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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: Cutters, Hard Wire, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Model Hobby Tools, Model Railroading, Nichrome Wire, Pliers, 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: Micro-Shear® Flush Cutters Tagged With: Flush Cutter, Lead Retainer, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, PCB, Printed Circuit Board, wire cutter

Xuron®’s ESD Safe Hand Tools Can Be Part of Your Static Free Program

January 30, 2013 by Abby Robey Leave a Comment

Static electricity is not a friend to PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturers.  Static can cause component failures and a host of other issues.  Products that are “ESD Safe”, meaning they will not generate charge, are a requirement for PCB manufacturers as part of an comprehensive  ESD program.  

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Filed Under: ESD Tagged With: Anti-Static, Cutters, Electostatic Discharge, ESD, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Pliers, Static Safe, Xuron Tools

The Mystery of the Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter

November 17, 2012 by Abby Robey 6 Comments

“The cutting edges don’t line up, is this tool defective” ?  This is the single most frequently asked question (with regard to our Cutters).  The answer is, No, this tool is just as it should be and the benefit is in the results.

When you see that the cutting edges don’t align perfectly, what you are noticing is Xuron Corp.’s Micro-Shear® blade bypass cutting method.  Rather than two sharp edges meeting perfectly, our cutting edges are designed so that one slightly bypasses the other for a shearing type of cut.  This graphic that is printed on our packaging sleeve illustrates how it works:

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Filed Under: Micro-Shear® Flush Cutters Tagged With: Cutters, Hand Tools, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Sprue Cutter, wire cutting, Xuron Tools

Ashley Demonstrates the Xuron® Model 9100F

July 23, 2012 by Abby Robey 1 Comment

Ashley Bunting

Ashley is creating a series of videos for us that will hi-light the features and benefits of different products.

For this first video, she is demonstrating our Model 9100F Oval Head Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter with Wire Retaining Clip.

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Filed Under: Beading, Wire Art Tagged With: Chainmaille, Cutters, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, wire, wire cutting, Wire Wrapping

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