I have a pair and the tip of the feather keeps slipping out at the most undesirable time, causing a few choice words to come from my mouth. I have changed the small piece of rubber that covers the one side of the pliers many times and tried the covering the opposite side as well but the tip still keeps slipping out. Any other suggestions? If you use a pair of these what brand do you have and have you had any problems with them.

Rodney