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Pro tip: I was stripping wire wrong for years until a job in Tacoma last month
I was always using my linesman pliers to strip 12/2 Romex, pinching and pulling the sheathing off. An older guy on a site saw me and said, 'You're working too hard, kid.' He showed me to just make a shallow cut around the cable with a utility knife, then bend it at the cut. The sheathing snaps clean off every time. It's faster and you don't risk nicking the conductors. Anyone else have a better way to strip cable sheathing without a dedicated tool?
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the_blake5mo ago
Grab your knife and make that shallow cut, then just fold the cable back on itself hard. The sheathing pops right off at the score line. I keep a cheap box cutter just for this, the snap-off blades stay sharp forever.
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bailey.xena6mo ago
That Tacoma guy gave you the real deal. I did the plier pinch for a decade before someone showed me the knife and snap. It feels wrong until you see that clean break. For a dedicated tool, the Ideal Stripmaster is the only thing I keep on my truck now. It costs about the same as a good pizza and saves your hands on a long day.
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