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What are the Best Xuron® Tools for Expert Wire Wrapping?

December 6, 2024 by Abby Robey 15 Comments

Xuron® tools for wire wrapping.

Wire wrapping is a fun, creative process that allows you to create your own unique piece of jewelry. It requires patience, skill, and precision – but it has never been easier with Xuron® tools! In this blog post we will discuss the different Xuron® tools for wire wrapping and give some tips on which ones work best and how to use them to easily produce beautiful pieces! And finally, we’ll mention a couple of non-Xuron products that are also worth checking out.

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Filed Under: Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: 2175, 410, 450, 450BN, 485, 485C, 485FN, 488, 489, Jewelry Making, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Pliers, TK 2900, Wire Wrapping

Mary Soucy – Q&A

October 1, 2024 by Abby Robey 1 Comment

Mary Soucy - Xuron Pliers.

A few years ago we had the pleasure of exhibiting next to Mary Soucy at the Bead & Button Show.   We chatted with Mary and her mom and discovered not only are they two of the nicest ladies you’d ever meet but Mary is an avid Xuron user!  Mary Soucy is an incredibly talented designer and instructor.  She is enthusiastic and exudes passion for her craft.  She has an impressive creativity that blurs the lines of chainmailling and beading; resulting in a final product that has an elegant bead-woven aesthetic.

I recently had the opportunity to ask Mary Soucy a few questions about creating, chainmaille, tools and more…

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Filed Under: Beading, chainmaille, Consumer Products, Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: 486, 487, Chainmaille, chainmaille tools, jewelry, jewelry instructor, jump rings, mary soucy, Pliers

Classic Xuron® – Orange Handled Flush Cutters

November 18, 2020 by Abby Robey 2 Comments

Classic Xuron® - The Orange Handled Snips.

In the jewelry world, Xuron® tools are known for their orange handles.  There are two tools in particular, the 410 Micro-Shear Flush Cutter® and the 2175 Maxi-Shear™ Flush Cutter.  These two have been in the jeweler’s tool box for some time now and are highly regarded.

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Filed Under: Beading, Wire Art Tagged With: 2175, 410, Beading

Q&A With Ceramic Raku Jewelry Artist Marianne Kasparian

April 23, 2017 by Abby Robey 2 Comments

Ceramic Raku Jewelry Piece created by Marianne Kasparian

Marianne Kasparian, known to most as Mak, is a ceramic raku artist and the visionary behind MakuStudio.

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Filed Under: Beading, Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: 2193, ceramic, Cutters, Hard Wire, Jewelry Making, Nichrome Wire, raku, wire

Wire Cutters & Wire: A Guide To Proper Selection

February 22, 2016 by Abby Robey 5 Comments

Xuron Corp.'s Model 9100F cuts and holds wire preventing fly away wires

When making jewelry with wire it’s important to understand the differences in composition, size and hardness of the wire, as this will dictate the type of wire cutters you will need to use.  

Our friends at Halstead ™ recently published a blog article offering excellent guidance and instruction on wire gauges and wire tempers (hardness).  This should be recommended reading for any beginner jewelry artist!  

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Filed Under: Beading, Wire Art Tagged With: Beading, copper wire, Cutters, Hand Tools, Hard Wire, jewelry, memory wire, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, steel wire, Wire Wrapping, xuron

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Founded in 1971, Xuron Corp. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of ergonomic, electronics-grade hand tools for the electronics, aerospace, plastic molding, wire processing, hobby, craft, jewelry, and fishing industries.

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