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I'm going to get some automatic wire strippers to try and save me a little time and more importantly my wrists thumbs and paws in general.

Does anyone have any recommendations? along with limitations of sets they have.
I don't mind buying a couple of sets but really don't want to buy stuff to sit in a box.

I've come to the conclusion that if I don't start changing the way I work I have a future filled with bitterness and pain. :D

Thanks in advance as always. :)
 
I’m at that stage, painful thumbs on stripping and cutting..
Got a good range cutters from small right through the range.
I have automatic strippers that do t+e and flex.
Also have paslodes for the fine wires.
Last year I bought a pair of weidmuller all in one strippers and boot lace crimpers for panel building, saves me loads of time and pain.
 
I have ck auto strippers , rarely get used these days.
I bought them as an apprentice because I thought they looked the dogs dangles.
 
I have ck auto strippers , rarely get used these days.
I bought them as an apprentice because I thought they looked the dogs dangles.
Top Tip..
Keep hold of them..
Don’t wait till you need them, start using them well in advance..
Especially if say, you have 200 flexes to strip and terminate a day
 
I'm going to get some automatic wire strippers to try and save me a little time and more importantly my wrists thumbs and paws in general.

Does anyone have any recommendations? along with limitations of sets they have.
I don't mind buying a couple of sets but really don't want to buy stuff to sit in a box.

I've come to the conclusion that if I don't start changing the way I work I have a future filled with bitterness and pain. :D

Thanks in advance as always. :)

 
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Do they do bootlace crimps as well?

I have a pair of these although just with basic Red dipped handles
They are a bit small at first but used to them now

If you have problems with your hands then these probably won't help you

I use them for the small sizes of ferrules
ie upto 1.0mm only on controls anything for power or bigger than 1.0mm I use the knipex plier type which has indents

Had lots of people say they're no good for ferrules but when pull tested they hold just as well as those done with other tools at the smaller sizes

Lots of people say the ratchet type are better I think that depends on the quality if the tool ie Weidmuller versus Ebay cheapo and also the user
If it doesn't need to be calibrated then I think I pliers types are ok
 
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Automatic wire strippers 8DEB332B-1654-48F2-8BC7-93B7531C73B6 - EletriciansForums.net Automatic wire strippers 1241A26D-01D8-4B42-BE62-B420D9197818 - EletriciansForums.net I use an old set of Jokaris made in ‘west Germany’ for 2nd fix and when I can’t be tugging on wires and cables.
Second photo shows the more modern type (though broken in this photo from eBay) based on the design in the first.
Work very well and just need a clean of the jaws after a while so they grip the cable.
They do hate the silicone of FP and they dislike SWA insulation. Great for singles and T +E cores.
 
CK, cheap and easy, don't go right into back boxes, but ideal for first dressing or simply for preparing to connect to sockets
 
The best auto strippers I’ve used are a set of those cheap ones that look like a dinosaur.
Unfortunately, I attempted to use them to cut the T&E and one of the handles snapped in half.
Could be used for T&E and flex, though the length of stripped back sheath probably won’t suit many.
 

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