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So I have always been a side cutter guy for cutting & stripping cable

BUT I see a lot of folk using cable shears (Like The ck 3963) for cutting & stripping

what is your preferred weapon Of choice...???
 
So I have always been a side cutter guy for cutting & stripping cable

BUT I see a lot of folk using cable shears (Like The ck 3963) for cutting & stripping

what is your preferred weapon Of choice...???
For stripping insulation? a knife.
 
I use my nws cutters for stripping my clothes off and cable has well the odd Stanley has well.
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I have use the odd ck cable strippers the troubles is sharpeing them.
 
what is your preferred weapon Of choice...???

That depends on the size and type of cable, and which tool comes to hand first.

But generally speaking for singles/cores of a cable:
For small cable (up to 4mm ish) I use side cutters to cut and wire strippers to strip.
For 6 to 25/35 I use shears for cutting, usually shears for stripping or a knife.
50mm upwards I use ratchet cutters or a hacksaw to cut and a knife to strip.
 
I have a pair of CK electricians scissors which are very handy but I tend to use them for trimming labels more than stripping cables. The advantage of using scissors or ideal pliers that cut in shear rather than compression is that they give a very clean end which looks much neater when crimped in panels.
 
I received a new pair of ck shears in the post today

I have always been a side cutter man , but am going to give em a bash see how I get on with em...
 
You'll love em, far better than side cutters, I wouldn't be without mine.

im quite enjoying my new ck shears , nice clean cutting action and the small notch on the end is good for stripping cores...
im not convinced they will stay sharp for very long but at just 16£ they are cheap enough to replace
 
Can't recommend the USAG scissors posted above, the stripping notches do not work on any cable, scissors are sharp enough, but you can get cheaper, gone back to my CK automatic stripper.
 
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im quite enjoying my new ck shears , nice clean cutting action and the small notch on the end is good for stripping cores...
im not convinced they will stay sharp for very long but at just 16£ they are cheap enough to replace
Mine are about 6 years old now and still plenty sharp
 

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