Dspiae Nippers

[David Lovell]

Thanks for putting these up Bob , in a moment of madness I bought one of their three pot glue holders ,beautifully manufactured the box is that nice and well engineered my daughter keeps odds and ends of jewellery in it ,I've also got one of their cutting mats ,I dont think anybody could question the quality of their products. From what you've shown us they certainly do what it says on the tin and unless abused should see out the rest of your modeling career (hope that doesn't sound bad).
You've now got a great pair of snips wich make you feel good when you sit up at the bench thats half the battle won to begin with .
As for what you paid thats up to you entirely you are obviously well pleased ,pleased enough to share your purchase with us all ,and happy to recommend if they take someone's fancy.
My take on this Bob you've done yourself a favour what you spent on these snips could have bought that kit you fancied that on arrival would have gone in the stash with you left wondering why you bought it in the first place.
People all Bob did was to show and recommend these snips to anyone that wondered wether or not to treat themselves.
Dave.

[Guest]

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

Flat as a pancake, no bevel Richard, just as good a cut as Tamiya.

Actually the better cut in the picture above, the left one, was the Rolyson cut.

Tamiya. Well I bought my last airbrush direct from Japan & it was about 50% of the cost in the UK.

Laurire

[boatman]

WELL Bob m8:thinking: i thought you'd gone in for tooth pulling lol:rolling::smiling: the main thing is here in my opinion is if you are happy with them then all good an well but i must admit that id go for the chepos which i have already got 2 pairs one big an one small set but thats just me an come on lets see some picies of your work as another ship build is badly needed on here
ATB to you sir m8ty
chris

[BarryW]

I have the Despae nippers and they are excellent and rank alongside the Zoukei Mura ones for a clean cut and, in some situations, the single cutting blade is ideal. I use the Despae and ZM nippers for final sprue tag removal and a set of Zurons for getting parts off the sprue.

[BattleshipBob]

Thats my plan Barry.

You buy what YOU want, whatever does the job. When i was working on trucks i had bog standard tools but had some very expensive tools from snap on, i used these on certain jobs to save time and work. Jusy like the nippers.

Will think twice about doing any reviews in the future

[boatman]

Thats my plan Barry.

You buy what YOU want, whatever does the job. When i was working on trucks i had bog standard tools but had some very expensive tools from snap on, i used these on certain jobs to save time and work. Jusy like the nippers.

Will think twice about doing any reviews in the future

Bob m8 carry on with your reviews this is no bearing on you as we all think diffentenly
chris

[Guest]

Thats my plan Barry.

You buy what YOU want, whatever does the job. When i was working on trucks i had bog standard tools but had some very expensive tools from snap on, i used these on certain jobs to save time and work. Jusy like the nippers.

Will think twice about doing any reviews in the future

No carry on Bob. Never find out about things if they are not shared.

So many views they are not going to suit you or other. But some do.

As much info as possible.

Laurie

[Tim Marlow]

Thats my plan Barry.

You buy what YOU want, whatever does the job. When i was working on trucks i had bog standard tools but had some very expensive tools from snap on, i used these on certain jobs to save time and work. Jusy like the nippers.

Will think twice about doing any reviews in the future

Don’t think twice about doing reviews Bob. This one was concise and informative. Those who have gainsaid your purchase and tried to trash your review simply do not understand what you have bought and what it can gain you in use. The continual comparison with archaic wire cutters just reinforces this viewpoint.
The DSPAIE cutters are reasonably priced Godhand clones that work as expected. They are not wire cutters. Your review shows they are worth the investment. Successful review as far as I can see….

[Jim R]

I have no experience of those unpronounceable cutters but I do think you get what you pay for when it comes to tools. I started off with cheap tools but have gradually replaced them. I now have a couple of Tamiya sprue cutters which were expensive but work very well. Things like rivet makers, guillotine cutters, files etc all seem to work better when good quality.
If you are thinking of spending a lot of money on something it is nice to read reviews before spending.
Jim

[davecov]

I have had two pairs of these cutters - both ST-A 3.0. The first pair broke due to my clumsiness when I dropped them and broke the left hand tip. I bought another pair straight away because I find they are far superior to traditional sprue cutters. Having a taper on just one side makes for a much cleaner cut. That is not to say that I do not use traditional sprue cutters - I have four pairs from expensive to dirt cheap and I use all of them when the circumstances dictate. However, I only use the DSPIAE (pronounced Dis-Pay) for removing items from sprues and for cutting plastic card/rod when scratchbuilding.

Dave

[Mr Bowcat]

Just in case anyone else was wondering what the difference between the 2.0 and 3.0 is, I just found this on the Dspiae website.



So now we know. :smiling5:

[Del640]

I suppose I should give the wife her nail clippers back and buy some proper cutters..

Nice review!

Del

[Jim R]

Oh where did the innocence of youth go. Open the box, pull, bend and twist the part and get it glued. Now it's cut with a pair of £30 sprue cutters, sand smooth, dry fit and when held in the perfect position carefully wick Tamiya thin along the join. As children we had the whole thing built, painted, displayed and destroyed by bed time :tongue-out3:
Jim

[rtfoe]

Oh where did the innocence of youth go. Open the box, pull, bend and twist the part and get it glued. Now it's cut with a pair of £30 sprue cutters, sand smooth, dry fit and when held in the perfect position carefully wick Tamiya thin along the join. As children we had the whole thing built, painted, displayed and destroyed by bed time :tongue-out3:
Jim

I remember the pull, bend and twist method when building my Airfix Prince in one sitting. Only paint I had was gold.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mr Bowcat]

Only paint I had was gold.

I once painted a Spitfire with Tippex.