Lucky13
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Time for an upgrade me thinks....these looks alright!
Tweezers.....
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mikewint
Captain
Until they act like springs and the part (small to begin with) goes SPRONG!!! Launched into Neverneverland
Your giving yourself too many choices Jan...
fubar57
General
Yep. He'll be spending so much time trying to decide which one to use that he won't get any modelling done.......oh wait.......
Builder 2010
Staff Sergeant
Good tweezers are almost the most important tool in my shop. I'm constantly upgrading looking for the perfect pair. I just bought a pair of vinyl-tipped locking tweezers to find a cure for the launching of parts into the Quantum Rift. I just got them so I don't know if they'll do the trick. I sometimes spend more time looking for launched parts instead of building/painting anything. That brand looks very good. The points have to be very fine, meet properly, have a non-slip finish, don't open too wide, and have spring pressure that's not too high. The brands sold by the model houses tend to be sup-par. You need to look at the Jeweler's supply/medical market to find the really good Swiss products.
mikewint
Captain
While I do use tweezers and hemostats to hold parts the more than occasional SPRONG launch was very frustrating. About a year ago I came across these at Hobby Lobby and have used them since for most small parts. Being hemispherical one can place the part in almost any orientation and zero sprong launches
May be time for an upgrade
mikewint
Captain
Jim, I personally like them. They also come in a Strong Hold variety. Check out the Flex-i-file web site, lot of neat stuff. I also have their Bronto-tweezers which take a bit of getting used to but are great for weird angles
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
I have the same pickup sticks as I call them, my only issue is that sometimes they don't release the object being attached and if I am too quick to try I end up pulling the part away. So I usually use reverse tweezers which for me seem to work well.
mikewint
Captain
Have had the same problem from time to time but I generally use, on small parts, Tamiya's ultra-thin cement which "dries" quickly or lately the 3sec UV cements. Then a gentle twist to release. The reverse are also quite handy as you can then concentrate on getting the part in place