What wire strippers do i need for 3 core (1cm+) wire?

[reoreborn85]

Sorry to ask a 'nooby' question but I've asked in my local DIY shop and they've sold me a dud (second time it's happened) and I no longer trust them.


I have a very slight mobility problem with my right hand. I used to use a razorblade to strip the wires when ever i'd need to however, since my illness it's become hard work. Now, i've got a somewhat big project coming up and theres a lot of plugs and attack and wires that need stripping. I decided that it was time to get a good wire stripper. I headed to the DIY store and said I want to strip 3 core wire. (1cm/1.5cm diameter). I went to the shop and was sold some strippers (fatman Stanley) for £25. I asked to make sure it would also strip the outside (Sheath) and he said "yes".
I got home to discover they aren't big enough for 1cm wire. I took them back and the seller said "You need to use a razor blade to remove the outside sheath" which is not exactly what I wanted.

Can anybody recommend me some decent wire strippers for around £20-£25 that can fit a 1.5cm wire or am i especting too much for one wire stripper tool to do both jobs? ? Thank you!

 

[pete01]

Is that 1.5mm flex? If so I use one of these.

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/4979426-universal-cable-stripper

 

[opps]

Is that 1.5mm flex? If so I use one of these.

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/4979426-universal-cable-stripper

Looks very much like the Knipex version. That claims to work with both flex and T&E, does the Wago version work with both?

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/5144082-stripping-tool-for-flat-and-round-cables

Tnx

 

[pete01]

Looks very much like the Knipex version. That claims to work with both flex and T&E, does the Wago version work with both?

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/5144082-stripping-tool-for-flat-and-round-cables

Tnx

No it wouldn't work with T&E, I dont think so anyway, never tried

 

[pete01]

I use these for T&E

CK T1260 Automatic TW/E Cable & Wire Stripper | CK (T1260 / T20030)

 

[CountryFan]

Being a tightwad I use one of these to remove the outer sheath and then I have other wire strippers for inner sheath. You just have to be careful with the coax stripper not to press too hard otherwise you go through both!!

 

[JohnW2]

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https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/5144082-stripping-tool-for-flat-and-round-cables

What exactly is a "damp-proof installation cable" ?

 

[opps]

What exactly is a "damp-proof installation cable" ?

Dunno. I don't have a dog in this fight

 

[JohnW2]

Dunno. I don't have a dog in this fight

Maybe not, but it was you who posted the link

 

[pete01]

What exactly is a "damp-proof installation cable" ?

Ho7 maybe?

 

[JohnW2]

Ho7 maybe?

Who knows? Since opps posted the link, I thought that maybe he used the tool for stripping 'damp-proof installation cables', and therefore might be able to tell us what they are!

It says "round AND damp-proof" installation cables - which to me suggests that they are different, maybe even 'mutually exclusive'. The implication might therefore be that round cables are not 'damp-proof' and/or that 'damp-proof' cables (whatever they may be) are not round !

 

[morqthana]

It says "round AND damp-proof" installation cables - which to me suggests that they are different, maybe even 'mutually exclusive'.

Or maybe it suggests that the cable has to be both round and damp-proof.

A comment I started typing as a joke, and then before I got to the end of it started wondering if it actually, really, genuinely, does mean that, and "damp-proof" is a poor translation of PVC or butyl rubber.

 

[JohnW2]

Or maybe it suggests that the cable has to be both round and damp-proof.

Yes, I realised that was another possible interpretation, but it suited the spirt of my comment not to mention it

A comment I started typing as a joke, and then before I got to the end of it started wondering if it actually, really, genuinely, does mean that, and "damp-proof" is a poor translation of PVC or butyl rubber.

Indeed ... to be serious, I can but presume that 'damp-proof' must be a mis-translation of whatever was originally written, in whatever language. If not that, I can't think of any other explanation/interpretation which makes any sense!