Sklar Merit Hard Wire Cutter
A hard wire cutter rated for wire from 0.82mm to 1.5mm, used to cut heavier gauge orthodontic and surgical wire cleanly during appliance work.
5mm in diameter. This capacity makes it suited to thicker orthodontic archwires, ligature wire and other heavier gauge components used in dental and orthopaedic wire work, where a lighter cutter would risk damage to its own blades or fail to produce a clean cut. The hardened cutting edge is designed to withstand the additional force needed to shear through thicker wire without dulling quickly, helping the cutter maintain performance across repeated use in a busy clinic.
Instruments of this kind are used by orthodontists, oral surgeons and dental technicians whenever heavier wire needs to be trimmed as part of appliance fabrication, archwire adjustment or wire based fixation work. Constructed from hardened stainless steel, it is built to withstand the mechanical demands of cutting harder wire gauges and standard sterilisation between uses.
It is typically stocked in orthodontic and dental laboratory kits alongside finer wire cutters.
