My first experience with new wire stripper

Well I bought a wire stripper off Ebay, cost was about $137 total as I recall. Its been sitting waiting for me for about a month now.

I discovered it requires a drill with a 1/2" chuck to fit the shaft of the wire stripper. I own 5 or 6 3/8" drills so I bought a new one from Harbor Freight, cost wast about $45 total.

I had a small desk in the shop so I mouted it to the desk. I found I had to elevate the stripper so it was at the same level as the drill.

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Below is a photo of the plate that is normally installed to guide smaller wire. I was stripping large coax.

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Here is what the coax looks like after being cut by the stripper

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Here is the copper sheilding being removed

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And here is the center condutor with the insulation split ready to pull out.

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I hope this answered some questions, Mike.

Thanks for that Mike.

Couple Q's. Was the coax done in one pass? Also is the cutter wheel spring loaded, or just fixed to the adjuster?

Cool Mike, how small of wire will it do?

I was able to adjust it so I could do the complete cut in one pass.

The wheel is not spring loaded but adjustable. The wheels below are ajustable wider and narrower for larger and smaller wires. Mike.

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Originally Posted by Bear

Cool Mike, how small of wire will it do?

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I don't know yet. I did strip some 14 gauge stranded and it worked great. It takes some practice to get the adjustments correct. Mike.

I have the same stripper and I love it!!! I have a 1/2 inch drill I found one night hooked up to it. Instead of using the trigger control, I locked the trigger into the on position and I spliced a sewing machine foot pedal so my hands are free to guide the wire in and my foot can controll the speed.

i have the same wire stripper and it says it will strip wire from 2mm to 15mm(i havent done any bigger,but have done smaller). i can run any size solid wire i get through it. with the smaller gauge wires it gets harder to cut the insulation off the stranded wires without cutting the copper into little pieces, so i take the drill off and use the handle for better control.i try to cut just deep enough that i dont cut all the way through the plastic,then pull the copper out by hand. like miked said it takes a little playing with to get it set,but when it is set just right, it can fly through wire. when im doing power cords and the wire is pre-sorted, i can get 8 or 10 lbs of copper an hour while watching tv.i love this wire stripper.great pictures miked.

I have to thank Shootsitall, he and I met awhile back and he brought his wire stripper. That's what convinced me it was worth a try with an inexpensive wire stripper.

The large high quality coax with copper sheild and copper center conductor really is a good return for the effort. Mike.

Looking good mike might have to invest in one !

Is there a part number or link to where I can get a wire stripper like that? Thanks!

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Just ebayed it and found it! sorry for cluttering up the board!

How is the stripper working out for you now that you've had it for a little while?

That looks like a nice little set up.I have some harness wire and stuff i need to strip.But without a stripper it will take forever lol.

Devo, I was about to make a statement about your very question. So do I like, yes. Am I making a lot of money using it, no but wire stripping is not my main scrapping activity.

What I really like about it is its very easy to adjust so I don't have to a lot of sorting which would take up time. I can see the value of one of the strippers with multible blades which should not require adjustment every time you change the type wire you are stripping.

The one thing I have learned is you can strip small gauge wire with it, 18-20gauge. But the problem is some wire has insulation that does not want to split, so the stripped mashes the wire instead.

On some small gauge wire I have tried and succeeded with runing it thru twice. I lightly score on one side then put it thru again scoring on the other side. The copper almost falls out sometimes. It might seem like a lot of extra work to put it thru a second time but the ease of removing the copper stranded wire is well worth it.

I have had less that a great time stripping the wire harness from the power supplies of computers, the multi colored wires. I will continue to try but some is just going into the #2 insulated wire bucket. I hope this helps, Mike.

Thanks for the follow up Mike.

Based on your experience I have decided to order one off of Ebay also.

Rusty don't forget it requires a 1/2" drill, Mike.

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Originally Posted by miked

Rusty don't forget it requires a 1/2" drill, Mike.

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Yep, got that already. I also have a 18V gear reduction box that I might try on it and make the thing mobile. lol!

You've inspired me - just got this on ebay. Can't wait to try it out!
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Man that's a deal a on a stripper! Normally costs me more then that...wait wait...we're referring to a wire stripper...my bad. :p


On a serious note, my thanks for this post Miked. I'm now pondering getting one myself, as I get a lot of wire in my wanderings. I'm thinking this would be worth the investment, just on the time alone I'd save.

Now to tell my wife I'm buying a stripper...:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by LadyScrappers

You've inspired me - just got this on ebay. Can't wait to try it out!
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/...restripper.jpg

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ordering one TODAY.....

Has anyone tried this stripper on the copper wire from tv's? You know the wire with the black tape wrapped around it.