Best wire strippers

[Mobilesport]

This type of wire strippers are the best I've ever used , minimal  work

 

[TMG51]

"Automatic" wire strippers, yes. They're great. Don't neglect the adjustment screw - some people will overlook it and think the stripper isn't working (often for small wires). I have a Vice Grip brand pair that I prefer over GB / Ideal.

 

[MrNoodly]

Since I'm not going to be stripping wires for a living, the ones I bought for about $3.00 twenty-five years ago serve me just fine. ;-)

 

[SternWake]

Got a link?

I am so stubborn I have been using a razor blade and running it around each wire's insulation carefully, but sometimes I still part a strand or two, which might then cause a tool throwing curse fest as 'ideal' slipped from my grasp.

Extra Resistance is....frustrating.

 

[Mobilesport]

Got a link?

I am so stubborn I have been using a razor blade and running it around each wire's insulation carefully, but sometimes I still part a strand or two, which might then cause a tool throwing curse fest as 'ideal' slipped from my grasp.

Extra Resistance is....frustrating.

I had a friend that would heat the wire up with  a lighter and then very simply  after
it cooled a little pull it off with  his fingers

https://www.google.com/search?q=wir...&ved=0ahUKEwjX45ye-Z_RAhWE8YMKHSVxDd4QgjYI7gQ

 

[Mobilesport]

Got a link?

I am so stubborn I have been using a razor blade and running it around each wire's insulation carefully, but sometimes I still part a strand or two, which might then cause a tool throwing curse fest as 'ideal' slipped from my grasp.

Extra Resistance is....frustrating.

I had a friend that would heat the wire up with  a lighter and then very simply  after
it cooled a little pull it off with  his fingers
https://www.google.com/search?q=wir...&ved=0ahUKEwjX45ye-Z_RAhWE8YMKHSVxDd4QgjYI7gQ

 

[TMG51]

Got a link?

I am so stubborn I have been using a razor blade and running it around each wire's insulation carefully, but sometimes I still part a strand or two, which might then cause a tool throwing curse fest as 'ideal' slipped from my grasp.

Extra Resistance is....frustrating.

Wait, seriously? The Stern isn't familiar with automatic wire strippers? Did you misplace that volume from your technical manual encyclopedia?

I do the razor blade thing for very large gauge wire, for everything else I use automatic strippers.

 

[SternWake]

I was wondering which brand was shown in the photo. But the Mountain Dew can also solves a mystery or 2 as well. Just Kidding

Mainesail recommends this one:
https://www.amazon.com/IDEAL-45-092-Stripmaster-Stripper-No-10/dp/B000Q8SCT2

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination&page=2

I once had a cheap pair that worked well, until they didn't. Might have been harbor fright. I don't recall where or how I got them or the matter of their demise. They might have wound up in low earth orbit, with a number of other 'dammit' tools

 

[SternWake]

I own some Milwaukee strippers of the non Automatic variety. I am not impressed with them as the locking function is not designed well, and I regret the purchase and have stubbornly held out spending anymore money on another device of the same general purpose, especially when my teeth work so well.

Avoid this curse inducing device:

 

[Mobilesport]

I was wondering which brand was shown in the photo.  But the Mountain Dew can also solves a mystery or 2 as well.  Just Kidding

Mainesail recommends this one:
https://www.amazon.com/IDEAL-45-092-Stripmaster-Stripper-No-10/dp/B000Q8SCT2

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination&page=2

I once had a cheap pair that worked well, until they didn't.  Might have been harbor fright. I don't recall where or how I got them or the matter of their demise.  They might have wound up in low earth orbit, with a number of other 'dammit' tools

I have a pair of them blue strippers and you can have them if you want , I also have a 
500 ohm 10 turn potentiometer and adjustment knob for it that i don't need , I bought it for my Boondocker and I ended up keeping the pot I have on there and just put a bigger knob on.
If you  want the stuff just pm me , it'll all get thrown away if you don't  take it.
Oh , I think the red ones can be bought for $12

 

[BradKW]

I have a pair of these Klein Stripper/Cutter and think they are excellent, provided that I know the wire size that I'm working with. When I know the size, I think they are much more precise and cleaner than auto-strippers. But when I'm guessing the size, auto-strippers are much more convenient.

[img=400x300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71u8KixVxwL._SL1500_.jpg[/img]

 

[SternWake]

My contemptible Milwaukee's combine two gauges, like 10 on one side and 12 on the other, and sometimes i need to rotate them and wind up clipping a few strands, and then............

You guessed it, 'dammit' tools in low earth orbit, propelled by a stream of curses which defy physics and can enter the atmosphere penetrate to the surface, thereby confounding earthlings in quiet environments who might be listening below.

 

[Mobilesport]

I don't  know the brand of my red ones , a friend gave them to me about a 
month  ago , they don't  have  a name/label on them but I know the first time I
saw a pair that looked simular they were $12.
I would like to find something simular to my red ones but light weight aluminum  and
a very ergonomic  handle , that would  be even better

 

[Mobilesport]

I have a pair of these Klein Stripper/Cutter and think they are excellent, provided that I know the wire size that I'm working with. When I know the size, I think they are much more precise and cleaner than auto-strippers. But when I'm guessing the size, auto-strippers are much more convenient.

[img=400x300]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71u8KixVxwL._SL1500_.jpg[/img]

I have a pair simular but red , mine are kind of tough to pull the insulation off sometimes  ,  however I might try to use them with a combination of a heat gun to soften the insulation up first and then I'm sure it would pull right off extremely  easy.
Yours look like a better quality  tool though.

 

[highdesertranger]

I also like the ones Brad posted, the Klein's, that's what I use. highdesertranger

 

[SternWake]

Yep, I'm angry I bought the Milwaukee instead of the Klein. if Only I had walked to the electrical section of Home Despot instead of the tool section, they were right there and about the same price.
Worst impulse buy ever.

I still want a pair of automatic clicky strippers. They are on the list, and my Milwaukees will then be relegated to backup coffee stirrer duty.

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

The problem, of course, is that furriners use metric wire instead of good old American AWG.  Usually, the tools are designed to work "ok" with both the metric and the nearest AWG.  A properly adjusted automatic tool will always work better than a "fixed" tool for that reason.  But for those of us without OCD, "ok" is usually good enough.

 

[GotSmart]

Not many will ever do a deep clean on their crimpers and cutters.  Use a nylon pad to scrape off the crud buildup, and a blast or two of brake clean.

Look for rounded cutting edges.  Every few years my wire cutters need touching up with a fine file or whetstone,

 

[mudbunny]

I help a buddy at his Trailer repair business when my work is slow. I use an off the shelf Carquest brand of auto stripper. I've had them a long time and just need periodic maintenance. Like Got Smart says, just clear out the schmegma and adjust the clamping side. I've got a broken 3 point fine that works good to touch up the cutter, no disassembly required. I used to use the pearly white method but nowadays I'd be picking them up off the floor.[ASTONISHED FACE]

 

[Ticklebellly]

I have several for different situations. One that gets used a lot has hot wire tips to melt through the insulation so as to not nick or score any of the conductor strands. Often used on aircraft wiring where wire gauge used has been calculated and where a nick could result in being a stress concentration point in high vibration situations. For single strand telephone wire, nice sharp square edge on the needle nose pliers is sufficient.