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Any aficionado of pyrography knows how important a woodburning implement is to the craft. Also known as woodburning, the art of pyrography revolves around the tips used on this implement, often called either a woodburner or pyrography pen. It’s these woodburning tips and their uses that allow pyr…

It’s versatile and flexible, capable of organizing cables or wires while protecting them from abrasion. Also known as spiral wrap or spiral tubing, spiral cable wrap is commonly utilized for electrical work to keep bundles of cabling organized. Unlike cable ties, spiral cable wrap doesn’t stress …

Heat shrink tubing – sometimes referred to as electrical shrink tubing – protects and organizes wiring within electrical arrays. It’s primarily used to prevent damage to electrical components, protecting against hazards like abrasion, dust and moisture, all of which can damage wiring and cause el…

In a car, the engine is normally running when anyone’s in it, so the alternator is producing most of the voltage to run electrical equipment in it. In a boat, however, electrical appliances are more likely to require power when the boat’s anchored with its engine off. For this reason, the electri…

An industrial hot knife is an easy-to-use tool that features a heated blade used to form and trim synthetic material. It’s a common tool used for hobbies and crafts and also in laboratories, kitchens and industrial workshops. An industrial hot knife also helps make seamless edges on items like ca…

Spiral wrap – known also as spiral cable wrap, spiral wrap tubing or spiral wire wrap – serves a number of important purposes. One key function of spiral wrap is to protect wires or hoses against abrasion. However, unlike other methods for protecting cables or hoses, due to its design spiral wrap…

A soldering iron uses high temperatures, usually generated by electricity, to heat metal alloys to their melting point, allowing the operator to join two pieces of metal to each other. Typically made from tin, this joining metal is referred to as solder.  Soldering irons heat the solder, cau…

The development of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) came in the aftermath of the devastation wrought on Europe in World War 2. The organization was an offshoot of the earlier International Federation of National Standardizing Associations (ISA), which started in 1926 to cr…

When two or more electrical cables or wires are bound together, the process is often referred to as bundling. There are several other terms used to describe this method for organizing wiring, including cable management systems, structured cable systems or simply structured wiring. Bundling serves…

​​Commonly used in electrical setups, heat shrink tubing insulates electrical components from harmful elements in their immediate surroundings. This includes protecting against abrasion, dust, moisture and other environmental factors that can damage wiring or cabling. It’s sometimes referred to a…