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Automatic wire strippers
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across
this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam |
Automatic wire strippers
On Mon, 20 May 2019 17:09:46 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Can't help with that one (although genuine CK stuff is usually good). I bought one of these (I think on a recommendation here) and it is excellent. I've been using it a lot recently. https://capritools.com/pliers-and-cu...recision-wire- strippers/ They do a range, but that one is about 20 quid. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
Automatic wire strippers
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote:
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam I have some that looks like that.. they work on smallish wires but I don't think they work well on 4 mm mains cables. |
Automatic wire strippers
In message , Bob Eager
writes https://capritools.com/pliers-and-cu...recision-wire- strippers/ Mine is very similar to the above and yes, works very well. -- Graeme |
Automatic wire strippers
On 17:40 20 May 2019, Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 20 May 2019 17:09:46 +0100, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Can't help with that one (although genuine CK stuff is usually good). I bought one of these (I think on a recommendation here) and it is excellent. I've been using it a lot recently. https://capritools.com/pliers-and-cu...recision-wire- strippers/ They do a range, but that one is about 20 quid. At university, when I couldn't have afforded wire strippers I stripped a length of figure-of-8 two-core mains flex with my teeth and the mains was on. I've never forgotten, decades later. :( I did that as a child, maybe I was 11 or 12, I volunteered to repair a neighbours doorbell and stripped a "figure 8" pair of wires with my teeth that I assumed were on the LV side of the transformer. Never assume. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
Automatic wire strippers
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Bob Eager wrote: On Mon, 20 May 2019 17:09:46 +0100, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Can't help with that one (although genuine CK stuff is usually good). I bought one of these (I think on a recommendation here) and it is excellent. I've been using it a lot recently. https://capritools.com/pliers-and-cu...ire-strippers/ They do a range, but that one is about 20 quid. I've got about every type known to man, and those are the best I have. They do mains 1,1.5,2.5mm well, and most of the other cables I use for electronics. The self adjusting types never seem to be as good. -- *I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Automatic wire strippers
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote:
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam This type do work well and CK are/were considered a good brand. I have a similar CK stripper but on my 15+ year old version the cutting jaws are slightly different. However the gripping/stripping jaws on the Toolstaion offering above look far superior to the copy-cat strippers on Ebay which cost £7 to £12. Consider removing the red plastic wire length end stop and you may find that you can strip thicker wires. I can strip the grey insulation from "5A" cable with ease and from 13A cable with some difficulty (the stripping jaws are on limit for the size of the cable). With the outer insulation on thick cable strip in multiple small lengths. IMO the crimp function on the inside of the handles should only be used as a last resort and proper ratchet crimp tools work much better. The wire cutter blades on the handle side of the pivot will cut mains cable. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
Automatic wire strippers
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote:
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam Bloody brilliant! Had mine 8 years, couldn't do without them! -- Dave The Medway Handyman |
Automatic wire strippers
On 21/05/2019 00:48, TMH wrote:
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam Bloody brilliant!Â* Had mine 8 years, couldn't do without them! Stripping with your teeth is a no no. Years ago I worked with a chap that did that. Until one day his tooth went in one direction and the wire covering in another! |
Automatic wire strippers
"Pamela" wrote in message ... On 17:40 20 May 2019, Bob Eager wrote: On Mon, 20 May 2019 17:09:46 +0100, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Can't help with that one (although genuine CK stuff is usually good). I bought one of these (I think on a recommendation here) and it is excellent. I've been using it a lot recently. https://capritools.com/pliers-and-cu...recision-wire- strippers/ They do a range, but that one is about 20 quid. At university, when I couldn't have afforded wire strippers I stripped a length of figure-of-8 two-core mains flex with my teeth and the mains was on. I've never forgotten, decades later. :( That certainly explains the problem between your ears. |
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Automatic wire strippers
On 2019-05-20, alan_m wrote:
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam This type do work well and CK are/were considered a good brand. I have a similar CK stripper but on my 15+ year old version the cutting jaws are slightly different. However the gripping/stripping jaws on the Toolstaion offering above look far superior to the copy-cat strippers on Ebay which cost £7 to £12. Thanks (and to everyone else who answered). Consider removing the red plastic wire length end stop and you may find that you can strip thicker wires. I can strip the grey insulation from "5A" cable with ease and from 13A cable with some difficulty (the stripping jaws are on limit for the size of the cable). With the outer insulation on thick cable strip in multiple small lengths. IMO the crimp function on the inside of the handles should only be used as a last resort and proper ratchet crimp tools work much better. Yes, in some ways I wish they didn't put crimping slots in tools like this, because it tempts people to use them. The wire cutter blades on the handle side of the pivot will cut mains cable. |
Automatic wire strippers
On 2019-05-20, TMH wrote:
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam Bloody brilliant! Had mine 8 years, couldn't do without them! Same brand? |
Automatic wire strippers
That's shocking...
You were clearly a bright spark at that age! |
Automatic wire strippers
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote:
I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? They've got something similar in Aldi for £6 - just bought one. Wire cutter is crude/effective, but seems to strip cables very nicely. -- Cheers, Rob |
Automatic wire strippers
On 20/05/2019 18:39, Pamela wrote:
At university, when I couldn't have afforded wire strippers I stripped a length of figure-of-8 two-core mains flex with my teeth and the mains was on. I've never forgotten, decades later. :( No shocks, but a friend, a motor mechanic by trade, stripped out his front tooth that way. 'twas day before his wedding! -- Adrian C |
Automatic wire strippers
Yes the riggers who did my original rotator wiring on my chimney used
teeth, and despite my misgivings about moisture in the cabling, everything seemed to work very well. I wonder if they still have their teeth, they must be retired by now! Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message ... On 20/05/2019 18:39, Pamela wrote: At university, when I couldn't have afforded wire strippers I stripped a length of figure-of-8 two-core mains flex with my teeth and the mains was on. I've never forgotten, decades later. :( No shocks, but a friend, a motor mechanic by trade, stripped out his front tooth that way. 'twas day before his wedding! -- Adrian C |
Automatic wire strippers
On 2019-06-03, RJH wrote:
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? They've got something similar in Aldi for £6 - just bought one. Wire cutter is crude/effective, but seems to strip cables very nicely. Thanks, but I bought the CK one on sale about a week & a half ago. (I was off-line last week.) |
Automatic wire strippers
On 2019-05-20, alan_m wrote:
On 20/05/2019 17:09, Adam Funk wrote: I was thinking of getting an automatic wire stripper & came across this on sale for £14. https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984 Are they any good? Thanks, Adam This type do work well and CK are/were considered a good brand. I have a similar CK stripper but on my 15+ year old version the cutting jaws are slightly different. However the gripping/stripping jaws on the Toolstaion offering above look far superior to the copy-cat strippers on Ebay which cost £7 to £12. Consider removing the red plastic wire length end stop and you may find that you can strip thicker wires. I can strip the grey insulation from The end stop on this one can be folded out of the way! "5A" cable with ease and from 13A cable with some difficulty (the stripping jaws are on limit for the size of the cable). With the outer insulation on thick cable strip in multiple small lengths. IMO the crimp function on the inside of the handles should only be used as a last resort and proper ratchet crimp tools work much better. The wire cutter blades on the handle side of the pivot will cut mains cable. |
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