Month: April 2018

There are many situations in which an automatic wire stripper will come in handy. In this article, we’ll take a look at a couple of practical reasons for using automatic wire strippers.

Novices

One of the most practical uses for automatic wire strippers is the situation in which the person wishing to strip the wire is a novice at the job. Manual wire strippers can be wielded by experts in the same time as an automatic wire stripper can do the job, but for a person who is either new to the task or who only has a need for a wire cutter every once in a while, an automatic cutter will prove to be most beneficial.

Anybody who repeatedly strips wires will eventually acquire the touch necessary to greatly increase speed and precision, although it is not always in the best interests of the individual to use manual wire strippers. Electricians, mechanics, and other trades people find that a using a set of automatic wire strippers results in a more timely and precise job.

Repetitive tasks

Today’s medical research is finding an ever-increasing link between repetitive motion and injuries to the body, particularly in the wrists, hands, and lower arms. A job that requires the constant stripping of wires will sooner or later begin to take its toll on the health of an individual, manifesting in soreness and possibly carpal tunnel syndrome. The use of automatic wire strippers will greatly reduce the risk of repetitive motion injury.

In addition, automatic wire cutters can be used to increase the number of tasks that can be done by those already suffering repetitive motion injuries. Switching to automatic wire cutters will mean that the chances of compounding the pain are minimized, thus more jobs can be undertaken. It’s useful to know what kind of wire and what size you will be cutting before you purchase an automatic wire cutter, in order to avoid making extra work for yourself.

Automatic wire strippers should be in your toolbox if you are looking to minimize injuries and maximize efficiency.

There are many creative and colorful ways to use cookbooks right out of your own home library to stage your kitchen. I would like to show you how you can “kick it up a notch” and actually create a theme around the cookbook you choose. Let me illustrate and explain two examples for you to model.

As one kitchen example for the counter space you can display a pasta cookbook and carry the theme along with decorative oil bottles or a bottle of olive oil with a more traditional Italian packaging. You may also chose to include a pasta dish towel, and a pasta bowl filled with faux tomatoes, onions, garlic and dried pasta.

A more professional and polished look will use the pasta theme throughout the kitchen area. For the bar area you will need to set out bowls of tri-colored corkscrew pasta and add a faux red tomato in the center. These colors really pop against countertops. To refine this setting, I would add a colorful placemat under each bowl to complete the look.

As a bonus tip for you: if you have a small kitchen you wish to showcase for the real estate market in order to create the illusion of more space you can move the refrigerator out and decorate that area.

For another kitchen example, you can use a dessert cookbook and create a combination coffee and baking theme. For wall decoration the use of prints and art that have different types of coffee themes like latte and espresso will beautifully decorate the area and further carry your theme.

For the counter space display a glass canister filled with biscotti and a large metal mixing bowl filled with baking tools such as a rolling pin, wooden mixing spoons, a spatula and boxes of cookies.

Another or alternative counter display idea could be to create a coffee tray using espresso cups and saucers, a French press filled with coffee beans, a jar of coffee condiments like vanilla, cinnamon, and chocolate, and two wrapped biscotti, all placed on top of a dish towel. A couple of loose ivy leaves will add beautiful color. On both display ideas use a basket of greenery to fill space to add more texture and color.

These are not expensive or difficult counterscapes to create, but the theme makes it a lot more fun and interesting. There are plenty of cookbooks with possible themes available…enjoy the creative process.

Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan