Side Cutters As Wire Strippers

[paul400]

Anyone ever used side cutters as wire strippers
as am in the middle of converting my loft, i needed some side cutters as i lost my others,
so i got some they cost about a tenna i tried striping some wire with them and they was not that good at doing it,
am starting to think i will get some new more expensive ones, (you get what you pay for i guess) anyone have any recommendations?

does anyone on here use wire strippers or just cutters for stripping wire, i don't really want to keep swapping tools all the time

 

[sparky3366]

always used side cutters for stripping wire. Never ever used wire strippers...

 

[the pict]

oo er, ahem, well I know it's frowned upon but I have always used side cutters, I know, ok I know,
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[Dan23584]

I use Bacho side cutters and they are brilliant, cost about £25 for the ones I have.

 

[Spudnik]

Cutters for me too.

CK

 

[sparky3366]

I've always used knipex ones....and I do mean always

 

[Mark_Burgess]

NWS cutters and if I have a load of stripping then I use knipex wire stripping pliers.

 

[D80]

Rarely ever use side cutters for anything now really, cropper cutters to strip ends off the cable works perfect for me. It's more a case of what you are used to using and the quality of the tool behind that.

 

[the pict]

scoring the conductor is the often touted reason not to use cutters, still if you have been doing it for years like me and most guys its a knack
tutors at college discourage the use so I suppose the lads coming up will all use strippers, I once heard the saying cutters are for hedges strippers are for stag nights
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[Richard Burns]

Always use side cutters for stripping, can't be bothered swapping around, but they do need to be sharp and not to have been used for SWA steel cutting, as I have found out!

 

[Paul.M]

Knipex side cutters for solid and CK strippers for stranded.

 

[nickblake]

i use mt barco's they are nice and small as i have small hands and prefer them i damaged a set cutting through a live wire opps silly me they are now fantastic for stripping and bending the ends of the cables , i have bought a new pair but never use them well as yet

 

[supasparxs]

oo er, ahem, well I know it's frowned upon but I have always used side cutters, I know, ok I know,
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I also use a pair of pliers...

the only cable stripers I own are for coaxes for CCTV work

 

[i=p/u]

3 in 1 jobbies ck. the notches are great for your 2.5 and 1.5 and if is bigger , we snip and a rip

 

[bmb]

i use ck cutters with the 1.5,2.5 stripper bits after useing these i cant use any others, as im used to stripping cables with them. wouldnt use any others now


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[Marvo]

I do mostly panel work and use strippers for the control wiring. When you're working on a bench with sometimes hundreds of wires it's much easier. For the power wiring above 10mmsq I use side cutters.