[detroitchild]

I use just about everybody's bases...and various types. I also use nail clippers which has helped a lot but I still have a hard time getting a straight, even cut across all prongs...front and back. It's hit and miss with me. K-Lo, I even tried using a technique you suggested a while back. I place the base on a surface using a light opposite of where I'm viewing to see where I need to cut. This helps but I find that I'll nip one side...size it up...find that I cut it a tad to much then nip the other side....I go back and forth (sometimes to much) until I get it right (again, hit and miss). There has to be a way to get the prongs straight and even in one cut. I've sat and watched Norbert and Jimmy D. get a straight cut while cutting each prong separately. I can't do it consistently enough.