Tool for cutting Romex (NM sheathed)

[charlesgriffin]

I had a pair of Rennsteig pliers, which I used for many years. They were a little pricier than the Klein tools I used to have, but the quality is awesome. They cut up to 450MGM copper and I used them on aluminum as well.
http://www.rennsteig.us/products/cutting/73-cable-shears-d27.html

 

[Notgrownup]

The Klein strippers have good cutters. My Klein pair is about 15 years old and still going strong despite the notch I made in the cutter chopping through a hot piece of 14/2.

If you're looking for a great cutting only tool, the Klein 63050 cutter is great for anything up to and including /0 diameters.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-To...-100-Pair-24-AWG-63050/100492628?N=5yc1vZbofe

This is what I have but in Kobalt brand, it cuts through Romex like nothing.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Excuse my ignorance - how can I fit the stripper just posted in the box after I have fed the wires in.

The barb/knife is at the end so you can get close but if you want a neat box you have to strip the sheath and insert through your connector so that only what you want to see is visible. Some are pretty **** about this and I find no fault with that. But they would never strip a Romex cable after inserting unless they carry a few different cutters to clean up the job/

The boxes I've dealt with seem to require stripping after inserting. Otherwise inserting the wire is much more difficult since the stripped sheathing catches on the box?

Could be. I still try to cut back the sheath before entering the box. But, if you slit both sides as far down as you can, you can get some small dykes down there to snip the strips and the paper around the ground. You'll never do it neatly with side cutting pliers.

And, I'll admit to doing my share of stripping after the wires are in the box. It becomes marginally more difficult when 2 wires enter through the same hole.

If u guys would have clicked the link i posted in #21 u would have seen the 90* NM-b cutters that klein makes. These are perfect for cutting and stripping the jacket of off romex once it is installed in the box...

Heres the links to the 3 versions(#14, #12, and #10) of the 90* NM-b strippers Klein makes:

#10 90*

http://products.kleintools.com/Disco...ts/K90102.html

#12 90*

http://products.kleintools.com/Disco...ts/K90102.html

#14 90*

http://products.kleintools.com/Disco...ts/K90142.html

I had already just bought these Klein Kurve Duals but was afraid that the cutter wouldn't stand up well (older model pics I saw online didn't have the cutter) and eventually gump up the tightness of stripping edges. The guy at Home Depot today said they'd be OK and that the cable cutters were more for people making a living with romex/etc. I figure if he was willing to dissuade me from a purchase, then he was fairly reliable. So... I'm sticking with my Duals for cutting and stripping romex.

They work great. I have a pair of the 2 cond and a pair of the 3 conductor...

 

[rick carpenter]

Just an FYI, Benner-Nawman has these...

http://benner-nawman.com/tools/up-b41-the-original-clean-cutter/

http://benner-nawman.com/tools/up-b240-the-original-high-leverage-cutter/

COO Taiwan per customer service email reply.

 

[rick carpenter]

Was at Sears and HD today. The Greenlee shears at Sears like the Kleins and the second B-N above are Japanese. All Wiss shears at HD are Chinese. The Knipex 165 shears at Sears are smaller than I had imagined and look like you'd have to open them up a lot to fit romex.

 

[Mustang51js]

I use a razor blade for the sheathing and either linesmans,wire strippers or dykes for cutting

 

[william.m.hamilton2]

This may sound rediculous, but when I run wire like that (not super often, but becoming more than once a year) my absolute favorite tool is a pair of dog toe nail clippers. They were on my bench one day, and happened to fall into my hand when I needed to cut up an extension cord that had been damaged. People laugh when they find out what they are, but for one size fits all, tool I haven't been able to beat them.