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Hi everyone,Need advice on which cable stripper to buy. I would like a tool that is easy to use and doesnt cut any copper wire strands. Thanks in advance,J
Reply:Razor knifeMike
Reply:Amazon has one that works good. Check out " knipex cable knife" about 22$.
Reply:I use a standard utility knife with a new Irwin Bi-metal blade, flex the cable at a 45 degree angle and touch the knife to the insulation. Do not saw with the knife, just keep flexing and touch the blade to the tight side of the insulation.
Reply:Most cables you are supposed to sharpen like a pencil but welding cable is not one of them.Do just like mentioned above. Fold cut through gently then you can cut it down a little so you have some slack in outer skin to work with then back up by start of cut pull it away from strands and cut right around without ever touching the conductor. Nice to slide a piece of heat shrink tube or some wraps of scotch 33 and wrap the last 1 1/2 of insulation going tight right up to where your on the bare slightly.Last edited by danielplace; 05-03-2021 at 12:01 AM.
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Originally Posted by Jonath108
Hi everyone,Need advice on which cable stripper to buy. I would like a tool that is easy to use and doesn’t cut any copper wire strands. Thanks in advance,J
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Originally Posted by William McCormick
The trick is to score it not cut it. Then bend the wire grabbing the piece you want to remove, with a set of linesmen players and it tears right to the copper and then it just comes right off. When I say bend I am talking about a very small angle maybe 15 degrees. But you have to grab it right at the cut. Sometimes you have to bend it both ways for it to completely let go. But even a very tough coating will yield to that method. If it has two skins like THHN and THWN-2 has, you have to cut through the outer and score the inner if you want it to come right off. XLP USE if you score and bend it comes right off. For coaxial cable, for cameras they make little plastic cable strippers that work like that. You just score the insulation and then remove it. Sincerely,William McCormick
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Originally Posted by 12V71
OP is asking about rubber insulated fine strand welding cable... No vicious actions required.
Reply:didn't realize stripping cable was that involved and required a college degree!
Reply:I typically use these.
I’ll spin them around the cable, holding them in such a way so as to cut thru most of the insulation but not the wire. Fast and easy.Miller Trailblazer Pro 350DMiller Suitcase MIGMiller Spectrum 2050Miller Syncrowave 250DXLincoln 210MP
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Originally Posted by filetobeef
didn't realize stripping cable was that involved and required a college degree!
Reply:Company I work for is trying to do away with razorknives. They bought me a Westward cable stripper.It works really well on some cords and cables, notso well on others. When it works, it’s actually mucheasier than a razor knife.I haven’t tried it on weldingcable, but it works on 440 diesel locomotive cable, which is similar to welding cable, but larger.Miller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
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Originally Posted by filetobeef
didn't realize stripping cable was that involved and required a college degree!
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Originally Posted by Oscar
Yup just slice the Damn thing carefully!
Reply:Electrician knife aka grape knife. https://www.etsy.com/listing/8819764...grid_organic=1https://www.homeessentialsdirect.com...rice0025to0050Dave
Originally Posted by Jonath108
Hi everyone,Need advice on which cable stripper to buy. I would like a tool that is easy to use and doesnt cut any copper wire strands. Thanks in advance,J
Reply:I have found the Knipex stripper to be very useful for stripping larger welding, and "S" cords. You can score the outside jacket and the pull the stripper towards the cut end. You can then peel the insulation back and finish up with the Knives under the cover. When I have a dozen cord drops to do over the production line, or a bunch of machines that need to have plugs, and whips install this tool comes in handy. If you doing just a few welding cables , I second the New bi-metal blades, they hold their edge much longer. Take your time and score the insulation being careful not to nick the copper, but if you do cut a few , its not that big a deal(unless you cut a 1/4 of the way thru the strands. If you cut too deep into an "S" cord and nick a conductor, that is not a good thing.
The red knife is the Knipex with the cutter on the end, the blue cutter is an Ideal that I've had for at least 25 years.regardsLast edited by albrightree; 05-06-2021 at 08:29 AM.Airco 250 ac/dc Heliwelder Square waveMiller Synchrowave 180 sdMiller Econo Twin HFLincoln 210 MPDayton 225 ac/dcVictor torchesSnap-On YA-212Lotos Cut60D
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Originally Posted by William McCormick
Take a look at people's welding cables where they connect to the ground, it often looks like a bird's nest because they just put a small mark on every strand of copper under the insulation. After a week they start to break. Sincerely, William McCormick
Reply:Sorry.... I misunderstood the title...
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Reply:Buck knife with William's method.Do not believe everything that you think. |
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