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!

 

[CountryFan]

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

Ever heard of internet search engines? Google and others are available. This is dpc cable: https://wykamol.com/products/damp-proofing-plain-titanium-wire

 

[JohnW2]

Ever heard of internet search engines? Google and others are available. This is dpc cable: https://wykamol.com/products/damp-proofing-plain-titanium-wire

That's a damp proofing wire, and I know about those (be they snake oil or otherwise!). A "damp-proof installation cable" is presumably very different from that, but I have no idea what it is.

In any event, damp proofing wire (at least, all I've ever seen or heard of) is bare wire (no insulation or sheath), so it's difficult to see why anyone would want to use a wire stripping tool on it