Irwin Industrial Tools 2078300 8-Inch Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper with ProTouch Grips
- Self-adjusting stripper strips wire from 10-24 AWG
- Adjustable stopper controls the length of the core strip
- Swivel knob micro-adjusts for gauges smaller than 20 AWG
- Wire crimper crimps 10-22 AWG insulated, 10-22 AWG non-insulated and 7-9mm ignition terminals
- Wire cutter extends versatility
Product Description
Strips and cuts cable/wire from 10-24 gauge. Adjustable stopper controls the length of the core strip…. More >>
Irwin Industrial Tools 2078300 8-Inch Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper with ProTouch Grips
It does the job, and does it well. I am an Electrical Engineering student who buildings a lot of circuits. Having a stripper that selects the proper wire gauge automatically saves a bunch of time.
Buy it.
This is my second one (wore the first one out). This one actually seems to be better built and the part that failed on my last one (wire stripping blade) is cast into this one as a solid piece. Very comfortable to use.
This is a tool that after one project I wondered how I worked without it. Getting a perfect strip on a wire with regular wire strippers is frustrating for me. So much so that typically a knife was my preferred method, it was just as fast and yielded similar results. Now all that has changed. This tool is, upon first use, a sort of magical instrument. With a squeeze of the handles wires come out perfect and the project gets done faster. After using this tool for some time now I can say I still love it but it isn’t perfect(what is). Sometimes a second squeeze is needed as it doesn’t strip perfectly every time on the first pull, no big deal. It is also heavy. The solid construction of this tool makes it a workstation tool not a “on the belt” carry with you. Regardless the time savings with this are considerable and it still earns 5 stars.
This tool is excellant for one handed wire stripping, and also seems to be well built.
If you do any kind of wiring, whether installing a ceiling light in your house or tinkering with tiny circuit boards, you need this. I had one for years, and finally managed to break it. Thinking I could do without, I used various cheap wire strippers until I finally couldn’t take it any more, and then ordered a new one of these – or at least I thought I did. Look closely before you buy one. There’s a very similar-looking product that claims to be “automatic,” but it’s not. Instead, it has a series of grooves for different wire sizes, so you have to know what size wire you’re stripping, and fit it into the right groove. That one is a piece of junk.
This tool is the one you want. The jaws on this one automatically adjust to the wire size, grip the insulation, cut just down to the wire, and then yank the insulation off, in one smooth motion. You don’t need to know what size wire you have.
In fact, you don’t even need to see the wire. I just finished connecting a new light circuit, and part of the job required splicing some wiring in a very cramped space between some ductwork and the floor joists. I could either see the wires or fit my hands in to touch them – not both. Reaching in with this tool, I fed each wire into the jaws, felt that it was in the correct position, then squeezed the handles. When I pulled my hands out and took a look, there were my perfectly-stripped wires waiting to be spliced.