On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 09:49:14 +0000, Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:54:37 -0600, Alan wrote:

Fed up using side cutters and blade. Are the automatic things any
good
and really cover from the jacket of 2.5 T&E down to individual
wires
from alarm (stranded) or CW1308 (solid) cables without adjustment.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/c-k-automa...stripper/97204

Not for stripping insulation off. It's great for getting the sheath off
T+E, but I never use it for the ends.

Why not for the ends?

They are not accurate enough, you need sheath in both jaws to pull them
apart, they sometimes pull on the 'fixed' end, so the bit you want is
actually smaller than you need, if it does that, you have to start again.
OK if you are happy to strip the insulation, then snip the excess cable
off. I'm not sure they are much use for smaller than 1mm cable, even that
slips sometimes.