Wire stripper shopping

HiHoeSilver said:

Lol. I was so caught up in your bromance on the other threads, I thought this was yours, too.

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As long as I am on your mind.

yates ™ said:

As long as I am on your mind.

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Duh.

The bromance continues

I actually used to work in a car audio shop many years ago installing car stereos, alarms, and remote starts. I stopped around 2002 or 2003. I still have the same wire strippers that I used. I bought them off the Mac (or Matco, I can't remember for sure) truck for like $40. Then I saw the same exact wire strippers at Parts Express for a lot cheaper, so I order a second pair from them. I have both pairs till this day and they are a beast.
Here's the link to the ones that I have.
And then an actual picture of my 19-20 year old wire strippers. These survived hurricane Katrina by the way. They were not submerged though.
https://www.parts-express.com/automatic-wire-stripper-with-cutter--360-627

Or if you want to spend $20, then by all means get these, https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-T...pqxwVmTW3Otae5JX0l9UCND1Wdk9VG9saAobaEALw_wcB

I too have had several basic strippers/crimpers, and then I bought a set of Craftsman stripper/crimpers that I thought was a game changer. I tried the auto-adjusting wire strippers, they always seemed to cut too deep or not deep enough. Then one day I was helping a friend do some electrical in his house and I had a set of Ideal Stripmaster wire stripper. These things work awesome. After borrowing his for one project I could never go back and bought a set of my own. I have used them more for stripping wire for home renovation projects, but they work great in lots of situations. They have made stripping wire so much quicker and easier, that when I thought I lost the tool I immediately bought another. They make various different models to strip a range of different gauges, so take that into consideration. The link below does 10-22 gauge.

https://www.amazon.com/IDEAL-45-092...spons&keywords=IDEAL+45-092+Stripmaster&psc=1

+1 on ANYthing Klein.

They're free and you already have them. (Unless you're from Arkansas, then you can only strip 2AWG or larger)

BlueCollarTahoe said:

go with Klein brand if youre about long term quality. Vise grip makes a pretty nice automatic sizing stripper. have both would suggest to anyone.

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Greenlee markets a stripper that looks like the second set. Home Depot usually has them for a fair price. Klein is the best of the three.

Most respectfully
Michael