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OK thanks @neophyte - bizarrely the ones with a little slop actually cut paper straight through - perhaps a little sharper? But I ended up with the 74 01 250 - I don't need the centre cut action. These have no slop and cut fine - although don't cut clean through paper. Odd that both cutters...

Hi I've recently bought some new side cutters from Knipex. Two out of the three have small amount of play - more so as the jaws are towards their closed position. I have a few other Knipex tools and they have no play at all. And the 250mm centre cut diagonal cutters have no play either. So I...

Thanks @richpa! Do you have a link to what I'd actually need to replace to convert them for standard insulation? I've had very confused correspondance with Heamar! These were originally from BT - so probably for some sort of telephone cable. Thanks!

FYI - @Brunel - I contacted Ideal, who put me onto Heamar their retailer - but they've never seen these strips and want to sell me a new tool :(. I have the CK wire stripper which is pretty good but not as good as the Raychem - and even with the worn red blades the Raychem still works pretty...

Thank you Merkyworks - unfortunately those polystrip blades on ebay in the UK are over £100! Thanks Brunel. I did come across the Stripmaster - but couldn't find the blades - I will contact them good idea thanks! Indexmill - I have other strippers but really like these. New ones look around...

Hi I’m after replacement jaws for this wire stripper. I can’t find them anywhere - maybe the tool is a rebrand of another tool. It’s at least 20 years old. Please see attached pics. I’m in the uk. if anyone has any ideas where I could get these plastic feeling jaws I’d be very grateful! They...