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                        Spru cutters

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                        M1Carbine
                        • Member since
                          August 2009
                        • From: Cary, North Carolina
                        Spru cutters
                        Posted by M1Carbine on Friday, September 4, 2009 11:24 PM

                        Ok her is a really dumb question.  What is the average life of a pair of spru cutters before you break down and buy another pair?

                        Just curious.  I just ordered a new one to replace mine of six years.  Xuron knows how to make them good I guess.

                         

                        Bob

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                        HawkeyeHobbies
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Neenah, WI
                        Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Saturday, September 5, 2009 7:49 AM
                        Much depends on what you cut. If you're using them to cut wire, especially harden piano wire they won't last long. Xuron gives most if not all of their products a life time warranty.

                        Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

                        http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

                         

                         

                        "Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 4:06 PM
                        I'm still using the same pair of side-cutters I've had for about 20 years... Can't read or remember the brand-name, but I bought 'em at Radio Shack for about 6 bucks...

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                        T_Terrific
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Baton Rouge, LA
                        Posted by T_Terrific on Monday, September 14, 2009 11:09 AM

                         Hans von Hammer wrote:
                        I'm still using the same pair of side-cutters I've had for about 20 years... Can't read or remember the brand-name, but I bought 'em at Radio Shack for about 6 bucks...

                        I use a pair of the least expensive fingernail trimming pliers I got at a local Wal-Mart.

                        I find the curved blades very helpful in sneaking around a large part molded close to the tree.

                        Tom T Cowboy [C):-)]

                        Tom TCowboy

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                        Dan A
                        • Member since
                          November 2008
                        • From: Fresno, CA
                        Posted by Dan A on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:16 AM
                         T_Terrific wrote:
                        I use a pair of the least expensive fingernail trimming pliers I got at a local Wal-Mart.

                        Those usually work pretty good, but aren't so good for getting into tight spots or cutting sprues themselves...

                        I'd tend to think HvH's experience should be typical.

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