honest answers....

[bigspark17]

Are you a stripping knife spark or a cheese wire spark.??

 

[MDJ]

Cheese wire although it is not the right way.

 

[telectrix]

cheese wire for what?

 

[Pete999]

The correct way always

 

[MDJ]

cheese wire for what?

stripping twin and earth I assume

 

[telectrix]

i used to get the x-wife to just look at it. the sheath just withered away.

 

[bigspark17]

Cheese wire..

 

[MDJ]

Cheese wire..

Have you been drinking ?

 

[ian.settle1]

cheese wire for what?

Garrotting the apprentice when he gives to much cheek

 

[ArseyDee]

Not wishing to distress the client, I tend to keep my clothes on. So i guess that makes me a cheese wire guy.

 

[RogertheBodger]

Wine and cheese wire evening?

 

[bigspark17]

I wasnt refering to your cheese wire thin pants Dee.. Lol .. Yeah t&e.! Watched a Electrical Trainee today stugling with the stripping knife! Its not as if ur pulling the earth through swa.. Its a soft plastic!!! Arghhhh

 

[Des 56]

I wasnt refering to your cheese wire thin pants Dee.. Lol .. Yeah t&e.! Watched a Electrical Trainee today stugling with the stripping knife! Its not as if ur pulling the earth through swa.. Its a soft plastic!!! Arghhhh

My brother had years of experience pulling the twin+E cheese wire,then one day I distracted him and he pulled that cheese wire towards him,it snapped, a tiny bit was left in the cutters that hit him,it made sure he never had use of that eye again

Be carefull folks, if you do go cheese pulling,always strip away from you

 

[telectrix]

up to 2.5mm i use the cpc. over that, longitudinal cut with sir stanley, then pull the cpc out.

 

[bigspark17]

Sorry to hear about your brother des56. I 100% agree along with every1 most likely that cutting knife is correct way! Just intresting to see who actually does

 

[Tiny Spark]

Dont use Twin and skin much but when I do I use the cheese wire method.
Ive never actually seen anyone use a sparks knife LOL

 

[Des 56]

Sorry to hear about your brother des56. I 100% agree along with every1 most likely that cutting knife is correct way! Just intresting to see who actually does

No problem,it never really bothered him,he can whip me in snooker with just the one

 

[RyanCheetham]

Cheese wire method for me also, up to and including 6mm. Any bigger and i use a knife to cut down the middle

 

[Guitarist]

Always slice across then down and peel back. Was taught that way during my apprenticeship back in the 80's, and it's stuck with me.
That said, I don't have a problem with the cheese wire method, it's just that I was programmed the other way.

 

[Silly Sausage]

cheese wire for what?

A good long soak and gentle rubbing with a soft sponge is used around these parts for any cheese cutting.

 

[Rockingit]

Cheese wire for anything up to about 6mm, but can depend on what the sheath is. Prysmian and you're fine, some other stuff can be tough as old boots!

 

[seawead]

If it's LSF in this weather - knife!

 

[HandySparks]

Always slice across then down and peel back. Was taught that way during my apprenticeship back in the 80's, and it's stuck with me.
That said, I don't have a problem with the cheese wire method, it's just that I was programmed the other way.

As above, cut across, then down the line of the cpc and peel all the cores out together.

If there's good access and not too long a strip length, then one of these CK automatic strippers does both sheath and cores:
C.K Automatic Wire Stripper - 495001

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Never mind a knife, proper cable is stripped with a FORK! (Or Joistripper/ZSU/etc)

I can honestly say I've put in less than a dozen rolls of T+E since brown & blue came in, just not something I get involved with. But, on those rare occasions, I use a knife.

I wonder whether there is any kind of cable you can strip with a spoon?

 

[uksparks]

I'm confused...

 

[Hawk]

I strip t&e with my teeth!! :-D

 

[Engineer54]

Either or, doesn't make much of a difference as far i'm concerned, though it's very rare i come into contact with BS style T&E these day's. Not my favourite cable at the best of times, much prefer the continental round cable.

 

[Rockingit]

I'm just surprised no-one has yet waived the joker card of 'it stretches the cpc and changes the csa'.

 

[Hawkmoon]

Cheesewire up to 6 - obvious benefit is speed - drawbacks eg skint knuckles on artex

 

[Silly Sausage]

I'm just surprised no-one has yet waived the joker card of 'it stretches the cpc and changes the csa'.

You could stretch my CPCs to within an Angstrom of their lives.
My installs never go to fault status!