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The Perfect Pliers

March 29, 2016 by Gerald Voigt Leave a Comment

Xuron 450 TweezerNose Pliers.

The perfect pliers are right at the end of each of your arms…your fingers. Well, maybe they’re not the most perfect pliers…let me explain why.

As strong as your fingers are, they don’t have the strength and rigidity necessary to do many of the tasks you want to do. You might have fingers that are too short, too fat or they might lack the dexterity necessary to perform delicate tasks. My fingers don’t have the dexterity they did in my youth so I reach for a tool suited for the job.

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Filed Under: Model Railroading, Radio Control, Scale Modeling

Proper Xuron® Tools Care

June 2, 2015 by Gerald Voigt 4 Comments

A tool chest provides dust free Xuron tools storage.

A commenter on a public modeling forum complained that the tools he was using were rusting and they had lost their keen edge as well as smooth action. Further discussion revealed that he lived in an area that was very humid year-round and that his workshop wasn’t well ventilated or air conditioned. This probably is the reason for corrosion on his tools, but it could have been easily avoided.

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Filed Under: Model Railroading, Scale Modeling Tagged With: 2175, 2175ET, 2193, 9180ET

Come See Us At The East Coast All Scale Train Show

September 14, 2014 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

Xuron® Model Railroader's Tool Kit.

Xuron Corp. is coming to the East Coast All Scale Train Show in York, Pennsylvania!

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Filed Under: Model Railroading Tagged With: Cutters, Hand Tools, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Model Railroading, Pliers, Sprue Cutter, Track Cutter, Trade Show, Xuron Tools

Xuron® Track Cutter Turns 25 Years Old

December 31, 2013 by Abby Robey 2 Comments

Hard to believe, but the Xuron® Track Cutter (Model 2175B) is 25 years old!  We officially debuted it in the fall of 1988 at the (then) Chicago Model Hobby Show.

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Filed Under: Model Railroading Tagged With: 2175B, 2193, Hard Wire Cutter, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Nichrome Wire, Track Cutter

iHobby Expo 2012 – it’s that time of year again!

September 10, 2012 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

It’s hard to wrap my brain around the fact that in 4 weeks I’ll be heading to Cleveland, Ohio for the iHobby Expo.
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Filed Under: Model Railroading, Radio Control, Scale Modeling Tagged With: Model Hobby Tools, Model Railroading, Plastic Kits, Radio Control, Sprue Cutter, Track Cutter, Trade Show

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