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mrtoolfool

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I actually have all 3 and they all work fine. I don't see much to advantage the curved handles but then again, I don't use them ALL DAY long.

I'd go with the 11045 and take the 5 bucks or so you save over the 11055 and put it toward a set of 11046 to go with them. The 11046 will handle smaller wires like alarm, phone, etc.
 
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The 11055 is the best on your list.

But, do you just want strippers, or crimper too?

IMO, the 1010 and the 1001 are better if you want one tool to do both.

I use a 1001 for general use, primarily crimping, and stripping too if there's only a few wires to do at a time.

Othewise, for stripping many wires at a time, I use the 11055 or the Xcelite 100XV.
 
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WWIIjeep said:
The 11055 is the best on your list.

But, do you just want strippers, or crimper too?

IMO, the 1010 and the 1001 are better if you want one tool to do both.

I use a 1001 for general use, primarily crimping, and stripping too if there's only a few wires to do at a time.

Othewise, for stripping many wires at a time, I use the 11055 or the Xcelite 100XV.
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No crimpers necessary. I've got channellock and Thomas&betts crimpers that have both worked well.

I'm looking for a simple, no fuss, sharp, accurate, durable wire stripper. Seems like the 11055 is the early favorite. Hopefully my local HD carries it.
 
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mrtoolfool said:
I don't see much to advantage the curved handles but then again, I don't use them ALL DAY long.
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If you're doing hundreds of wire terminations/landings in a panel over a few hours, you can certainly feel a difference. Of course in that case, the next day you'll also go out and buy an auto-stripper/Stripmaster like an Ideal 45-292 or Klein 11063.
 
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99% of the time, I just use a razor blade knife, or my jack knife. I set the knife in my hand, and spin the wire up it with my thumb. It's fast, and always does exactly what I want. The other 1% of the time if I have a lot of wiring to do, I'll use a tool like this:
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It's just a single cutting slot, instead of the various slots for different gauges. I squeeze by feel, and find that it works much better than the pre-sized styles. I've got a pile of those "multi gauge" strippers like the OP showed, and I never liked them.
 
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Does it have to be Klein?
I have several type of wire strippers at home, some are Klein and I use this pair from Irwin 90% of the time. They work great!

Irwin Self Adjusting Wire Strippers
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I am sure some of the electricians here will cringe because of my post, but they work great for me and I have my house wired for everything, speakers, cameras, lighting, media closet and more. So they have been used greatly.
 
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MachYou

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I use the 11055 and 11057(20g-30g) on a daily basis. Also have a set in my home box. Im a HVAC tech if that matters.
 
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I dont know the part no. off hand but the one's I like are the curved handle blue grip Kliens. The curved handle makes a big difference, IMO. I think they were 15$ at Home depot a couple years ago.
 
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Maybe it is coming from car audio world but all I ever use is the Klein crimping tool below. If I am helping a friend out and they don't have a pair I often use dikes too... Once you get use to using them you can strip solid core or stranded wire in about any gauge you can think of in a couple seconds.

By far my favorite tool....

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Thanks guys,

I picked up the Klein 11055 from HD this morning for about $18 after tax.

My Gardner Bender multi tool cutter/stripper/crimper/bolt cutter simply annoyed me for the last time. Maybe I use the strippers 3-4 times a year at most. Yes, I also thought about Ideal, Channellock, and HF - but decided- screw it with the wire strippers. I dont know the brands well, and I dont know enough about them to be able to pick a good one out from a flea market. Just get a damn good respected brand and buy it new. Hopefully with my infrequent usage it'll last 20 years.
 
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A little late to the party but I have a Klein stripper which also cuts the outer nm sheathing off, I am limited with that model to 12 and 14g but that is what I mostly use and I do like the ends of the sheathing to look nice.
 
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I have a pair of 11055 at work I use 11045 use then a lot, also have a pair of 1001 and 1010 IMHO you can't go wrong with Klein and if you need cutters look at the D2000 series they will cut just about anything you are man enough to cut with them.
 
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A Klein Katapult is a nice piece of kit....clean and quick assuming you know the AWG, Initially a bit awkward but really fast once you get used to the mechanism.
 
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