Quick Strip Wire stripper

[gmason]

Has anyone tried some of these things?
quick stripper

I got a pair of them at the Hillsville Va. Flea Market this weekend and they are part metal and part plastic. The plactic broke on the larger one when I tried to strip some 14g wire. Why would they put plastic in a tool like this?

Gary

 

[Defective]

Only 2 words...

Cheap Crap

I once owned a better version of the same tool. It worked like a charm for a few months, but the blades wore out pretty quickly. I've gone back to the old standby: a sharp pocket knife.

 

[PineRidge]

Gary when I was in the HVAC business I used to wire a lot of furnaces and air conditioners and used a similar tool made by Klein. The quality however was much better and they also cost a few bucks more. I have attached a reference for you click here

 

[shvl73]

I have a tool that is similar but, metal. It works pretty well. I don't see a brand on it however. See attatched.

 

[gmason]

Well the "snake oil" guys selling this at the market were very impressive. They were using the standard trailer wiring, 16-18g I guess. But the tool would do both strands in one snap. Really cool.

I could only wish that who ever hold the patient on that would find a reputable US manufacture and build one that would last and the cutting blades could be replace without too much effort.

I would gladly give $30 for something along those lines. After $20 for the cheap crap /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

These work well You can fit them with different dies

 

[johnday]

Mike; I've got the same strippers you showed. They are nice, Klien makes quality tools. Don't use them hardly at all though. They take up a lot of room in a pouch, so I went back to the old standby Burndy's. Burndy also makes a nice sheathing ripper/scorer foe 12 and 14 gauge Romex. I use that a lot, it's quite a bit safer than a utility blade. I sometimes like my hands and fingers without stitches if you catch my drift. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Phred]

I agree with Al and pineridge.
A bunch of companies make variations on that same tool. But this is the ticket.

I have two; one for common small wire sizes and one for common larger wire sizes. Each one has several grooves for different wire sizes. They make a wide range as was already pointed out. You need excatly the right size for each wire so that you do not nick the wire. It should only cut the insulation.
Small nicks in the conductor concentrate stress and may ultimately lead to the wire breaking. This is more critical with solid wire than stranded wire.

For some applications maybe you do not care if the wire breaks after many years, but with the right tool it may be possible to make the wire / connection last much longer.

Fred

 

[Prefect]

I have to go with the standard T-Strippers. Even dull, they work great. They don't take up much room in the pouch and when the plumber borrows them (I have no idea why a plumber would need them) and doesn't give them back /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif, you're only out a few bucks.

 

[Degree]

I have some QuikStrip's and they work great even after a year and a half of usage. They are still somewhat sharp and even though they are plastic they are durable, ive dropped mine a few times lol