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MG TD TF 1500 - Wire stripping tool

I have a new cloth braid wiring harness coming for Bill's TC . When I did my TF I found that my wire strippers didn't work on the cloth. Is there a tool that could make short work of stripping the ends?
MG LaVerne

MG, I've never tried them on cloth but I long ago discovered that paying extra money for the BEST wire tool paid for itself over and over again in sharper cuts and faster work. I imagine a really good one might handle the cloth better...
Geoffrey M Baker

LaVerne, hold on. I have one I bought many years ago. I will take a photo this am and send it to you. There probably is some manufacturer ID on it.
Jim
Jim Merz

OK, here we are. The tool is made by the Speedex Mfg. Co in Rockford, IL according to the info imprinted on the tool. It works great and I have used it many times. One handle is different from the other because I broke one through my own fault. Speedex sent me a replacement equal or better than the original.
Google the name. A bunch of similar ones also on FEEBAY.

Jim Merz

Best I have ever used are the Paladin strippers.
Mine are 20 years old and have seen more installations than I can remember. (I built over 300 remote TV trucks & studios and more than a few other things and have only replaced the blades like 3 times.)

http://www.amazon.com/Paladin-1113-Stripax-Stripper-Cutter/dp/B0006BHCFO

http://www.amazon.com/Paladin-Tools-1115P-Mini-Stripax/dp/B0000WUHM4/ref=pd_sim_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Q539FE5BEH77DBS2J8V

http://www.clarkwire.com/TheMaxum.htm

The adjustable "jaws" conform to most any jacket without nicking conductors.

I have one each of the 2 above ....looks like they have gotten considerably more expensive than when I purchased them!

Not sure what the price is on the 3rd link from Clark Wire, but looks like a good choice for most gauge you would encounter in automotive environment.




David Sheward

Thanks guys, I have a good pvc stripper but it is not the tool for cloth. Just about done with his brakes...now back to work.
MG LaVerne

This thread was discussed on 28/02/2014

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