Tweezers Boley Pattern AA-OO
Boley style tweezers are excellent general
utility tweezers. All shanks are tapered and have beveled edges, except the GG
pattern.
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- Peer
Made in Switzerland
- Dumont
Made in Switzerland
- Grobet
Made in the U.S.A.
- Prideline
Economy tweezers
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Tweezer Metals: The chart below shows general property
relationships among the various metals used in the manufacturing of
tweezers. In addition, note that the points of the harder metals will
wear longer and are less subject to bending. The softer metals will
not scratch delicate parts and usually have additional desirable
properties such as being non-magnetic, etc. Titanium has a very
high melting temperature and is commonly used when soldering platinum. |
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| Metal |
Hardness |
Non-Magnetic |
Corrosion / Acid
Resist |
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Metal |
Hardness |
Non-Magnetic |
Corrosion / Acid
Resist |
| Carbon Steel |
Very Hard |
No |
Poor |
|
Brass |
Very Soft |
Yes |
Fair |
| Stainless Steel (SS) |
Hard |
No |
Satisfactory |
Titanium |
Hard |
Yes |
Good |
| Non-Mag Stainless |
Soft |
Yes |
Good |
Carpenter 20 |
Medium |
Yes |
Excellent |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
Very hard |
No |
Satisfactory |
German Silver |
Very Soft |
Yes |
Fair |
| Chrome Plated Steel |
Very hard |
No |
Satisfactory |
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| Metal |
Dumont |
Price |
Peer |
Price |
Grobet |
Price |
Prideline |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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$22.15 |
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$7.45 |
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| Black Oxidized Steel |
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$21.80 |
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| Stainless Steel |
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$27.50 |
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$23.05 |
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$4.00 |
| Anti-Acid Non-Mag SS |
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$38.80 |
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$26.30 |
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Pattern # A
The shanks and handle are extra thick.
Hefty, heavy duty tweezers with wide shanks and points
similar to Pattern AA. Length is
5½" |
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Metal |
Peer |
Price |
Prideline |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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$36.30 |
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$3.75 |
Pattern # GG Overall length is 51/8".
Pointed, indented shanks |
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Metal |
Dumont |
Price |
Peer |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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$26.00 |
| Stainless Steel |
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$29.95 |
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Pattern # HH Overall length is 4½".
Thick, strong shanks are the main feature of this short
tweezer. |
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Metal |
Peer |
Price |
Prideline |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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$22.45 |
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$3.50 |
Pattern # MM
Similar to Pattern # AA,
but
heavier. The shanks are
slightly longer and the corner of the handle has been rounded. Length
is 5". |
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Metal |
Dumont |
Price |
Peer |
Price |
Grobet |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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|
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$23.35 |
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$7.10 |
| Stainless Steel |
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$32.55 |
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$23.35 |
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| Anti-Acid Non-Mag SS |
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$23.00 |
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$26.55 |
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Pattern # AM Identical to
Pattern # MM, but made of brass.
Length is 5". |
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Metal |
Peer |
Price |
| Non-Magnetic Brass |
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$28.25 |
Pattern # NN Like the pattern MM but
Shorter. Overall length is 4½" |
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Metal |
Peer |
Price |
| Nickel Plated Steel |
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$21.00 |