Excelta Offers 5 Levels of Precision

1. 5-Star - Ultra Precision ♦ Side Cutters ♦ Specialty Cutters ♦ Shear Cutters
   Excelta's Lazer Line® family of cutters are made in the USA at our Buellton, CA headquarters to exacting specifications. Cutting-edge manufacturing methods and innovative blade grinding techniques come together in top-of-the-line cutting tools.
2. 4-Star - Very High Precision ♦ 9200 Slim Line Cutters ♦ 7200 Large Cutters
   Excelta's Slim Line series utilize the high-tech manufacturing processes of our Lazer Line® family of cutters in an updated, compact tool that combines excellent, four-star precision with a reduced price. Our large side cutters, designed to cut 14 to 12 AWG wire, also meet our four-star precision requirements.
3. 3-Star - High Precision ♦ Cable & Tube Cutters ♦ Depanelizers
   Excelta's Cable & Tubing Cutters and depanelizing tools meet a three-star precision level, ensuring smooth and clean shear cuts whether you're cutting tabs on circuit boards or slicing through plastic tubing.
4. 2-Star - Fine Precision ♦ Compound Action Cutters ♦ Steel Body Cutters
   Balancing accuracy, strength, and cost, Excelta's hard wire cutters all meet a two-star fine precision level with stainless steel construction and carbide cutting inserts.
5. 1-Star - General Precision
   Our versatile SE-25 shear cutters are an affordable, effective tool for cutting 20AWG or smaller wire. These extremely versatile cutters are small, sharp, and surprisingly strong.

Choose Head Shape Based On:

• Oval Head Cutter: The most common head shape for cutting tools. It allows for the maximum amount of "metal" behind the cutting edge delivering on extremely long tool life.
• Tapered Head Cutter: cutters have a cutting edge with a 0.005" bevel, which produces a smaller 'pinch' on the lead/wire than a simi-flush cutter. The smaller bevel means fewer cuts than a simi-flush cutter.
• Tapered/Relieved Head Cutter: This cutter allows for the most access to "hard to reach" areas. In addition to having a diagonal profile, the face has been relieved allowing even greater access.

Choose Cut Type Based On:

• Semi-Flush cutters have a cutting edge with a 0.010" bevel, which produces more cuts than a maximum flush cutter but leaves a 'pinch' on the lead/wire.
• Optimum-Flush Developed to allow the cutting tool to get into those "hard to reach" areas. It was designed more along diagonal lines with less "metal" behind the cutting edge.
• Lazer-Flush cutters have no bevel production a pure, clean cut with no 'pinch' on the lead/wire. the cutting edges are extremely sharp. Cutting life is once again reduced over Semi-Flush or Optimum-Flush Cutters.