Anyone remember the semiautomatic strippers (similar to B) with a plastic blade (delrin?) that deformed around copper conductors? Almost never left ragged insulation, whether PVC, Teflon, or kynar, never knicked the wire.
C (though it looks like E and F are the same type of tool with less choices), with the exception that I don’t know that brand and would buy a high quality version
I get why people choose the automatic/universal ones but I can’t bare using them. I do like the ones that help you set the lengths, but I have had issues with every single one I have encountered; they either don’t cleanly remove the insulation or they damage the conductor. A lot of the time I am building a wire harness and want it to be as reliable as possible.
where are the lineman snips? the little notches in those work better and faster than anything else I’ve used.. just don’t try to cut through a 250pair wire and slip…
I just used a pair of side-cutters, and calibrated hand-pressure all my life, until a couple of years ago when I got something similar to D, but I’m still going back to the side-cutters when D won’t fit. Or a lighter/soldering iron for very thin wire.
Judging by the comments I need to try B… got any more info about it?
None of these. You want the ones that strip and separate sideways with the long handles (similar to B). They do make some awful cheap ones though so you have to look out.
Lineman’s Pliars. Because most of the stripping work I do is 14 gauge (electrician shit). Otherwise E then C depending upon what I don’t have to go looking for 🙂
I use D unless I need to strip thick wire
B
B, all the way. Eventually, your hands will fatigue and you’ll be glad for the ease of use vs. the rest.
Where’s the box knife?
Kitchen scissors…. sorry
B. Inherited my grandfather’s.
A but without the spring
I’ve always used C, but from the other comments, looks like I should give B or D a try…
E
lol. based on the comments im seeing not a lot of people here regularly work with PTFE wire and worry about damaging conductors
C
D, el-cheapo but perfect for the job.
Anyone remember the semiautomatic strippers (similar to B) with a plastic blade (delrin?) that deformed around copper conductors? Almost never left ragged insulation, whether PVC, Teflon, or kynar, never knicked the wire.
C (though it looks like E and F are the same type of tool with less choices), with the exception that I don’t know that brand and would buy a high quality version
I get why people choose the automatic/universal ones but I can’t bare using them. I do like the ones that help you set the lengths, but I have had issues with every single one I have encountered; they either don’t cleanly remove the insulation or they damage the conductor. A lot of the time I am building a wire harness and want it to be as reliable as possible.
G, because it’s usually the best tool for the job within reach.
Bic lighter. Get it hot and pinch it off.
None of the above. C is the closest. I have a 4 piece set of Ideal T strippers. Two for solid and two for stranded. And a Milbar stripper for metric.
D
Missing the fingernail clippers, right?
where are the lineman snips? the little notches in those work better and faster than anything else I’ve used.. just don’t try to cut through a 250pair wire and slip…
A picture in case people don’t know what they are. https://www.kimballmidwest.com/globalassets/products/large/84-1334.jpg
D works well on power cable, but C is what I use because it covers pretty much everything.
I just used a pair of side-cutters, and calibrated hand-pressure all my life, until a couple of years ago when I got something similar to D, but I’m still going back to the side-cutters when D won’t fit. Or a lighter/soldering iron for very thin wire.
Judging by the comments I need to try B… got any more info about it?
None of these. You want the ones that strip and separate sideways with the long handles (similar to B).
They do make some awful cheap ones though so you have to look out.
I used B for years as an avionics technician
Lineman’s Pliars. Because most of the stripping work I do is 14 gauge (electrician shit). Otherwise E then C depending upon what I don’t have to go looking for 🙂