We use a mechanical unit made by Eraser. It works quite well on certain diameter mag wire, but obviously the smaller you go the more difficult it is to control the shave. http://www.eraser.com/home.html Chris Chris Schaefer Suntron Corporation Process Engineer 800 N. Brutscher Street Newberg, OR 97132 Work Phone: 503.554.6270 Cell Phone: 785.248.9016 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kane, Joseph E (US SSA) Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Stripping Magnet Wire To remove polyimide insulation from 38 gage magnet wire, we've been using a chemical stripper (Lonco 504 paste), which is going obsolete. I saw something in the archives about Insulstrip Jell from Ambion, does anyone have other recommendations, chemical, mechanical, or other? Joe Kane BAE Systems Johnson City, NY --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------