.
Bought mine last autumn, but hadn't used it until the other day; works as advertised and is especially good with a No. 15 blade for fine work.
Maun Pliers & Cutters.
I've been using a pair of their side cutters since the mid 1970s and they're still in pretty good nick considering the abuse they've had.
Bought myself some of their smaller round-nose & round-flat pliers, for wire bending, and new pair of side cutters a couple of years ago. Very happy with them.
MaunIndustries.com