[Shop-talk] stripping large wire

[Donald H Locker]

Hi, John.

A utility knife with a hook blade can be used to cut the insulation parallel to the lay of the wires, then fold the flap of insulation back and use the hook blade around.

HTH,
Donald.
----- Original Message -----
From: "john niolon" <jniolon at bham.rr.com>
To: "shop-talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:08:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [Shop-talk] stripping large wire

I've got to do some wiring using large gauge wire 2/0 and 4/0 with several 
terminations....  I've got wire strippers for the normal #10 thru #14 stuff 
but need a way to safely strip this big stuff...  a pocket knife will do it 
but history proves it will also slice your thumb like a ripe peach...  can't 
seem to find anything online... what do you guys suggest...?????

thanks
John


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