#sparky #stripping #electrician Sparky pro tips here boys and girls, I ramble on a bit had to cut some out 😂 I dont know how to put the timestamps in yet, but ill add some in the description here tonight 🤘
Good vid mate. Your flukes seem sharper than mine. I’ll have to take a video and compare. I also think your pinch cut marvels are sharper, I haven’t used it much though. I’ve never heard anyone taking the sharpness off the cross cuts. But I’ll definitely be looking into that. I find it easier to strip with the red wattmaster and wiha cross cuts because they are just a little blunter. Keep it up👌
Yeah man the de-tune is legit - hardly effects the cutting power but it makes them a little less temperamental- especially stripping the outer jacket. I lost a pair that had years of use on them and that dullness made them easier to use IMO. Fluke pliers/Sides were both under performers but their needle nose are my new favorites👌
@@WillmannElectricalthanks. What I learned is that arched cutting jaws are for stranded, and flat cutting edge is for romex solid core..and maybe a lot more durable because the blades dont over lap, and the cutting edge is roughly 90 degrees. Vs 45 degrees for the shear style overlapping jaws. Use the right tool for the right job..... And that's why you guys have many tools. Cheers.
Bought a roll of Romex just to practice this way of stripping, after about 40 tries I can reliably remove the jacket with only minor damage to the wires underneath, but I’m not getting better 😅 This is a lot harder than it looks
I busted my mvas a while ago but I didn’t like how sharp the blades were so I ended up getting the knipex bad boys. I’d love to use the marvels again as they are just so much smaller and sit in the hand better!
If you have access to a belt sander that would be easiest, if not a diamond stone is probly the next best idea. detune the cutting blades a bit also - they come waaaay to sharp. I finished up with some sandpaper with the pliers in a vice for a smooth all around finish 👍
Marvels cross cutters are love; Marvels are life! Glad you're a fan mate, Whia & Crescent also make a model ;) The Wattmasters go alright also and they're owned by Klein Tools!
Just imported a pair af marvels from Japan. Can you believe these aren’t sold at all in Europe? We usually cut and strip with 160mm sidecutters, though I’ve always used a small pair of cable shears!
@@WillmannElectrical I quite like them. I do a lot of low volt wiring as a heating engineer. They’re no good for stripping our cable though, since our cables are round. They shine at stripping and twisting the wires themselves though!
Just started using this technique to strip cable. Struggling a bit. My hands get sweaty so when I try to use my thumb as leverage the cable just slips through my hands and I can’t get the insulation off. Any tips for this 😂
The good thing about the marvel cross cutters is that it cuts into the cable evenly. So you could just pop the white off with one pinch and push They are also symmetric 👍
Hallo, dachte zuerst es geht um einen üblichen Vergleich von gleiartigen Werkzeugen,-also von Kombizangen. Daß es hier nun letztlich darum geht wie gut die jeweilige Zange aus der Sicht des Anwenders dazu geeignet ist abzuisolieren ist mir nicht gleich klar geworden und, es kommt noch besser, er verwendet Zangen zum kompletten Abisolieren die an sich nicht optimal für diesen Zweck geeignet sind und erledigt diese Arbeit geschickt und mit Erfolg. Also, man muß nicht für alle Arbeiten daß speziell dafür gedachte Werkzeug verwenden, Geschicklichkeit und Übung bringen den Erfolg in vielen Fällen ebenso. Übrigens, ich bin kein Elektriker, aber daß ist wohl zu erkennen. Grüße
There definitely are man and I have a bunch of them 😂 Thing to juggle is the weight your carrying vs the job for the day, If i was fitting off all day - new build house for instance - I would be using autostrippers but for a few outlets or plugbases i'll just use the pliers.👍
