How to strip Romex | 4 different ways, 4 different tools 

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Thank you for the pliar technique. Worked perfectly for me.

I ended up with a bunch of those sheffield knives when Lowes clearanced them. Thanks for sharing

My friend love your videos. I'm the guy who's changing careers. You know what I bet I could use harbor freight tools for a fraction of the cost. In my old career I can take someone's gallbladder out with a Walmart knife and a bottle of wisky lol. Like in medicine if your great at your craft you can use any tool to get the job done.

I have the Southwire version of that Milwaukee romex stripper. Only use it from time to time when doing something around the house with romex, but got it when I was running some flourescent lights in the garage....That tool is great, and a time saver. I wouldn't try the knife version as I'd likely be getting bandaids or stitches with that method.

Great video thanks brother. I like the way your doing it. I learned something and I'm old. I just replaced my klien strippers with a set of Channel lock brand. Klien strippers are great but after 20 years plus you get a little like me don't want to work. I have done a lot of wiring on heavy equipment and Simi trucks and trailers. I completely rewired two houses weather head to the meter from the meter to the panel then the house. I have only just cut about an inch or two from the end then just peal it back. Cut the insulation off strip the wire put the bend in it and be done with it. The hardest thing for me is putting the right wire on the right terminal. Being a mechanic I think you could see me messing up a few times. I don't mess around with anything over 220. Like your videos keep up the great work see you in the next one thanks again brother

Yeah, I could see people getting all crazy with the razor blade cutting too deep. Sometimes I will just grab hold of the ground with one hand, the rest of the wires with the other and pull them apart to strip the sheathing. Whatever way that doesnt nick the conductors is all good. Anyway blah blah blah thanks for sharing man

Looks pretty similar to twin and earth cable we use in Ireland all we do is split the end down the middle with a snips grab the earth and wrap it round the tip of the snips and pull till its stripped as much as needed

You can also start at the end with a utility knife and cut along the ground, you won't nick the wires.

This guy is my hero. We could totally get a beer and hollar about shit.

It's all the feels. Ya got to have the feels for which ever method you use. All will work without knicking wire, all will knick wire too, when used improperly.

I love it! This is real.. thank you! Lol

Don't put it in wrong hole when you got a $5 stripper. Lol

What I do is only score about 8in of jacket then at the last inch or so I cut the jacket on the 1 side I'm scoring ( all 1 motion). Then, with your fingers you can remove the jacket and cut the jacket off with the utility blade. No worries of nicking the wires because the last inch is going to be stripped during trim out anyways. The "Romex strippers" are notorious for knicking wires in a fast pace environment during rough in and can cause shorts or cause gfis and afcis to trip after trim out. Not fun troubleshooting when u don't know what box has the knick. Saving a total of maybe an hour on an entire house is not worth the time it takes to troubleshoot 1 or more issues

Great vid Brad!!!!

THANK YOU IM GOING TO USE NEEDLE NOSE FANTASTIC

Those old UF wires are nightmares.

Make sure you don't put it in wrong hole- Brad's workbench

"his way" is how I have always stripped wire 😂 BTW wrong hole problems are not always a bad thing 😉

Nick the insulation and look for the magic smoke.

Residential is easy but boring commercial is the way to go. Romex stripper is life saver before that light pressure in the middle of the romex just to score not cut the cut at end and peel

Great tips!

I would still have and electrician do your electrical cause of the codes and fire hazards there is a lot of rules you have to follow so you don’t burn your house down I’m an apprentice electrician right now a lot more to it than you think

Thanks bud

what is that yellow paint on your needle nose pliers?

how about that outdoor Romeo that is way thicker?

Yeah, but what about EXTERIOR Romex?? That's the tough one to figure out!! It's more "molded" ...

We need a link to the needle nose strippers

Dude why did you dig into the wire with the blade. That is the correct and best way. Lightly score the sheathing, then use slightly more pressure at the end of the wire so you can peel it back. Then cut of the sheathing at the back of the box. Leave a min. of 1/4”.

I always just grabbed the end split down the center and peeled the sides off like a banana and called it a day. If I nick the wire its only the tips I'm stripping anyway. I've got so many wire strippers i'm not buying romex strippers. And guy thoses automatic one are a waste of money and take too long to use.

Awww you bitch. Lol. 6:28. This video saved me from increasing my 8 and 7 year olds vocabulary. And it cracked me up. I could hang w this dude. Thanks for posting!

DO not use the damn NM stripper to pull the sheathing off... You just use it to cut it, then use your hands to pull it off...

Industrial electrician explaining stripping romex? So let's assume your wire is roughed in, stapled and landed in a nail on box... Now you use your needle nose pliers to chew the insulaction off. What do you do when you knick the insulation? Pull it out and start over? Tape it up? Push it to the back of the box and hope it doesn't short out? I've found the razor knife to be quickest and cleanest. You probably would too with practice.

Clearly not a residential electrician. Using a razor blade is the best and fastest if done properly. Better off sticking with industrial

I can tell you’re not an electrician

Another option: Romex rippers average 2 to 3 dollars. They are all flimsy pieces of shit of course. But at that price they are disposable. I keep a half dozen or so on hand for whenever I do resi work.

Why are you even taking a chance of nicking the conductors anywhere past the very end. You can literally slice the Romex down the middle at only the last inch of the wire end. The Romex will naturally split from conductors/ground when you start peeling them apart. Then you can just cut only the Romex off when you have stripped what you need. Come on son

I would suggest maybe studying up on how to make a RU-vid video and go from there. Especially read Chapter 3. Good tips mostly.

Bare ground, acts like a rip cord. Pull it split the entire romex. Also no one has time for that needle nose stuff, use a knife score it , rip it up, hook it , land it job done

My wife must be an electrician. She's always telling me to make sure not to go in the wrong hole too