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American cable is different from the UK,This man is using a Klein knife.
These are fine for flat cable, not so good for round.
Also quite delicate, need to be kept in a case or box.
Prefer the Jokari type strippers.
That would be 15 and a half quid wastedCK is going for £15.45 at Toolstation.
C.K Automatic Wire Stripper - Toolstation - https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p42984
Nope 20 quid wasted so far that's 35 notes wasted on useless tools
how about stripping longer cables
3 inches apart? come on mate get real.You can just do it multiple times up the cable, say 3 inches apart, then pull the bits of sheath off individually.
Like I said get real, do the job properly as an Electrician would, imagine you have say 12 suitably sized cables that the mickey mouse strippers can accommodate, how long is your method going to take you? they are expensive gimmicks mate, nothing more nothing less, designed to take lots of pound notes from inexperienced people.I just tried it on some 2.5 T&E, it will happily do 8 inches in one go and you can still pull the sheath off easily.
The reason I said 3 inches before is that the more you strip off in one go, the more of a slight mark it leaves on the remaining sheath, so it's better to do more short bites, than one big bite. So if you want a really long strip, only the last one needs to be a short piece.
So, you could strip, say, 24 inches off, sheath removed also, in less than 5 seconds.
how long is your method going to take you?
Yes. The CK ones are good. They'll strip both the sheath and the cores of 1.0 to 2.5 T&E/3C&E. The only time I don't use them is stripping sheath off close to a backbox where there isn't enough room for them.Hi,
Does anyone have any experience of any of these tools?
Some people say that the Irwin ones are better quality.
Thanks
You do it your way mate and I'll do it mine, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink it.Much, much less time than using a knife. And zero chance of nicking the insulation.
if it can only strip 2 inches from the cable end. That wouldn't be ideal because I may need to strip 4 inches away etc...
Stan Laurel agrees.You do it your way mate and I'll do it mine, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink it.
Yes, you need a knife, if only because the stripper won't do all cable types and sizes, but the stripper has its place too.Maybe it's a case of one size doesn't fit all and I may need a stripper and a knife.
Yes, you need a knife, if only because the stripper won't do all cable types and sizes, but the stripper has its place too.
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