8 Wire Stripper Features Everyone Should Know

Wire Strippers are incredibly ingenious! They include so many well thought out features. Which ones do you know about?

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00:00 - Introduction to Wire Strippers
00:17 - Stranded vs Solid Wire Strippers
02:26 - Needle Nose Pliers
03:26 - Wire Grabber
05:16 -Hooks Holes for Terminal Screws
06:41 - Cutting Wires and Creating Hooks
07:12 - Bolt Cutters and Shears
07:33 - Additional Wire Stripper Functions
08:56 - Universal Wire Strippers
13:46 - Conclusion and Further Learning

[joefran]

This should be should be shown to every man with tools, and especially young electricians!

[ChrisCogdon]

8-32 is not more "coarse threaded" than 6-32. It's just thicker. The "-32" part _is_ the thread size. Otherwise great video! Thanks!

[studiosys]

Ive been using strips for 40 years, never knew these functions ! Thanks 😊😊

[quebirt]

I was 100% sure that I had nothing to learn about a pair of strippers. BUT, I didn't know how the bolt cutters work. I knew they were for cutting those "bolts, " but I would never have used them because I figured they would destroy the threads. I never noticed they were actually threaded. I haven't cut many of those screws, but when I have I have gone through the trouble of dragging out the dremel and putting a cutting blade on it and all that. Just pulled my old trusty well-worn Klein Tools stripper out and tried it and it's actually really good. Thanks for teaching an old man something new about a tool I've used for probably thousands of hours.

[chettiarsirusraj]

Besides the Milwaukee guy using the wrong way(timestamp:-11:15) to do a proper crimp on the crimp connectors this video was well put together.
The pin side of the crimper goes on the flat side of the crimp connector while the wire side of a crimp connector goes on the Crimpers cup side to get a solid crimp on the wire.
Otherwise you will get a loose crimp connection and wire can loosen and slip out of the connector overtime especially in any kind of place were there is constant vibration for the connector to deal with.
The good thing if you did the crimping the wrong way and find the crimp connection of the connector loose to the wire, then you can always flip the loose crimped wire in the crimper and re-crimp your connector to the wire right way and have a solid well crimped wire altogether for use.

[ericlefevre]

A couple of points you missed on features of wire strippers:
The needle nose teeth are meant to grab insulated wire ends (ring terminals, quick disconnects, ferrules and such) without damaging the insulation. This feature is great when you need to install these wire ends in a tight space.
The next part down is a pseudo crimper for crimping these ends on, but it sucks and I hate using them for that job.

[spikelove]

I didn't know about the bolt sheer way cool to learn something new and handy . Thank you

[HandymanLand]

This is an awesome tutorial. Well thought out and put together. I will say it's the best one i've seen on wire strippers. Thank you for this video.

[youcanthide]

This is a fantastic easy to follow. Super comprehensive video. Thank you.

[RaskGuitars]

#2 is a crimper. Use them to crimp the little crimp caps or "beans".

[Alan_Edwards]

Interesting. I would never had thought the little hole was used to put a loop on the end of the wire. I normally just use the tips on mine since they are about the right width to create a perfect loop for most terminal screws on outlets and switches. Well thought out and presented information...probably very helpful for folks who have not done a lot of wiring.

[jimross]

Cool!! Been using those for years and had no idea. Speed square is another tool that usually gets used for one purpose but has many.

[independenttntn]

I've been doing my own wiring (including hot panel (YIKES) change outs) and home re-wires for decades and am embarrassed to admit that I had no idea that the strippers could be used to make hooks for switches and outlets AND "bolt" cutting and shearing! Oh how much time and more importantly frustration, that would have saved me over the years! Great video!!!

[debstrickland]

This was one of the most helpful and informative DIY videos I've watched in a long time. Great job!

[madmonk]

I've always used that oval tip on the Klein as a wire connection crimper. It wouldn't work well for that on smaller wire, but for the heavier stuff it's fine. Also, I have one of those cheap, stamped steel and plastic auto strippers like the orange and blue one in the background. I think I paid $10 for mine 20 years ago at a state fair and it served me well during my time working in telecomm. Works just like the Knipex you featured.

[whirlybird]

8-32 and 6-32 screws have the same thread pitch being 32 threads per inch.

[jeffr]

VERY good video and excellent information that I didn’t know (as a mechanic) but I have to do electrical work at times.
Thank you for putting out one of the most quality YouTube videos out there!!!
You do have my respect)

[ggrimm]

Handyman here. I use both the Milwaukee 7-in-1 and the Klein auto wire stripper, though I cut off the depth stop on the Kleins because it kept loosening. I hear the Irwin auto-strippers are better. I use a Knipex off-set mini bolt cutters as my diagonal pliers. Helps with my elbow, which is prone to inflammation. They've fit in every situation I've needed them to.

[Pickle]

I knew about the other features, but I had no idea my wire strippers had a bolt cutter! Wow

[bustedkeel]

I have no plans to strip wires. But now I'm ready.