New Universal Insulation Strippers From Knipex
By Sean O'Hara
If you’ve ever tried to strip Teflon- or Radox-shielded cable with a regular pair of snips, you know it can take a while and be super messy by the time you’re done. You can strip that insulation off faster and much more accurately with the double guillotine method. Knipex has adopted that method for their new universal insulation strippers — and, following the lead of razors like the Mach 4, they’ve added blades.
Just the normal two cutting blades wasn’t enough for Knipex — they decided that what we really needed was two blades spaced apart both on the top and bottom to cut a huge swath out of the shielding without harming the wire inside. The jaws open automatically after the stripping procedure, and all four blades are replaceable.
It looks pretty handy at first glance. We say anything that helps strip wire better and faster can’t be a bad thing.
Universal Insulation Strippers [Knipex]
February 27th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Stripping Teflon shielded wire is a pain, but $170 a pair is a bit much. I know a good pair of strippers can cost that much, but how ’bout something for the DIY’er.
February 28th, 2008 at 2:32 am
I really like this automatic wire stripper. imported by Ancor. I believe that the one I had was made by a reputable German company and rebranded. You should be able to get them for around $50.
http://www.marinco.com/scpt/ProdPage.php?loadItem=702030_Ancor#
February 29th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
[...] New Universal Insulation Strippers From Knipex These wire strippers are big, bad and super expensive. They feature a four blade cutting system that can be replaced when worn down. Think of it like the new generations of razors, more blades are better. [...]
March 1st, 2008 at 4:33 pm
139 at Chads - but still probably worth it only if you do a lot of fixture wiring - with teflon insulation.
http://chadstoolbox.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=105
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:11 am
IRWIN has a new self adjusting wire stripper for around $19.99 at Lowes for the occasional DIYer. I bought one, it works good so far. I dont know how long it will last. It does have a nice adjustable stopper for specific wire lengths. I dont think it would work on teflon very well, have ot tried it yet
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml;jsessionid=04U5EV0XCQOFYCQHUBSCGWQKA4QHQJCK?prodId=IrwinProd150031
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Grainger has both the Knipex and IRWIN.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1XFZ6
With my company discount, they were about $16.50 and working great so far…