{"product_id":"angled-head-side-cutter","title":"Angled Head Side Cutter","description":"\u003c!-- PDP — Angled Head Side Cutter | 2026-05-20 | v2.1 (short) --\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe cut you keep missing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a cut on every detailed kit your straight nipper can't make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gate is there. The blade can't sit on it — because the handle's in the way, or another part is, or the runner's buried. So you tilt the cutter, lever the sprue, and sand the nub flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen primer goes on, and a ghost mark shows up exactly where the gate used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat mark didn't come from your sanding. It came from cutting at a forced angle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the angle matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA straight nipper puts the cutting head in line with the handle. On a buried gate, the handle blocks a flat approach — so the blade enters at an angle and pushes force \u003cem\u003esideways\u003c\/em\u003e through the plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat sideways stress is invisible until primer. Then it's a ghost line, a hairline, or a micro-part snap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn angled head rotates the cutting plane off the handle axis. Blade sits flat. Force goes through the gate, not into the part. One pass, clean cut, no ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it changes on your bench\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReaches gates buried behind wheels, frames, or already-attached parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo more levering the sprue to \"help\" the cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFewer stress marks under primer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLess sanding rework, fewer panel lines lost\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFewer micro-parts snapping at the gate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e UStar  |  \u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e UA-91590\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastic and resin sprue gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal wire, photo-etch, piano wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplaces my regular nipper?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It's the second cutter for gates a straight one can't reach flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuts photo-etch or wire?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Plastic and resin only — metal will chip the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor beginners?\u003c\/strong\u003e Works at any level. Intermediates feel the difference fastest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"UStar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39397242601574,"sku":"HH-ANGLEDHEAD-01585-01","price":55.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1374\/4527\/files\/angled-head-side-cutter-hobbyisthaven-441.webp?v=1772809944","url":"https:\/\/hobbyisthaven.com\/en-efta\/products\/angled-head-side-cutter","provider":"HobbyistHaven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}