Wire strippers

[GChief]

I had one of those on the right and know why they might outlaw them, or that type. when you have small wire and maybe larger wire, multi strand wire I find that depending on how fast you closed them depended on how much you squished and damaged the coating. Also found they would often cut many of the strands. I use one like is on the left and like it the best.

Yep, IMS... They mention crushing the insulation, scraping conductors and the such.

 

[miangus]

Wow, that roller cutter looks like the cat's meow for stripping Romex. Now if there was an easy way to strip the direct burial cable.

 

[Southern Ray]

To me just another tool to carry in my tool pouch. In all my years as an electrician I used a knife.

 

[NDIHC]

That’s a unique tool, but I don’t know how useful it would be other than for cutting off small bolts in the little threaded holes.
The attached picture shows what a professional electrician uses for stripping wire. The tool on the right side in the picture is used for control wiring when you have just a whole bunch of small 14 and 16 gauge wire to strip and connect.
50 years in the trade and I still have an active state of Texas journeyman‘s card.
Walt

I have one similar to the Klein in the pic, except mine has spots to strip the outer sheathing from 12 and 14 gauge Romex. It also has a needle nose end for bending solid conductor wire. I also have one like the other "clamp and strip" tool. I only use that one for automotive wiring where amperage isn't high enough to worry about because they have a tendency to nick the conductor or take a few strands of wire with them.

 

[MarkB_MI]

Those are "illegal" for our electricians, been doing it since 1984.

Wrong person sees then you might go home or get kicked off the project, depending on how much push back "you" give when "caught"

Those strippers nick the conductors. The only wire strippers approved for mil-spec electronics repair are the ones that use heat.

One such tool

 

[GChief]

The only wire strippers approved for mil-spec electronics repair are the ones that use heat.

I have been doing just that since 1985 (23yrs Navy 2M and since 2007 as a gov contractor), not always a a requirement.

 

[NDIHC]

Here are my go-to wiring tools. Blue Point, Klein, Klein and Cornwell.