what do you use to strip 0+4 guage wire

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

man that vise crimp tool i have is a CHAMP!! hitting a ring terminal with a hammer seams to getto?? but if it works... f*ck it

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

To strip my 4 gauge I used a utility knife. Free because I borrowed it from my dad's tool drawer!

Cigar cutter sounds like a very interesting idea. So long as it doesn't cut too many of the strands...

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

man that vise crimp tool i have is a CHAMP!! hitting a ring terminal with a hammer seams to getto?? but if it works... f*ck it

ghetto? no. resourceful? yes.

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

yea i use a hammer it works just fine.. a vice would be nice though

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

im leaning towards.....GHETTO... for sure.. but like i said if it works.......

 

[jonnybusa 10+ year member]

no way you can use your teeth on it. im gonna start using a utility knife. i was using one side of scissors today to slice throught the insulation. it slipped, and i sliced my index finger down to the knuckle and ended up with 6 stitches.

use a razor knife, and cut a line across the whole diameter of the wire. Then cut from your previous cut to the end of the wire, and then just peel off the insulation. It works perfect, and looks clean every time.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

use a razor knife, and cut a line across the whole diameter of the wire. Then cut from your previous cut to the end of the wire, and then just peel off the insulation. It works perfect, and looks clean every time.

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[Ku-sama]

ftw???

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

the answers were way more ghetto than i thought they would be, but since i have all the tools needed (hammer), THATS AWESOME.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/youreawesome.gif.a27e190c662afa8e2be5686b27bd1659.gif

 

[cunokyle 10+ year member]

You could always stop at a local stereo shop and ask them if they could crimp one on for you quick...

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

i usually use a razor blade, a blade knife or and x-acto, they all work perfectly however i did just buy a pair of those fiskars carbon utility scissors from lowes for around the garage and i happened to try them on a project and they worked like a charm on some knu wire...

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Vice with towl to keep from scratching metal ftmfw.

How much did the Klein strippers cost?

 

[coronajm 10+ year member]

after gettin used to stripping 30awg wire with scissors for modding xboxs all the time the transition to 4awg power cable was a treat.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

FTW. My crimpers are vise grips.