A personal thanks for weighing in on this issue!
Although I have been stripping wire in one form or another for most of=20
my 72 years, I know better than brag about my skills. You folks have=20
shared your experience with tools I was not even aware of. In the 1960's=20
when IBM had us wrapping 30 gauge- teflon coated wire in the field I had=20
an opportunity to appreciate the skills and the quality of tools and=20
supplies to get a job done properly.
However, in the chaotic world that this old retired guy lives in, there=20
is still an occaisional need for the old dull, Boy Scout knife or a=20
razor blade.

Cables and connectors were major trouble areas when I was a machine=20
fixer for IBM. I doubt that has changed much.

On 8/28/2012 1:16 AM, Dwayne Reid wrote:
>
> I'm coming to this conversation at a late date -
> I've been on-site and working very long days for
> the past week.  But I've got an hour or two to
> kill, and I'm using it to catch up on PIClist email.
>
> I don't mean to offend, but most of the tools
> that I've seen suggested are not much more than
> toys.  The exceptions are the Ideal Stripmaster
> tools and the OK tools Jonard strippers.  Both
> are excellent tools - the Stripmaster is best
> suited for larger wire sizes and the Jonard for smaller wire.
>

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John Ferrell W8CCW
=93During times of universal deceit,
   Telling the TRUTH becomes a revolutionary act=94
      George Orwell


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