Automatic Wire Stipper

[mobiledynamics]

Working on some large SO cord/plugs/etc..

Used my older -preferred- paladin wire stripper.
Have a stripmaster - don't prefer to use it that much. The auto stripper work and works well...

Have taken a brief eyeball at other auto ones on the market. Nothing said I must try ....to compare to the Paladin auto. So I come her to the GH brehtern to ask if there is anything to look at .

 

[ez-duzit]

I prefer this style.

 

[nadogail]

For SO Cord, I have only used a good utility knife And great caution.

SO and SJO Cords are not easy to work with but they are good for what they are intended for.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Jus the wires inside....

I have the cord stripper as well...sometimes I'll also use the excelite precsion knife

 

[Norcal]

I prefer this style.

Too clunky.

 

[ez-duzit]

Too clunky.

Not at all. Very fast and doesn't nick the conductors.

 

[Norcal]

Not at all. Very fast and doesn't nick the conductors.

Try carrying it in a pouch my statement stands, fine for bench work.

 

[ez-duzit]

Try carrying it in a pouch my statement stands, fine for bench work.

Don't care to argue against misinformation but, if your pouch is too small, figure out an alternative.

Virtually all my work is done in situ, on yachts, frequently in rather confined spaces, sometimes from a bosun's chair hanging off a mast. None is bench work. This tool has proven itself over decades of professional use and is highly recommended for producing impeccable work, particularly when "on the clock" with no time to waste. And particularly where only the highest quality work is acceptable.

Typical compact combination stripper/crimpers are often a struggle when stripping, especially with heavier gauge wire, and are known to do inferior crimps. The automatic strippers greatly improve the speed and quality of one's work and go hand-in-hand with better-performing ratcheting crimpers.

 

[Norcal]

Don't care to argue against misinformation but, if your pouch is too small, figure out an alternative.

Virtually all my work is done in situ, on yachts, frequently in rather confined spaces, sometimes from a bosun's chair hanging off a mast. None is bench work. This tool has proven itself over decades of professional use and is highly recommended for producing impeccable work, particularly when "on the clock" with no time to waste. And particularly where only the highest quality work is acceptable.

Typical compact combination stripper/crimpers are often a struggle when stripping, especially with heavier gauge wire, and are known to do inferior crimps. The automatic strippers greatly improve the speed and quality of one's work and go hand-in-hand with better-performing ratcheting crimpers.

It's stupid to have a huge pouch, carrying a large pouch leads to back problems, to waste precious space to carry a bulky toy, BTW 40 years ago though those strippers were the cats meow,now a basic Ideal stripper, serves me well, light weight & very effective.

 

[Dustball]

Take a look at the Jokari product line- https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jokari+stripper&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

I have their Allrounder cable stripper and no complaints. No personal experience with their automatic strippers though.

 

[slow]

I use these, but mainly for 18 and 16 awg wire for building harnesses https://www.newark.com/knipex/12-62-180/wire-stripper-10-24awg-18mm/dp/06R6274 what gauge are you working with?

 

[HenryAZ]

If you have a lot of stripping to do, all the same wire gauge, I prefer to use the Wiha industrial stripping tool. The jaws form a diamond shape that can be adjusted for 8awg to 24awg. Once set, it make a clean, perfect strip job. For me, it's not worth setting up for doing multiple gauges on a job, because it takes some trial and error settings to get it just right for a certain gauge.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Henry. Got that in Knipex I think. Will need to rumble around the tool drawer. I recall hating it on initial impressions. Enough that I don't even know what drawer it owuld be

 

[Bretny]

I use the ones pictured above. They work very well and are quick. Other types require two hands or you to really yank on the wireing. They also strip in corners really well. I have had these for over 10yrs.

 

[CJ7VFR]

I prefer this style.

I have a very similar set of wire strippers that I bought from Harbor Freight 30 years ago. The difference in mine (besides being from HF) is that the handles on mine are red. They can strip wire from sizes 18 thru 10 gauge, which is great for everything I have from lamp cord to running wire for my generators power inlet box. They have lasted 30 years and still work great.

Besides being fast, and idiot proof (which is why I bought them) I like that they can easily strip short wires that always seem to be inside electrical boxes in walls, where the original person installing the wires always seems to cut the wires too short.

I have tried to use manual wire strippers/crimpers in those instances, but the short wires and lack of room inside a crowed electrical box prevents being able to get a good grip on the wire with one hand while using the manual strippers in the other, and then pulling on the stripper to get the sheathing off the wires.

These only require one hand to operate, and the head of the strippers only need about an inch of space to move in order to strip a wire.

Jim

 

[alfredeneuman]

I've owned a couple of these for bench jobs, but never seen one on any construction jobs.
To do so you would be taunted and laughed at (with good reason)

 

[Two Sheds]

I use one of the AMP / Tyco automatic wire strippers. The cool thing is that it automatically adjusts to the wire gauge. It also has a scale for the strip length (mm). Mine is an older model, but it is similar. It is made of plastic, but it seems to be tough enough.

https://www.newark.com/te-connectivity-amp/734185-1/wire-stripper/dp/57H7258
The same tool is also sold under the Paladin name.

 

[HenryAZ]

Henry. Got that in Knipex I think. Will need to rumble around the tool drawer. I recall hating it on initial impressions. Enough that I don't even know what drawer it owuld be

It is a bit of a pain to set up, unless you hit it right the first time. Several trial and error adjustments, which is why it is only good for doing a whole bunch of the same size wires. Normally, I grab my Ideal T-Strippers, I have both sizes, which give me a range of 8awg to 26awg.

 

[BigGarage]

I prefer this style.

I have one like that and it was very handy when I wired my Brother's garage for him. I think he bought it for me. I don't need to worry about carrying it in a tool pouch since I don't have one.

Dennis

 

[CJ7VFR]

I've owned a couple of these for bench jobs, but never seen one on any construction jobs.
To do so you would be taunted and laughed at (with good reason)

True.

Maybe by the old timers, but there are a lot of new guys coming into the trades that don't even know how to remove the outer sheathing from cable to expose the wiring, or which direction the wire loop should go around switch and receptacle screws. Now that is something that would get taunted and laughed at with good reason on a job site.

However, we are not talking about construction jobs, or what a real pro electrician would use. We are talking about what DIY guys, and garage journal guys use on their home projects. And for those projects, or bench jobs as you put it, the one handed strippers work great, are fast, give uniform and repeated results, and don't nick or damage the copper wire if you use the correct size spot on the stripper.

Jim

 

[jeffmoss26]

something like this would probably work well for the jacket
https://www.greenlee.com/us/en/cable-stripper-1903
I would just use my Klein strippers for the conductors.

 

[ez-duzit]

For the jacket on multi-conductor cable I just slit it between the conductors, then bend back and trim the two halves using my zero-offset cutting pliers, which everyone should have for trimming TyWraps.