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    Nice little wire stripper

    I had this saved to bookmarks, and I clicked on it just now, and instead of the one I had booked marked, this one shows up. Must say, it is really nice.

    Looking to get a wire stripper in a couple of weeks to go through all my wire and turn what I can into #2 copper.

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    I like how there are guides to sharpen the blades yourself.
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    I own one of the previous models (the blue one a little way down the page). I dont do a lot of stripping anymore because of time constraints, but if i ever slow down i will have a pile ready. It is a great device. I had noticed a few of the design flaws and rigged this to work more efficiently, but now i see that they added parts to fix them....NICE! It also helps build the forearms, but is really suprisingly easy to use. The blade stays sharp a lot longer than i thought it would, but keep checking to make sure it is sharp and it will go through the cover real easy. I give it 2 thumbs up

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    Quote Originally Posted by shendog View Post
    I own one of the previous models (the blue one a little way down the page). I dont do a lot of stripping anymore because of time constraints, but if i ever slow down i will have a pile ready. It is a great device. I had noticed a few of the design flaws and rigged this to work more efficiently, but now i see that they added parts to fix them....NICE! It also helps build the forearms, but is really suprisingly easy to use. The blade stays sharp a lot longer than i thought it would, but keep checking to make sure it is sharp and it will go through the cover real easy. I give it 2 thumbs up
    Thanks for the review. Seriously leaning towards this one. I know there is drill powered ones, but sometime like this would be more better for me.

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    What kind of wire are you going to strip? I have never used one before but if you'r going to strip thin wire like the wire out of electronics it might not work so good. To me that kind of wire is not worth stripping. If your wire is thick like they use to wire a house then it would work better. On that kind of wire it's better for me to use a box knife and I can strip wire just as fast.

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    I have the older one but I only strip #1 wire with it but works great


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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    What kind of wire are you going to strip? I have never used one before but if you'r going to strip thin wire like the wire out of electronics it might not work so good. To me that kind of wire is not worth stripping. If your wire is thick like they use to wire a house then it would work better. On that kind of wire it's better for me to use a box knife and I can strip wire just as fast.
    I will strip anything and everything minus really small wire....that just goes for insulated wire.

    depending on how small I will just use a handheld stripall stripper

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    I have to say that is a nice looking stripper, but if the blades were better quality would they need sharpening. ??
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    Geo, I too, have the older version, which works extremely well. A bit of a learning curve to get the rollers and the cutting blade "just right". I have used it down to 14ga stranded wire, so far.

    Their newer model looks much "prettier"

    Mech: I'm surprised how long, one blade stays sharp. Of course, I haven't measured the total length of cable stripped, but it has been considerable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    I have to say that is a nice looking stripper, but if the blades were better quality would they need sharpening. ??
    Im sure, unless the blades are made out of some sort of really good material (what, I am not sure), then they would need sharpening. I am sure, like everything else, they will get dull after a while. However, according to the pictures in the ad, you just need an angle grinder and whatever that cut off disk is, and you can sharpen them up within minutes!

    Definitely leaning towards this one for sure, unless I see something better that peaks my interest.

    I am looking to be as portable with my tools as possible. Never know what type of jobs you will get, where portability is an essential asset!

    Quote Originally Posted by NewbyScrapper View Post
    Geo, I too, have the older version, which works extremely well. A bit of a learning curve to get the rollers and the cutting blade "just right". I have used it down to 14ga stranded wire, so far.

    Their newer model looks much "prettier"

    Mech: I'm surprised how long, one blade stays sharp. Of course, I haven't measured the total length of cable stripped, but it has been considerable.
    Yeah, I have seen a LOT of good reviews on the other model. Main reason I booked marked it originally. Apparently, they have come out with the "guiding" system for the older one as well.


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