reliable wire strippers

edexlab · Aug 13, 2014

channelock 6 1/4 inch strippers

Tiny Spark · Aug 13, 2014

You will probably all think I am mad but i use these for pretty much everything!
Cable Cutters 150mm (6") | Cable / Wire Cutters | Screwfix.com

I can strip anything with them from CAT5, Flex, Singles or pretty much anything else I come accross.
Just gently squeeze, twist and pull.
I have never tried doing a 0.4 as its not a size I come accross but I can do 0.75 with ease.

edexlab · Aug 13, 2014

Well you won't have to worry about breaking them on small wires!
No the whole purpose of the thread was because I was looking for something simple/reliable to take overseas as this job entails a lot of travel and I didn't want anything too heavy/unreliable etc because of weight restrictions also the company want us to use purpose made strippers as there was an expensive site visit once where wires had failed due to being stripped with snips/cutters etc.

Tiny Spark · Aug 13, 2014

Fair enough, Allthough they are very reliable upto about 16mm I think it is LOL

Bobster · Aug 13, 2014

I got given a pair strippers from weidmuller, stripax I think there called.

Best I've ever used. Most jobs I just use my snips, but for panel building these are just so much faster. I wouldn't pay for them though, last time I checked they were circa £70

edexlab · Aug 13, 2014

I did try them and yes very good but I wasn't about to spend that much for them to get pinched by a foreigner!
Having said that the pair I did get was considerably less than I thought I'd be paying and are very good for the money! They were a trial really before I bought a more expensive make but like I said probably as good as!