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Shop Tip #172
© Frank Ford 2006; Photo by FF

If you've ever tried to cut a spring with a pair of diagonal cutters, you'll know what misery is.  That wire is tough stuff, rough on the cutter, and it's hard to get a good bite.  Just bend the spring backward and touch one coil to the corner of your grinder wheel.  Presto - a clean cut in a second.