Most DIYers Have NO CLUE Wire Strippers Can Do These 6 Things!
In this video I am going to go over some of the features that most DIYers have no idea exist on their wire strippers. These features can make a huge difference in the quality and time it takes to complete any electrical projects they may have.
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I am genuinely curious, how many of these features were you aware of and have used? Are there any others you know of that weren't covered in the video?
All of them, but Im probably not your average dryer. Thanks for the video
Didn't know about the j-hook, or the screw cutting feature, this will make life much easier. Thanks
On the first couple of strippers, I've always used the groves on the end to grab the wires and form the J or shepards hook. A twist of the wrist holding the stripper and one is formed.
Great info on all of the pliers I need to know Love the cat
@@ki4tlf that’s how I always did it, but i’m gonna have try those holes and see how well they work.
I have been using stripper/crimpers for 50 years and today I learned about the shepherd's crook holes! One thing to add is when crimping connectors you also need to crimp the plastic part onto the insulation to provide strain relief of the connection and to reduce contamination at the crimp.
That's awesome! I had no idea about the threaded screw cutter feature! Thank you!
5:38 See that little cup in the plastic at the top right of each screw? That's a wire stop. Strip the wire to length, and it'll hold the end of the wire while you wrap it around the screw. You won't get quite as tight a loop as using the pliers, but it's enough that it won't come off the screw, and you don't need to use the J-hook bender or the pliers. Down side is that if you're using the second screw on each side, it's a little more difficult. Or you can use the outlet to preform the J-hook before you put it under the screw. I think that same receptacle allows stripping the wire with the ears. Large side is #12, small side is #14. However, definitely not saying this is more efficient than using proper tools, but it's functionality built in that a lot of people aren't aware of.
That “starter wire stripper” at the end in the red handle saved my life. I cut a live power cord (not intentionally), and the wire blew up in my face like an M80. I thought I was seriously hurt bc my hand turned black; but it was just the paint that blew off the pliers and instantly melted to my hand. However, the insulated handle did its job.
Screws length. I have gone crazy trying to find reasonably sized machine screws for receptacles! For 40 +. Years. ! God, if I had only known.
I knew most of the uses for these tools. The tool I have had for maybe over 40 years (the yellow handled tool fourth from the left) I cannot find. It is so old and been rattled around with other tools needs to be replaced. I was excited that you had mentioned that the like was in the description below so I could replace it. Unfortunately, none of the links work for that specific tool. Great video though.
I had found a wire stripper while backpacking that I had kept, but did not know how good of a find it was until I watched this. It has all of the features from all 4 of these strippers.
Only thing i didnt know was the screw cutter lol thanks
Well done video. Learned a ton. Thank you!
Good advice. Get the automatic one if you build something big. I once had to build a big electrical cabinet for a greenhouse. I managed to get RSI in my arms from stripping hundreds of wires. It bothered me for half a year. As for the cheapo, the only good part of it is the screw cutter. It does cut every Imperial size from 4-40 to 10-32, and that's why I keep it.
YUP! I did learn something new. Thanks!
WOW ! Great information, very clearly presented. Thank you.
Thank you for this very informative posting. I learned a lot about the tools.
I appreciate this video - I knew there was a purpose for those different designs but didn't know what they really were. Thank you!
I actually own all of those strippers. I love the auto adjusting ones when I have a bunch of connections to make and the others for everything else. I started with the garbage ones and quickly replaced them with better ones. The screw cutter is a great feature and the only reason I keep the cheep ones in my tool pouch.
I have used pliers like the Klines and have known about the screw holes, but I did not know about the extra holes for making the J-hooks
Thanks for the video
Very helpful
I knew more of that than I first thought I would. The J-Hook holes threw me off. But I was always told that they should Cut, Crimp and Strip.
Got a pair of knipex wite strippers, and the cool thing with these is that you can cut screws, but you just need to slide them in the holes, no need to thread them in. And they make clean cuts. Never had any problems screwing them in.
Nice video, I learned some new stuff.
I picked up a Klein crimper and wire stripper following your prior demonstrations. Used it to repair a kettle: new thermal fuse with crimp connectors and wires to strip. It was easy and straight forward. Love your videos. Very well explained and demonstrated. Thank you!
Thanks.
Just an FYI it's not 8/32nds, it's #8 diameter 32 threads per inch. Pronounced 8 32. 😉
Thanks, had no idea about the "needle nose" pliers.
