I was shopping for a wire stripper that would do a better job with small gauge wires when I came across this one by Klenk. Looks pretty slick if it works well. Anyone have experience with it?
I haven't tried them, but they look great. I may get one. My $3 ones from wal-mart are starting to fail after 3 or 4 years of hard use.
My dirty mind totally blocked out the 'wire' part when I read the thread title the first time, but after watching the video, I want one! The wire stripper I bought when starting out building is a total piece of crap (you get what you pay for...) so now I strip my wires with a box cutter and the callus on my left thumb..... Not a good combination, which leaves me bleeding at least once a week. Now I'll have to find a place in Holland to buy one!
Paul
I saw it on amazon.com if that helps. I don't know where else to get one right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Klenk-Two-Wire-Cutter-Stripper-Small/dp/B0007ZKMU6
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If you read the Amazon reviews, most of the complaints are from people using smaller wire (over 20 awg). Everybody else seems to like it.
Since I mostly use 24-26 awg wire in my builds, I'll probably stay with my Stripmaster wire strippers.
Quote from: DutchMF on May 28, 2013, 03:28:21 PMso now I strip my wires with a box cutter and the callus on my left thumb.....
I'm doing the same, once you get the feel of it (i.e. find the right amount of pressure to remove the insulation without cutting the strands) I find it to be really fast and convenient. Maybe I should try one of those wire strippers, but it always seemed to be an unnecessary expense to me.
Just ordered one. Thanks for the heads up!
Ive got 2 of those 20$ radio shack wire strippers, does 5 at once 22AWG solid core. No complaints as long as you keep adjusting the thumb screw.
I bought that one in the OP as well as the black handled one for a different range of wire gauge.
I find them uncomfortable. The handle grips are square and I find the corners hard on the hands.
It may be due to my small hands. Perhaps larger hands won't find any issues.
Im stripping almost 5000 pieces of wire a week.....you get used to it haha
Quote from: BraindeadAudio on May 29, 2013, 07:15:34 AM
Im stripping almost 5000 pieces of wire a week.....you get used to it haha
Man, if I stripped that much wire, I'd buy prestripped wire to specific lengths. It costs more, but would save a ton of time.
Assuming, of course that these are repetitive builds and not one-offs.
I've found nothing (except manual strippers) that handles 26awg wire. The auto strippers I paid 25 bucks for are useless for anything smaller than about 22.
Quote from: pickdropper on May 29, 2013, 01:08:46 PM
Quote from: BraindeadAudio on May 29, 2013, 07:15:34 AM
Im stripping almost 5000 pieces of wire a week.....you get used to it haha
Man, if I stripped that much wire, I'd buy prestripped wire to specific lengths. It costs more, but would save a ton of time.
Assuming, of course that these are repetitive builds and not one-offs.
Ya its commercial biuld. My grip on my right hand can break bones from using this thing so much haha
Quote from: ch1naski on May 29, 2013, 01:54:23 PM
I've found nothing (except manual strippers) that handles 26awg wire. The auto strippers I paid 25 bucks for are useless for anything smaller than about 22.
The Stripmasters I have will do 16-26 awg. I use them all the time for that size wire. They aren't the best out there, but I've generally been happy with them.
We have ones at work that will do 30 awg, but I haven't bought one of those yet.
Quote from: BraindeadAudio on May 29, 2013, 05:29:25 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on May 29, 2013, 01:08:46 PM
Quote from: BraindeadAudio on May 29, 2013, 07:15:34 AM
Im stripping almost 5000 pieces of wire a week.....you get used to it haha
Man, if I stripped that much wire, I'd buy prestripped wire to specific lengths. It costs more, but would save a ton of time.
Assuming, of course that these are repetitive builds and not one-offs.
Ya its commercial biuld. My grip on my right hand can break bones from using this thing so much haha
Yeah, I bet. That's a lot of repetitive stress.
Im redesigning my layouts for PCB mounted pots soon. cut down on production time by 60%
ordered. $10 shipped with Prime.
I've been using these for a couple weeks and they are really, really nice. Takes a bit of practice to get good with them, but I highly recommend.
good to know. thanks for the review
I got a pair as well. The downside is they don't work well my teflon coated wire.
Quote from: jubal81 on June 19, 2013, 07:50:16 PM
I've been using these for a couple weeks and they are really, really nice. Takes a bit of practice to get good with them, but I highly recommend.
Is the action of yours a little stiff? I'm kind of frustrated with mine, and I'm not sure if its just me or the device itself - its not very smooth.
I keep getting half cut inner wire cores, or very long strings when I only wanted a short strip...
I'm having the same problem. Maybe it's just a matter of practice.
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Quote from: billstein on July 01, 2013, 05:25:42 PM
I'm having the same problem. Maybe it's just a matter of practice.
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You get a feel for it after a bit. The trick I found is speed. Line it up straight and click hard and fast.
looks like the stripper end will bite the hell out of your palm while cutting wire.
Might have to give these a shot, I'm using a box cutter right now.
Nah, not all messy like you probably imagined... I roll the wire around one time on the blade with a little pressure then the insulation slides right off.
Once you get the feel for it you can strip any gauge wire pretty quickly.