It's what we call, "a solution looking for a problem"... Back in my younger days, THE wire stripper to have for your bench was a thermal wire stripper... They were rather expensive which is why not many people had them... I've made my own portable one using an 18650 battery and a piece of nichrome wire of an appropriate length... Another method is taking a length of braided fishing line (about 80-lb rating), make a loop over the wire where you want to remove the insulation, and then move the wire back and forth... It either abrades the insulation or generates enough friction to soften the insulation... It doesn't work as well on the higher temperature (teflon?) wires though... It's pretty good for removing the outer plastic insulation on coax and not damaging the braided shield... I've visited Australia once so far... Our ship hit port in Perth and like most of the other sailors, I don't think I made it past the first bar I encountered... That would have been over 4 decades ago... Damn, when I say it that way, it makes me feel old... The early '80s seem like *yesterday*, not over 40 years ago... :(
Knipex Flat Cable stripper works well for LSF otherwise i score the outer sheath and bend until it breaks clean through before pulling it off, depends on the cable though.
Too expensive. Not enough sizes, you have to clean it, it requires learning the proper finesse with a drill for each cable. I also have to carry and swap that attachment out. Not for me.
I agree, Anyone heard the term "keep it simple stupid" ? Striping wires is not rocket science, it's a neat expensive toy but not practical when you have a lot of work to do.
Im legit glad that you made this video weve all seen the vids with the solder cup and the twist and strip and dip and everything seems so perfect youve shown me more than enough to never want these anywhere near my wires or fingees
I use similar tool on larger cable like 250kcmil and larger . Makes life a lot easier, cleaner and more consistent finish, especially if your going to crimp on lugs or splicing the bigger stuff
That LSF cable is direct burial underground cable, we call UF cable in the states - it is a BITCH to strip bc it’s not a hollow outer sheath, so you have to run your blade between two of the wires and then use the ground as a pull cord to rip as far back on the insulation as you need.
LSF is low smoke & fume we don't use it underground only internals alot of Ireland and the UK are moving to LSOH which is low smoke zero halogen. Just as much of a bitch to strip bit even less black smoke if it burns.
You can not burry lsf cable direct in the ground 🤣 I work with it almost every day in the UK it's also easy to strip with side cutters. Low smoke fumes it stands for so in the event of a fire it's not helping to burn the house down like your paper Romex
Glad that I didn't buy a set of these. I had a feeling that all of the the positive reviews on those strippers were mostly fake. Thanks for the review.
That's really expensive for just the dies. DeWalt makes 20V MAX XR cable stripper that includes the drill motor as does Milwaukee. These are great for heavy gauge wire.
I have never used lsf but it looks really similar to UF wire which is direct burial wire for for USA and I just run a knife down the middle and rip it apart
I feel like you could have all the cables stripped by the time you set up the drill and clean it out etc. it does seem useful but I couldn’t see most people using them
For 200 USD you can buy one of these top notch cable strippers instead: - Ideal Ergo Elite - Facom 985762 - Weidmüller Multi Stripax - Knipex 12 12 06 (or Rennsteig) - Jokari Quadro Plus
Bro, you've got to remove the stripper from the connector before cleaning it. Next, you need to learn how to use it well. It works flawlessly USA and Europe. Are you a good electrician?
Hey mate. There’s no instructions and I use it the way it’s shown on their videos. If you could send through a video of how you do it I would be grateful. Sales@addictedtotools.com Cheers
Yeah, deal with that on a ladder or cramped space or just on a workbench looks like a major PITA. Knipix plier, cutter, stripper, done. I can make the wheeez sound with my mouth.
Don’t run a stanly down it more likely to cut the cores use a pair of crop snip the middle of the shelving and pull earth back , typically lsf dosent have eart shearing on it
Yeah... that lsf... or whatever it's called here in the states... is awful to work with. I'm no sparky by trade, but did wire up a barn with the stuff recently, waaay tougher to work with than romex. Also, I'm not sure on the $ conversion, but I just got 1 of those strippers here for $15 US. For that price, I think they're worth it for a guy like myself who doesn't need it all day everyday. I also got the wire twister that both twists the wires together and also puts on caps. Kinda nice, easy on the fingers. Just my 2c.
😂 doesn’t look like it’ll save any time - especially with the mess it makes! Oh hang on…sparkies don’t clean up anyway. So maybe it won’t take longer, but won’t save time either by the looks!
100%is from China , they use different stander of cable and they all single core . I’m really surprised with the price , it could be 20 AUD if you know the website names TAOBAO
Cable stripper or wire stripper? that is the question... The most useless tool set ever. Looks like those shity products that we can see it on comercial TV-shows. By the way, australians did not discover yet the automatic wire strippers? because, i saw on internet, americans also didn' t.
