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A Day With The Southern Maine Scale Modelers

May 16, 2014 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

In early April I had the pleasure of attending (as a non-selling vendor) the Southern Maine Scale Modeler’s Annual Model Contest, Downeastcon. This event attracted scale model builders from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts and beyond.

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Filed Under: Scale Modeling Tagged With: Cutters, Hand Tools, Hobby, IPMS, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Model Club, Model Hobby Tools, Model Railroading, Pliers, Radio Control, Sprue Cutter, Track Cutter, Xuron Tools

Wire Retaining Clip Keeps Your Workspace Neater

February 25, 2014 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

Wire, wire, wire.  If you love working with wire but don’t love those tiny cut-off bits that litter your workspace, we have just the solution.  Xuron®’s Model 9100F Oval Head Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter comes equipped with a magic “wire retaining clip” that holds cut-off wire pieces.

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Filed Under: Beading, Wire Art Tagged With: Beading, Chainmaille, Cutters, Hand Tools, jewelry, Jewelry Making, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, wire, Wire Art, 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

Prevent Damage To Printed Circuit Boards By Using Wire Cutters With Lead Retainers

December 30, 2013 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

When trimming lead wires from printed circuit boards, the last thing you want is to have the cut-off wires flying back onto the PCB and potentially causing damage.  Solution — Xuron® MIcro-Shear® Flush Cutters with Lead Retainers.

The Lead Retainer is a low profile metal “clip” that is installed during the manufacturing process.

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Filed Under: Industrial Products, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutters Tagged With: Flush Cutter, Lead Retainer, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, PCB, Printed Circuit Board, wire cutter

Yes, Xuron Corporation makes Wire Strippers

September 15, 2013 by Abby Robey 2 Comments

Xuron Corporation is so well know for our Micro-Shear® Flush Cutters that it can be easy to overlook that fact that we also manufacture a variety of  wire strippers.

Applications ranging from wire harness manufacturing to factory maintenance and repair to changing a lighting fixture all require that the outer jacket of the wire be removed (stripped) prior to joining the wires or installing connectors.

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Filed Under: Industrial Products, Wire Strippers Tagged With: 501, Hand Tools, maintenance, repair, wire cutter, wire harness, wire processing, wire stripper

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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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