Cutting tools
Bernstein tools
Bernstein cutting tools cover scissors, scalpels, utility knives, locking scissors, fibre glass pens, and ceramic blades for cutting and separating work in electronics, electrical engineering, and fine mechanics. Scissors are available in several versions: coarse (5-302) and fine serration (5-308), round tip (5-310), locking scissors with serrated jaws (5-161), standard (5-305, 140 mm), and household scissors (5-311, 180 mm). Scalpels with interchangeable blades (handle 2-102-1, blades no. 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13) allow precise cuts; utility knives (5-515, 140 mm; 5-517, 160 mm) with replaceable blades are available in an ESD version (5-519) with dissipative housing.
| Part no. | Type | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| 5-161 | Locking scissors | Serrated gripping jaws |
| 5-301 / 5-302 / 5-308 | Serrated scissors | Standard / coarse / fine |
| 5-305 / 5-306 / 5-310 / 5-311 | Scissors | 140 mm / black lacquered / round tip / 180 mm |
| 2-102-1 | Scalpel handle 125 mm | With blades no. 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13 (packs of 10) |
| 5-515 / 5-516 | Utility knife 140 mm / replacement blades | Pack of 10 blades |
| 5-517 / 5-518 | Utility knife 160 mm / replacement blades | Pack of 10 blades |
| 5-519 | ESD utility knife | Dissipative housing, EPA zone |
| 1-758 / 1-764 | Ceramic blade (bit) trimmer | Slotted 3x0.7x32 mm / PH000 cross-head |
| 2-168 / 2-169-VE12 | Fibre glass pen / replacement rods 2 mm | Pack of 12 |
| 2-124 | Metal opening tool flat | Housing pry tool |
For precise cuts on PCBs, films, and thin materials, scalpels with interchangeable blades (2-102-1) are the appropriate choice. Standard utility knives (5-515, 5-517) for straight cuts on cable, insulation, and card; ESD utility knife (5-519) for work in EPA zones. Ceramic trimmer blades (1-758, 1-764) are non-conductive and designed for use on trimmer potentiometers on PCBs. Fibre glass pens clean contacts without risk of scratching. The flat metal pry tool (2-124) opens housings without damaging plastic clips.
Typical applications: PCB processing and separation cuts (scalpel, ceramic blade), cable and insulation cutting (utility knives 140-160 mm), cutting in EPA zones (ESD utility knife 5-519), contact cleaning and solder joint preparation (fibre glass pen 2-168), opening plastic housings without damage (metal pry tool 2-124), and precision cutting in laboratory, service, and prototype work.
