Wire stripper

I purchased a wire stripper that looks like the striptec model k I believe and for the life of me i can not get it to work right the wire seems to keep slipping off to the side and then i have to start over this is very frustrating. The wire i am trying to strip is a solid wire between 12 and 18 Gage it doesn't matter they all go off to the side no mater what i do. Some of you talk of modifications you make to your wire strippers if any body has done it to this style could you please share.
Rob Ostrom
Minong Wi

The best wire stripper I have come across is the trusty old box knife. The trick is to lay the wire across something solid like a vice, the arm of a chair or even the side of the bed of a pick up truck. hold the knife on the wire at about a 45 degree angle and pull the wire under the blade of the knife. This works best on solid core wire and hevyer core braded wire. I would never waste my money on a wire stripper. But then again I don't get much stripable wire so this method works best for me.

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/tools...-stripper.html

This is a thread I started and it has photos. You can not put up photos until you have 5+ postings and there is a thread on how to do it. So when you get to that point you may want to add photos.

So does your striper look like the one I have? If so then getting the setting correct is needed for each type of wire. I also purchased a set of "T" handle allen wrenches to make the adjustments with. The "T" handle gave me the reach and I could really torque them down tight. I will likely replace the set screws with harder ones made in the U.S. to replace the Chinese ones that came with my machine. I also found that striping solid core wire was more of smash it enough that it would split the insulation. This was mostly true on the smaller gauge wire.

At the bottom of this post(like all others) there are suggested threads that might be helpful. Mike.

Mine is one that you have to pull the wire through and as soon as i can post a pic i will.

Does it look like this?

Strip Tec Model K Manual Wire Stripper Cable Stripper | eBay

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Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

Does it look like this?

Strip Tec Model K Manual Wire Stripper Cable Stripper | eBay

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I forgot I have one of those. It worked ok for a while but after changing the blades I found it very difficult to get the blade adjusted and tightened enough to hold the setting. My best advise with one like that if striping solid core insulated score it very lightlty. Then after you score it pull the insulation to split it completely. Best of luck, Mike.

Thanks for all the information on wire strippers Mike. I have approximately 200 lbs. of wire that needs to be stripped and will be looking at purchasing a wire stripper in the next few weeks.

ok I just looked up the stripper online and it is just like the striptec model A sorry for the confusion

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Originally Posted by Sabby

Thanks for all the information on wire strippers Mike. I have approximately 200 lbs. of wire that needs to be stripped and will be looking at purchasing a wire stripper in the next few weeks.

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You might try one of these first; or maybe something from here.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/tools...strippers.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Orch09Zwt58

Fire is the best stripper, lol, I know" smoke bad. :cool:

Last night i pulled out an old solder iron (pen type) and saw that it had a cutting knife blade kind of like a scalpel blade. I did not try it on thick insulation but it sliced through the degaussing tape w/out any pressure. Good for my neck and wallet :)

for those like me "monetarily challenged" there is a thing called a 'hot knife' auto window installers use to cut through the insulation around the windshields. Me thinks this may work on heavy insulation, and they are relatively cheep.

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Fire is the best stripper, lol, I know" smoke bad. :cool:

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Burning the insulation off the wires just so happens to be illegal. It's not a law that might be in effect in only certain municipalities, it's true throughout the entire USA. I know it's also illegal in Canada, but not sure about other countries.

Search results for: 'hot knife'

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for those like me "monetarily challenged" there is a thing called a 'hot knife' auto window installers use to cut through the insulation around the windshields. Me thinks this may work on heavy insulation, and they are relatively cheep.

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thx Brucie

I have the same wire stripper as Mike. It works well. Just have a hex wrench handy