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auto wire strippers marring wire benjunk 01-24-2008
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Posted by on January 24, 2008, 12:31 am
I'm about to reach the wire stripping phase of a huge (for me) wiring
project. I've had a pair of Gardner Bender auto wire strippers
(cheaper SE-94 I think) for a while and they always seemed cool.
However, I was testing it tonight and found that on the 12 gauge romex
conductors the stripper is marring the insulation on the remaining
side a bit where it grips it.

Is this something to worry about? I hate to see the insulation
getting marred like that. Perhaps I should be using a more
traditional set of strippers, such as a Klein 11055?



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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 24, 2008, 5:54 am


> the stripper is marring the insulation on the remaining
> side a bit where it grips it.
>
> Is this something to worry about? I hate to see the insulation
> getting marred like that.


Talk to your shrink about it on your next visit. Important things like
marring romex that will never be seen can ruin your life.



Posted by on January 24, 2008, 10:47 am
> > =A0the stripper is marring the insulation on the remaining
> > side a bit where it grips it.
>
> > Is this something to worry about? =A0I hate to see the insulation
> > getting marred like that.
>
> Talk to your shrink about it on your next visit. =A0Important things like
> marring romex that will never be seen can ruin your life.

ok, so you're saying it doesn't matter.

however, it will be easily seen by the inspector (I'm a homeowner
doing this). i'm talking about marring on the conductor insulation,
not the romex sheath. where the stripper grips the insulation it digs
into it.

Posted by EXT on January 24, 2008, 10:53 am

> > the stripper is marring the insulation on the remaining
> > side a bit where it grips it.
>
> > Is this something to worry about? I hate to see the insulation
> > getting marred like that.
>
> Talk to your shrink about it on your next visit. Important things like
> marring romex that will never be seen can ruin your life.

ok, so you're saying it doesn't matter.

however, it will be easily seen by the inspector (I'm a homeowner
doing this). i'm talking about marring on the conductor insulation,
not the romex sheath. where the stripper grips the insulation it digs
into it.

I find that automatic wire strippers, the type that you put the wire in and
squeeze the handles, do not work properly with romex wire insulation. These
strippers work by gripping the insulation on both sides of the intended
break and pull to stretch and break the insulation. A similar style of wire
strippers do make a cut in the insulation on one side and work a little
better. I have had the best results with simple scissor type of strippers
where you lock a screw to determine the wire gauge, and cut and pull to
strip romex cable wire insulation.



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 24, 2008, 10:47 pm


ok, so you're saying it doesn't matter.

however, it will be easily seen by the inspector (I'm a homeowner
doing this). i'm talking about marring on the conductor insulation,
not the romex sheath. where the stripper grips the insulation it digs
into it.

As long as the insulation is not broken you have no problem. A slight
depression or dimpling is OK for anything I've had inspected.



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