Thank you
I never knew what those holes were for. Time to get a pair of those for home
Ive used all those tricks before doing industrial. The kobalt I have also have the hole for 10/32 cutter.
👍thanks.
Well, I just doubled or tripled my knowledge of how my Klein pliers work. Thank you very much.
Excellent! Really glad the video was able to bring you that much value. Thanks a lot for the feedback Cliff! 😎
I use the bolt cutter for cabinet hardware bolts.
Old retired sparky here, nothing new there. My crimper of choice was a Klein. With handles like a side cutter, with one red handle and one black. I always knew which end was up. It had two sizes for crimping uninsulated terminal connectors and a cutter on the end. Glad I never lost it because I never seen that exact style anymore. Now they have one slot for insulated and one for uninsulated. To me crimping with an insulated crimper gives the terminal connector that ugly flattened out look. Using an uninsulated crimper puts a dimple hole in the middle and the rest is nice and round. And the wire isn't going anywhere without the terminal connector. It's a better crimp. If the wire was small enough I would strip it long and fold it over for an even better, but not needed conection. That little hole isn't going to short to anything, that's my five cents.
YOUR AMAZING….y’all he makes everything so easy… love this man😜
Thanks you! Really glad to hear you are finding so much value in the channel. Thank you very much for the feedback!
Cutting the screws was a new one for me but I've only owned cheap ones.
Cool
Mini-bolt cutters, I did not know that.
8/32 are the bolt size on octagon, square or 4 11/16 (stove box). You probably are not aware of this since these are used in construction. Everything else is really good.
I almost forgot what I learned when that cat cried ! Lmap fr. Good video, great joke !
Good boy! squeezing the loop closed
Another “Gee, I always wondered what that was for”video. BTW, yours is one of the two where I almost always read all of the comments and replies. Learn more from some of them than folks probably learn from my comments.
Shockingly good value? Electrition jokes lol. Most of the features you showed I have done or seen others do but there were a couple that were new to me so ... Yes shockingly good.😃
6-32 is not a measurement , 6/32 is but it’s more commonly called 3/16ths. The same with 8/32nds that is more commonly referred to as 1/4”.
I always hated crimping butt connectors and the like, and my pliers tearing the sheathing 😡
@5:45 What screwdriver is that ?
I think I have a link for it in the description of the video. Love that thing.
Sorry but it is not 8/32 or 6/32 screws. The 8 and 6 denote the screw size and the 32 denotes threads per inch.
And its simply pronounced six thirty two or eight thirty two.
Correct. Appreciate the call out. My mind was somewhere else I guess 😂
Good eye
When cutting screws, enter from the threaded side. Otherwise it just falls out and doesn’t clean up the threads.
What's actually a bit emberassing... I not only had those crappy red ones (I got them at Dollar Tree actually for a buck, years ago) I discovered I had.. 23 of them. Yes, I spent 23 bucks on dollar store wire strippers, because I kept losing them and finding the old ones after replacing them. I can attest not only do they not crimp well, as I've had plenty of shorts due to them, on solid copper wire they will often warp or bend doing their job. Some of them, the rivet at the hinge even came out cutting copper wire. They're REAL bad.
I own a couple of the self-adjusting kind. One is cheapo. The other has a moderate price. Neither works well enough to be truly useful. They can't grip the wire tightly and the insulation gets torn, or only part of the desired length is stripped. Problems are especially bad when used on narrow gage wire ( 20 -26 ga.) and on Teflon insulation. Not recommended at all.
The reason we all have the el-cheapos is they come for free with crimping kits.
I went out to my garage and then threw away half of the wire strippers I had.
😂
This video is from one month ago and I saw it last week why is it being posted again now
Various reasons actually. You don't have to watch it again. The post said if you haven’t seen it yet to check it out. Not go watch it again.
That poor cat ;-)
Those red crimpers are worthless. Get a Klein. Also the middle wire strippers are awesome.
Apparently 92% of DIYers never read the packaging the tools came in.
That shouldn’t be surprising in the least.
Do you have to Tip wire Strippers
😂 no they will strip as much as you want them to.
Algorithm boost.
Thank you much!
6/32? 8/32? :)
6 32s and 8 32s. My mind was somewhere else haha
6-32 and 8-32 actually. 6 or 8 is the screw thread diameter and the 32 is how many threads per inch.