the newest generation Micro shear Flush Craft Tough alloyed steel, state of the art heat treating and ultra-precise CNC grinding combine to create the ultimate cutter shear. The most durable Micro shear Flush cutter we 've ever made. Tough alloyed steel, state of The art heat treating and ultra-precise CNC grinding combine to create The ultimate shear Craft The advanced ergonomic design, coupled with our exclusive Xuro-RubberTM grips TouchTM return spring, Light and eliminating black-glare finish ensure operator comfort, even in high volume and large capacity applications. Flush cuts soft wire up to 12 AWG (2.0 mm): / Xuron Micro Shear flush cutters ensure durability and Let 's by can use a little basic physics to illustrate how: If you generate 10 pounds of pressure on the grip of A conventional compression-type, wire cutter, A wire to cut that 10 pounds of force must be somewhere dissipated of Conservation of Law (Energy). Part of it is dissipated into the wire severed section of, which is why it sails across the room. A portion travels the lead wire down and is dissipated into the component Gold solder Seal, which is what the military about. gets upset the balance is dissipated into the opposing cutting edge of the cutter, which is why they get dull . using a Micro Shear flush cutter requires only about half the pressure 5 pounds (approximately) to cut the same wire. Part of the force is dissipated severed into the section of the wire, but if you are using our patented retainer the lead wire won't sail across the room. Because of our shearing cut, very little is dissipated into the component Gold solder Seal, which keeps the military happy and the rest is dissipated into the opposing jaw. Because of our cutting blade by-pass, edge to edge contact is eliminated and the life of our Micro Shear flush cutter's precision cutting edges is extended.