Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
Try this for newer wire. Lay the wire over your anvil or vice hold a utility knife on the wire at an angel so it cuts into the insolation and pull the wire while holding the knife still. Strips the wire nice and easy. My .02
HS that is almost the technique I use. I put one end of the wire in the vice, pull the wire tight, and then cut it with a utility knife (I prefer a carpet blade, they are a little thinner/sharper, and cut a little better).

Melray: good idea on smashing the old wire. I have gotten some old wire in the past that I could of tried that on.




I often wonder how profitable stripping wire is. For the heavy gauge wire it seems like a no-brainer but, for the smaller wire it seems that it isnt worth it because you lose a lot of weight by throwing away the insulation. I want to do an experiment sometime soon showing the numbers on not stripping wire and then the numbers on stripping wire. I will share my result when the experiment is done.