Beer and Buckjumpers

[Hardwicke]

Good job that I have a spare pair tucked away somewhere that came as a freebie with my 3D printer.

Hi Paul,

Look at them closely. The originals are called "Xuron". The ones supplied with the 3D printer are marked "Xoron" in identical text and logo.

Martin.

Cheap Chinese copyright infringement...
Not that they're known for that...

[Jol Wilkinson]

Have a look for Cruz Tools guitar string cutters as a replacement.

Xuron rail cutters are supposed to give a "clean" cut, leaving little/no filing to be done. A look at the Xuron website shows that this si something they claim for many of their wide variety of cutters. Would the Cruz cutters do the same?

[Richard Oldfield]

Hi,

I do not like to be without my 'go to' tools (and I am a bit heavy-handed !) so always keep a stash of Xurons in reserve awaiting their call to duty .....

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Cheers,

Richard

[timlewis]

Didn't Xuron cutters used to have a lifetime guarantee? I broke a pair of rail cutters many years ago - took them back to Eileen's (where I'd bought them) and got a free replacement. Don't know whether this still applies.

[Richard Oldfield]

Hi Tim,

Didn't Xuron cutters used to have a lifetime guarantee? I broke a pair of rail cutters many years ago - took them back to Eileen's (where I'd bought them) and got a free replacement. Don't know whether this still applies.

There are two different wordings of the Xuron warranty on the packs I have :-

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I subject my tools to very heavy use and normally replace them because they are worn out or no longer nice to use. Here is an image of the last retired pair of Xuron pliers - I'd feel ashamed of myself if I tried to get a replacement under warranty

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And they do still function as pliers!

Cheers,

Richard

[Paul Willis]

Didn't Xuron cutters used to have a lifetime guarantee? I broke a pair of rail cutters many years ago - took them back to Eileen's (where I'd bought them) and got a free replacement. Don't know whether this still applies.

Dunno... But this was me abusing them - trying to cut too many lengths of rail at the same time.

So I've feel as though it was unfair to claim on a lifetime warranty, even if one existed.

Now if only I could find the box where I've put the new pair...

Best,
Paul

[Tony Wilkins]

Didn't Xuron cutters used to have a lifetime guarantee? I broke a pair of rail cutters many years ago - took them back to Eileen's (where I'd bought them) and got a free replacement. Don't know whether this still applies.

Dunno... But this was me abusing them - trying to cut too many lengths of rail at the same time.

So I've feel as though it was unfair to claim on a lifetime warranty, even if one existed.

Now if only I could find the box where I've put the new pair...

Best,
Paul

Hi Paul.
I have broken several pairs of these cutters over the years and I pretty much only cut rail with them as a result. I only cut one piece of rail at a time, but they still break eventually. I always have spares available in case. The instructions advise cutting HO bull head rail from top to bottom rather than side to side, so just how much faith do the manufactures have in their own product? With our fine profile rail I always cut it side to side to prevent deformation of the head and foot profile regardless, but the rail end still needs to be cleaned up with a fine file afterwards. My wife finds they make good nail cutters and often borrows mine. I also wonder just whose lifetime these warranties refers to, ours or the product? In which case the life ends when the product fails and is effectively meaningless.
Regards
Tony.

[DougN]

My etched shears broke a couple of years ago they were brilliant I just hope Xuron bring them back into production as I really could use another pair or two. Like you, Paul, I would be embarrassed to claim on the warranty as they had so much use.

I admit I don't mind buying new tools when the old ones have been faithful and constantly used only to fail due to use and age.

[Jol Wilkinson]

Appropriate to part of the title of this topic, this is the Christmas display above the entrance to the old GER station building in Felixstowe.

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Wetherspoons have dropped their plans to build one of their upmarket hostelries next door, so the Beer part of the title is now somewhat irrelevant locally.

[Paul Willis]

Good job that I have a spare pair tucked away somewhere that came as a freebie with my 3D printer.

Hi Paul,

Look at them closely. The originals are called "Xuron". The ones supplied with the 3D printer are marked "Xoron" in identical text and logo.

Martin.

Ah yes! Thanks for the tip-off Martin.

I found them in my spare box of tools, and sure enough...

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Oh well! I'm sure that they will cope with resin sprue, and I'll pick up a pair of replacement genuine Xuron rail cutters when I next see a stand like Squires at a show.

Best,
Paul

[Paul Willis]

Appropriate to part of the title of this topic, this is the Christmas display above the entrance to the old GER station building in Felixstowe.

Buckjumper.jpg

Wetherspoons have dropped their plans to build one of their upmarket hostelries next door, so the Beer part of the title is now somewhat irrelevant locally.

And these were the set of Buckjumpers that I spotted at Warley. An imminent launch on the Accurascale stand, they looked very impressive at prototypes.

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Being a straightforward inside cylinder 0-6-0, they may well turn out to be easy to convert to P4 in due course.

Best,
Paul