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friendlyfire883 t1_iupao8s wrote

Reply to comment by Central_Incisor in Scissors for life - electrician scissors for the win by ransuru

It's not a file it's a comb for straightening datacom cables to make them easier to terminate. The notches are the exact width of a rj45/rj11 connector.

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Central_Incisor t1_iupdd28 wrote

Just so that we are talking about the same scissors this is the electrician's scissors I have. It makes no mention of a comb and specifically refers to the outside edges as having a scraper/file.

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friendlyfire883 t1_iupe7hg wrote

That's wild, I don't think you could file much of anything with those scissors. I was taught to use then to comb cat 6 10 years ago and I've been doing it ever since.

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Central_Incisor t1_iupf5dj wrote

My understanding is that they were to round off any burrs from power box knock out holes. More like burnishing and deburring than removing large amounts of metal. Hell, it's cool you found a good use for it!

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