Grinding the tip off small screws

[Tom Bender]

Often enough I find myself grinding the tip off small screws. Holding them is a challenge. No matter how they are gripped in pliers or vise grips the vibration pops them loose so it's a case of holding them in finger tips. Today's screws were quite small. It went well enough but the effort made me post the question here. Any suggestions?

[Doug Garson]

Nip off the tip with a pair of wire cutters.

[Thomas Canfield]

Screw them in a thin board so that tip projects the amount to remove and then use grinder or Dremel tool with cur off wheel to cut off tips.

[Andrew Hughes]

Screw threw a scrap of wood with the amount of tip you want to remove and file it flush. I use small screws on my boxes the real challenge for me is finding the right screw driver. One that doesn’t goof up the nice brass look.

[Peter Christensen]

Wood screws or machine screws?

[Ted Phillips]

I use a small bolt cutter (https://www.amazon.com/71-32-200-Comfort-Leverage/dp/B005EXO8LK?ref=ast_p_ep) to trim the ends.