wire stripper

[makaze808]

Hi, I'm struggliing to strip awg 24 wire with my current strippers, what sort of tool are you all using???

Thanks.

Woz.

[newfish]

Swiss Army Knife.

...and a lot of care.

[frokost]

I use 4 inch high quality needle craft scissors, bought in a sewing machine shop. Those, and diagonal pliers are without doubt the tools I use the most. $15 for a pair of scissors is... actually worth it. 

[bbmonster]

I use a Craftsman Professional wire stripper I got from Sears for ~$15. It does AWG solid from 20-30 and stranded from 22-32. Works really good. Looks like the following http://tinyurl.com/mqtxq6 except it has black and red grips and of course smaller gauge stripping cutters.

[R O Tiree]

I use these...

Simple, quick, accurate and no nicks in the wire cores, so no breakages.

[petemoore]

  Butane Lighter

[jacobyjd]

I use a Craftsman Professional wire stripper I got from Sears for ~$15. It does AWG solid from 20-30 and stranded from 22-32. Works really good. Looks like the following http://tinyurl.com/mqtxq6 except it has black and red grips and of course smaller gauge stripping cutters.

+1 IMO, there is no better balance of comfort, precision, and speed of use than you can get from this style of cutter. I've gone through 3 pairs of them in the past 12 years (they get dull after a million or so uses  ), and I'll never use anything else if I don't have to.

You can get them just about anywhere--just keep an eye out, and they are marked for gauges. I have 2 pairs--one gauged larger and one smaller. The smaller one gets used for most of my stompbox work, and the larger one is perfect for the house/car/heavy duty/whatever work I have.

[The French connection]

I use a Craftsman Professional wire stripper I got from Sears for ~$15. It does AWG solid from 20-30 and stranded from 22-32. Works really good. Looks like the following http://tinyurl.com/mqtxq6 except it has black and red grips and of course smaller gauge stripping cutters.

Something like that combine with a lighter...score the wire with the cutter, light'hem up a bit and the ''sheat'' are removed easily.

No more nicks on my thumbs nail, so i can make myself french manicure again! 

Dan

[NPrescott]

I picked up a 'Stripmaster' at a garage sale and it's by far the best purchase I've made for diy - I'm pretty sure they come in a range of sizes, mine strips stranded 22 awg with no problem. You might need a size smaller for 24.

I don't know how much they go for new but I picked mine up used for $1.

[davent]

I've had good luck with these on Teflon wire and they work even better on pvc wire.

dave

[ayayay!]

Harbor Freight baby.  And how are you gonna beat $1.99?  I use/still have the types above for years, but with this one you can fine tune it to your type of wire better.   

[The French connection]

Harbor Freight baby.  And how are you gonna beat $1.99?  I use/still have the types above for years, but with this one you can fine tune it to your type of wire better.   

That's the one i use too! Combine with this:



Dan

[DougH]

I use a pair that are similar to this:

http://electrical.hardwarestore.com/15-62-wire-strippers-and-crimping-tools/milwaukee-clipper-wire-stripper-601521.aspx



I got them from Lowe's for around $7. They work great.

[makaze808]

Well, I bought some of these,  http://www.abbeypowertools.co.uk/draper-miscellaneous/wire-tools/showitem-7691-55806.aspx

ABSOLUTE PANTS,

The jaws can't hold the wire, it just slips through, there is a recoil action which make the cutters seperate as you start squeezing.

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN. Back to shopping.

[jacobyjd]

Simple = Better