"Stripping the Ends of Plastruct Wire" Topic
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Bunkermeister  | 30 Sep 2024 10:23 p.m. PST |
I am using Plastruct Buty. Coated Wire in a model project that requires pieces about one inch long with about 1/8th of an inch of the plastic part stripped off of each end of the wire. Is there an easy way to do this or a tool that will help me make it faster? I need several hundred of these pieces as axles for several hundred trucks. I tried a wire stripper but it bends the wire which is not good for axles. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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| Greylegion | 01 Oct 2024 6:56 a.m. PST |
I just use wire strippers, like electricians use. link
Pretty sure there are smaller versions of these out there. These can probably be found at Lowe's, Home Depot or Harbor Freight.
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| ZULUPAUL | 03 Oct 2024 1:24 a.m. PST |
I have used an exacto blade to cut around the coating then use a kelly clamp to gently pull off the covering without bending the wire. |
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