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Tubing Cutters - Improved!
Sometimes it's the simple things that give the biggest return on investment. Actually, it's more often than not the case. We tend to over-think a lot of stuff these days. It's nice to see some useful, but simple improvements made to a tool that has been largely left alone for many years.
The Wizards of Milwaukee (I'm coining that term here) have made some ingeniously simple improvements to a a couple of one-trick ponies. Tubing cutters are a necessary evil. Most cut great out of the box; then it's frustration and blister-city when you're tightening the thumb-wheel in tight spaces. Not so with Milwaukee's large and mini-tubing cutters...
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The Devil in the Details
The improvements are so simple, and yet quite logical. The larger cutter now has chrome-plated rollers for longer life and resistance to moisture (duh), while the mini-cutter now has an oblong thumb-wheel.
This is one instance where re-invention of the wheel actually made sense. You get more leverage and fewer blisters (hopefully) over the long haul.
The copper tubing cutters will be available in Q1 of 2016.
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