Wire strippers

Originally Posted by Rusty Nuts

If you're going to strip, I'd think that the capacity- pounds of wire per hour- would be a good way to judge which machine would work for you best.



On the other hand- I thought the consensus here was that not stripping paid the best.

I think it depends on specific prices and other factors. I definitely don't want to strip power cords or wire I extract from computers. On the other hand, I recently went to a nearby yard and asked them about prices of stripped vs intact degaussing cables and the difference was too big not to strip (do not remember the exact numbers).

Another factor for me is that I am not in a harry to strip. I am not doing this for a living, scrapping is for me a "hobby with benefits". That said, I do want to do it faster and easier. Hence a search for a good tool.

Most coaxial isn't even copper. I stripped a couple hundred feet and the magnet stuck to it all. I bought a wire stripper from Gensco it cost $3000.00 I know ouch but it can go through a lot of wire. Paid itself off in 6 months. I LOVE it.