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>Only comment is that these require you to get the wire positioned between
>the correct hole on the cutter blade.  Get it off center and you either get
>a bad strip or a cut wire.

That's the downside. You have to be careful but otherwise it's a great tool.


>The Paladin tool uses a pressure-sensitive set of blades that automatically
>strip _any_ wire size anywhere on the blade with no nicking.  (there is a
>range of sizes that it works on - mine is about 10 to 22 gauge) It is fast.
>Also, the Paladin tool holds the bit of insulation until you release the
>handle - you can cut and strip and then move the tool over a garbage can to
>drop the waste.

I haven't used one of these--yet. All the ones I've seen were more
expensive but the idea is cool.

>Both are good.

I still have to have a pair of fixed strippers for finer wire, though.


>Also, Paladin makes a coax stripper that is cool but really really fussy to
>set up.  I use one of Larry's strippers for that - this one (the cutter
>blades are replaceable) is sized for the coax I use - one hole cuts the
>external insulation, one cuts the wire braid and one cuts the internal
>insulation.

Coax strippers are great if you're not very good with an X-Acto knife.
Pricey, but they do the job perfectly.
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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"