reliable wire strippers

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• Jul 17, 2014

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No it was a reply to telextrix just saw your post after I'd replied

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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Pete999 said:

You may have the wrong kit mate my Knipex pliers aint got any springs or blades, just pliers with a semi pointed nose, cable shears, crimps etc, try googling then I did but can't post a link

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here are the knipex ones

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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The knipex I have are the installation pliers, I probably wouldn't recommend them for the money really as although they do have their uses it seems a mismatched design to me and I tried using it as my main tool for quite some time , instead of using several different tools as its intended for, but always ended up putting it back and getting the proper one out of the bag.

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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edexlab said:

Yes I've tried these and yes they are good but again they can be prone to breaking as there are springs , blades etc I'm looking for something a bit more basic.

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Use your teeth. You won't find anything more basic than that & you have the added bonus of not forgetting to pack them in the toolbox.

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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Geordie Spark said:

Use your teeth. You won't find anything more basic than that & you have the added bonus of not forgetting to pack them in the toolbox.

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You sure about that fatha?

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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trev said:

You sure about that fatha?

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I don't know about you son, but me and my teeth are still sleeping together.

 

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I bet you've got appropriately sized notches for different size wires lol do you chew the larger size conductors?
Hmm can just visualise you chomping on some 240 mm

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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edexlab said:

I bet you've got appropriately sized notches for different size wires lol do you chew the larger size conductors?
Hmm can just visualise you chomping on some 240 mm

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I worked with a guy that had a notch for 16mm XD

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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Have you tried the knipex version of the jokari that does the sizes you want, but does have blades (odd that for a wire stripper:smile5

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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edexlab said:

I bet you've got appropriately sized notches for different size wires lol do you chew the larger size conductors?
Hmm can just visualise you chomping on some 240 mm

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I can't .. but I know a woman who can.

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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use small electronics ones for small wires (like up to 1mm)
2 in 1 Wire Stripper & Cutter Electronic Assembly V4265 | eBay
or have a look in rs or cpc shop, there is plenty of variants, if you get a quality ones and dont abuse them then they will last,

for bigger wires use your standard sparkys pliers or a knife.

 

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• Jul 17, 2014

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If you'resat for hours in front of panels try one of these thermal strippers. The PTS-50 Patco Inc wire strippers, thermal wire stripper, wire stripper cutter, wire cutter, cable stripper, coaxial cable stripper, wire stripping, cable stripping tool
We use something similar for panel building. If I'm working on site I carry 5 of these and have them all set for different wire sizes between 0.25 and 2.5mm.

 

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• Jul 18, 2014

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edexlab said:

No it was a reply to telextrix just saw your post after I'd replied

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Right sorry

 

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• Jul 18, 2014

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just googled stripper for you.

 

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• Aug 13, 2014

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As an update I bought a pair of Channelock wirestrippers to try out (£12.00)
as a basic no frills set for travelling abroad , the yanks use this style a lot to the extent where they'll carry 3 models on a toolbelt for different cable types, but I've never seen anyone use them here before .

So after some use I would say they aren't bad for panel work but because they are so sharp it's easy to cut through a few strands if you just close the selected hole on the wire and pull so I've adapted my technique by just using it to nip the insulation and using the needle nose pliers to grip and pull of the insulation which works perfectly with no broken strands, my only concern really is they're not forged but stamped pressings , but so far so good!

 

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