How do you cut and strip 1/0 gauge wire?

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

I have one from Home Depot. Takes some getting used to but it works great as a stripper as well. Even on smaller gauges, it works great.

Yep I have the same thing.

I love it.

Except its all rusted so I have to get a new one

 

[Cajundude 10+ year member]

Why not just use an angle grinder with a thin cutoff wheel or a dremel?

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

Why not just use an angle grinder with a thin cutoff wheel or a dremel?

because it isnt that bad to cut

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

utility knife works great to strip wire. make an incision down the middle of the wire, then just make a small groove around the rubber. Then just take the wire jacket and strip it off with your hands.

utility knife ist all that great for cutting though.

 

[candyman206 10+ year member]

some good bolt cutters. I just got in from outside and finished my BIG 3. I used a bolt cutter and stripped it with a utility knife.

 

[Cajundude 10+ year member]

because it isnt that bad to cut

Gotcha. I layed wire for the whole system after deadening but haven't cut anything yet.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

an axe.

lol no not really //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i use some 18" bolt cutters. you can prolly get them real cheap at a harbor frieght.

and i just cut a little with them twice around the rubber about 1\2" down and then pull the rubber off to strip the end.

i can do it in like 45 seconds at absolute most.

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

real men use all 36" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

be a real man and get one of these. You will be able to cut that 1/0 ga like none other.

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

would be kinda cool to see, how bout i use that for sodering(SP?) should make it a quick job

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

would be kinda cool to see, how bout i use that for sodering(SP?) should make it a quick job

probably melt the shit out of everything you are soldering. Could you imagine soldering in a little ICU unit with that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

probably melt the shit out of everything you are soldering. Could you imagine soldering in a little ICU unit with that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

would make things interesting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

would make things interesting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

yea, until you had to smell burnt electronics for a week. You just cant get rid of that smeel. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif