Category Archives: Precision Tools

Lost in Translation – Erem Wire Strippers with “Magic”

Posted on January 7th, 2010

Product description and pricing errors are not at all that uncommon on online stores, but some of them are downright amusing. Take, for example, these Erem wire strippers that are claimed to feature magic. That’s right, at the bottom of the list, it clearly says that magic is one of these wire strippers’ main product features. [...]

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Grobet Plastic Tweezers

Posted on October 30th, 2009

Tweezers are one of those tools that you don’t realize you need until you NEED one. While these Grobet plastic tweezers won’t replace anyone’s Swiss-made precision-tipped steel tweezers, they’re great to use in a pinch and are essentially disposable. Plastic tweezers are also good to use when steel tweezers might damage a delicate part, or when costlier [...]

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Xuron Pliers & Shears – ToolGuyd Favorites

Posted on October 13th, 2009

First of all, we absolutely LOVE Xuron pliers and shears. Yes, we know that we’ve mentioned this before, but great products like Xuron’s deserve the fresh attention. Second of all, we absolutely LOVE the above product image. Here’s why Xuron products are umong our favorites hand tools, and why we think that Xuron is an upstanding company: great quality tools impressive [...]

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Xuron Precision Pliers, Shears, & Scissors

Posted on June 8th, 2009

Xuron produces superb precision tools - we love their pliers, shears, and scissors. Xuron tools are durable, comfortable to use, provide exceptional performance, are very affordable, and are made in the USA. Our favorite Xuron tools are their non-serrated short nose pliers (pictured above), fiber cutters, and tweezer nose pliers. We are also huge fans of Xuron’s flush-cut micro shears (also shown [...]