Hey mate,quodlibet_ens wrote: I've gone ahead and bought myself some Kaneshin tools directly from Japan:
Large trimming scissors No.35
Wire cutter No.20D
Large concave (branch) cutter No.3A
Nothing wrong with those trimming scissors or concave cutters, but I don't think those wire cutters will be suitable as they are made to cut up to 1mm copper and 2mm aluminium as a maximum, product description here. I would have chosen the No.22A (up to 2.3mm copper and 3.5mm aluminium) or the No. 511 (up to 5mm copper and 6mm aluminium).
There is a small table on the wire cutter page with the main tools and their recommended wire cutting capabilities.
Have you also ordered a crean mate?