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Bunkermeister Supporting Member of TMP30 Sep 2024 11:23 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.

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Greylegion01 Oct 2024 7:56 a.m. PST

I just use wire strippers, like electricians use.

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Pretty sure there are smaller versions of these out there. These can probably be found at Lowe's, Home Depot or Harbor Freight.

ZULUPAUL Supporting Member of TMP03 Oct 2024 2:24 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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