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Tip on using an ordinary hair dryer for shrinking plastic tubing.
AUDIO AMATEUR 3/1980 [Jun 1980] (v.11#3) pg. 38

Tip on using a solvent-based shrink tubing system in place of more expensive heat-shrink tubing.
AUDIO AMATEUR 1/1991 [Feb 1991] (v.22#1) pg. 50

Tip shows a safe way to strip (separate) the wires in outdoor electrical wire.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #388 May 1998 (v.48#5) pg. 13

Tip on twisting multistrand wire at the same time you are removing the outer insulation.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #72 Feb-Mar 1992 pg. 26

Tip: How to remove enamel insulation from very fine wire without leaving any residue.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Summer 1985 (v.2#5) pg. 92

Stripping insulation from thin wire without damaging the copper conductor.
HOMEOWNER May 1988 (v.13#4) pg. 68

Tip: Use a heated knife blade to strip insulation from very fine wire without nicking the wire.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE May 1987 (v.9#5) pg. 4

Tip on stripping the insulation from fine stranded wire so as to keep all the strands tightly together in a neat bundle.
MODEL RAILROADER May 1994 (v.61#5) pg. 116

Tip on using plastic bag material in place of shrink wrap for wires.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1999 (v.16#1) pg. 51

Tip on stripping insulation from twin-line TV antenna cable.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1990 (v.167#2) pg. 84

What you need to know about tools and handy gadgets in the electronics field. Looks at tools for stripping and splicing wires, gadgets for speeding up your work, soldering equipment and techniques and other related information.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jan 1978 (v.49#1) pg. 33

How to remove cable insulation without damaging the conductor using a heated knife.
SPEAKER BUILDER 6/1989 [Nov 1989] (v.10#6) pg. 56

Tip on using a soldering iron to do thermal stripping of wire insulation.
SPORT AVIATION Aug 1992 (v.41#8) pg. 55

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