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                        Xuron Micro Shear

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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Xuron Micro Shear
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:29 PM
                        I've been using an ordinary hobby knife with a #11 blade for cutting the pieces off the sprue, and I admit I sneered at those who bought and used "expensive specialty" tools for such a simple task. Of course, when you use a straight blade to cut, there is always the danger of tear out, left over stub with it's associated sanding, and the danger of scratching the surface, so I finally broke down and bought the Xuron Micro Shear cutter.

                        WOW! What a difference, it cuts so cleanly and neatly, leaving little behind to sand off, and does it so easily I'm tempted to cut all the pieces off the sprue at once!

                        I apologize to those who I once sneered at, and am glad to finally get this tool! Sorry for doubting you...Bow [bow]

                        Recommended to everybody!

                        So long folks!

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:32 PM
                        It's always nice to have the right tool for the job.

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        RadMax8
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:43 PM
                        I've been thinking about getting one of those bad boys...
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                        mfsob
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: West Virginia, USA
                        Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:33 PM
                        I feel the same about my Squizzers decal scissors from Micromark - there is NO WAY that a mere mortal can otherwise survive one of Gold Medal Model's excellent, but very crowded, ship decal sheets. I ended up getting two sheets because I massacred the first one so badly with cuticle scissors and then my Xacto knife... ended up spending about what I did for the Squizzers ... hmmm ... gotta be a lesson in there somewhere ...
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                        eizzle
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Greencastle, IN
                        Posted by eizzle on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:23 PM
                        The sprue cutters are really nice, another tool I really liked was my Squadron panel scriber. It worked great at cleaning out panel lines on planes and in between body parts on cars. I would recommend one of those to have laying around on the workbench to!

                        Colin

                         Homer Simpson for president!!!

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