Sorry for the "late" reply. I too ordered the crimp connectors and wound up with a reel. I was having a devil of a time trying to cut them with side cutters and then hold onto them to trim the sides or file them down to fit.
Then it hit me. I was mangling the connector trying to hold it to file it down or trim it because the metal is so so thin.
Took up a standard pair of scissors and cut them perfectly every time. You can get close enough to cut them cleanly with scissors and the scissors cut through the metal easily because it is that thin.
Figured I better share my epiphany since I have so few of them and I've taken so much from this board.
Apologies for the late reply but I work slow. Hope this helps someone.
