Dspiae Nippers

[BattleshipBob]

Just bought a set of Dspiae STA 3.0 nippers, no idea how you say it!!

This is my review, of course you may disagree!

The nippers come in a excellent box, instructions, pouch, limit adjuster, and cleaning cloth


Above on the right is a panel you scratch off the lower part which reveals a 16 no code, next visit there website. You input the code to check if its fake, thankfully mines ok!

The handles are very comfortable and in the box is limit adjuster to set the gap between the blade and stop. If set wrong or not checked the cutting blade will be ruined!

I have used sprues from the Daring shambles, by the way its recommended not to cut 3mm or thicker plastic, no metal as well!

This is a very close cut using the Dspiae nippers, as you can see no stress marks just a flush and neat slice, very little to clean up.


This is Tamiya, again close but you can see the stress mark and it has rough feel


As you will know you sometimes have to put in a bit of effort and can hear a 'click' as it cuts, with the Dspiae, nothing, no effort at all just a very light touch.

Also cut off some very small parts, with the Tamiya i have the the normal fear of the part taking off as you cut into the plastic! With the Dspiae set, no need to worry, very neat cut no damage and the part stayed still, thank god!

I paid £30 on ebay, i have found a Tamiya set £27! Would i recommend them, yes every time

Will of course still use the Tamiya set for thicker plastic.

Hope this is helpful?
Bob

[Mr Bowcat]

Fully agree Bob. I've had mine (2.0, not sure what the difference is with the 3.0) for a while now and wouldn't use anything else.

[BattleshipBob]

Fully agree Bob. I've had mine (2.0, not sure what the difference is with the 3.0) for a while now and wouldn't use anything else.

Me too lol, as usual looked around and only a few quid more, well worth it

[Guest]

I have had a pair of Tamiya Sprue Cutters for years & they are good.

Just bought some Rolson Cutters to cut PE which it does reasonably well.

Thought I would try out of interest the Rolson type as a sprue cutter.
Cut right up to the part (normally leave a bit of sprue to sand neatly to
avoid the squash). Very impressed. As good as it gets with Tamiya

Rolson £ 1:87 Tamiya £30 approx.

Laurie

[Tim Marlow]

Well, looks like I’m saving my pennies….the time saving in sprue scar clean up will be worth the money alone. it will not be insubstantial over a normal kit. Only thing I’d say Bob is that you’ve given the forgers your validation key number by posting i……if they catch on then every fake pair will be numbered the same as your LOL….

[BattleshipBob]

What i liked most was cutting off small parts, lost count how many times the part has pinged off into the sunset. No trouble at all using these, might save my sanity and starve the carpet monster lol

[Guest]

What i liked most was cutting off small parts, lost count how many times the part has pinged off into the sunset. No trouble at all using these, might save my sanity and starve the carpet monster lol

On small parts Bob I put a bit of masking tape helps fine pieces.

Laurie

[BattleshipBob]

On small parts Bob I put a bit of masking tape helps fine pieces.

Laurie

Hi Laurie, have used that idea, especially with PE, with these nippers the small parts have very little to clean up so less risk of breakage, at least for me lol

[Guest]

Well, looks like I’m saving my pennies….the time saving in sprue scar clean up will be worth the money alone. it will not be insubstantial over a normal kit. Only thing I’d say Bob is that you’ve given the forgers your validation key number by posting i……if they catch on then every fake pair will be numbered the same as your LOL….

Tim never seen a cut which did not need a clean up. A good percentage of parts are round. Got to clean up

Which ever cutter & however sharp if you cut to close it will bruise the plastic. It is inevitable & the bruise
will need a bit of filler. Easier to cut short & sand takes 10 secs. Nice smooth finish.

[JR]

Very nice Bob, can't beat having a decent pair of snips. When I bought some Tamiya last year the difference was really noticeable from using my cheapo set.
Those look even better, I like the adjustment as well.

[Tim Marlow]

Sorry Laurie, I don’t agree. I have looked at these for quite a while and understand them to work like this….
If the cutting edge has a bevel on one side only, like a wood chisel or plane iron, then the displaced plastic that causes the bruise when cutting will only occur on the side with the bevel. These cutters are designed like a plane blade with a stop to hold the part stationary during the cut. Because the “bevel” is away from the part they therefore plane off the surplus plastic rather than squeeze it from both sides and tear through it like a traditional cutter.
The reason I wanted to see how Bob’s performed in action is because design is one thing and execution another. The execution seems to be up to the design requirement so I will be buying some of these for the finest cuts and relegating my mid priced cutters to coarser cuts and sprue clipping.

[BattleshipBob]

You read my tiny mind Tim, Tamiya to cut sprue, new nippers very close. Saves on sanding, not my favourite bit!

Does not squeeze the plastic then cuts but cleanly cuts like a knife through butter ( thats bad for me)

[adt70hk]

Bob

Thanks for the review, very tempting.....

Saw a review by a US YouTuber cashed Barbatos Rex. He found what you find and was as impressed as you are.

ATB.

Andrew

[BattleshipBob]

My pleasure Andrew

Hope it helps, one way or the other:thinking:

[rtfoe]

There are cutters and there are cutters. The one specifically to cut plastic...may I rephrase that...slice plastic sharply is bevelled on one side just like a shushi knife which does not bruise fish or meat that it slices near paper thin cuts by a chef. This similar action does the same for plastics cut with the same one sided bevelled blade.
Unlike cutters that are bevelled on both sides which are suited for wire cutting that parts the wire causing a wedge with pressure until it breaks.
Metals used in specialised cutters also vary in their strength. You will notice the sharp edge buckles when cutting wire ruining the blade. So its designed solely to cut/slice plastic cleanly.

Obviously under the microscop you will still see an unclean cut but with the naked eye looks clean which is good enough to save sanding.

I have a habit of sanding even with a clean cut but thats just me.

Laurie, the £1.89 cutter is probably the wire cutter with both sides bevelled. Any flattening of one edge needs precision tooling and that costs, even if massed produced. I have come across many in that price range. It's got to be at least above £4 for a decent plastic cutter and thats dirt cheap I got from Penang.

Tamiya is overpriced around the world but it may surprize you of what it costs in Japan. On the side of the box is a set of numbers in blue, use that to convert to whatever currency you use and thats the price. We found out in Tamiya on their sales day and there were no price stickers so we asked the assistant and he just showed us those numbers as the current price and knock off the percentage for the sales. We were knocked off our feet as well.

Cheers,
Richard