{"title":"Nippers \u0026 Sprue Cutters","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrecision nippers, sprue cutters and side-cutters for clean part removal on Gunpla, scale models and miniatures. 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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. 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