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Electrical Cable Strippers

The blade on these strippers swivels so you can make end and center strips.

Comfort-Grip Electrical Cable Strippers

An ergonomic handle provides a comfortable grip and protects your knuckles from scrapes.

Ratcheting Electrical Cable Strippers

Get more leverage when cutting through heavy duty cable jackets with these ratcheting cable strippers.

Comfort-Grip Electrical Cable Stripping Knives

The rubber handle on this knife provides a more secure and comfortable grip than plastic handle knives.

Electrical-Insulating Cable Stripping Knives

The handle and the back of the blade are insulated to protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits. These knives are tested to 1,000 volts to meet IEC 60900 or ASTM F1505.

Electrical Cable Stripping Knives

Knife has a polycarbonate handle with a finger guard.

Cordless Electrical Wire Strippers

Often used in high-volume applications, these cordless strippers automatically remove insulation, so they’re faster than manual strippers and reduce repetitive motion.

Confined-Space Squeeze-and-Strip
Electrical Cable Strippers

Useful in tight spots, you insert cable into the front of these strippers. One squeeze strips insulation and pulls it off your cable.

Electrical Wire Strippers

Benchtop Automatic Electrical Wire Strippers

Automatically strip insulation off high volumes of wire. These strippers sit on your workbench but are portable enough to cart around your facility.

Electrical Wire Strippers

The plier nose on these wire strippers is useful for pulling and looping wire.

Nonsparking Electrical Wire Strippers

Made of aluminum-bronze that is FM approved, these wire strippers satisfy OSHA requirements that specify nonsparking tools for locations where flammable vapors and combustible residues are present.

Confined-Space Electrical-Insulating
Electrical Wire Strippers

Since you insert wire from the front, these strippers are useful in tight spaces. The insulated handles protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits.

Squeeze-and-Strip Electrical Wire Stripper Kits

This kit includes a wire stripper plus blades to strip electrical wire and coaxial cable.

Electrical-Insulating Squeeze-and-Strip
Electrical Wire Strippers

Insulated handles protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits. These wire strippers are tested to 1,000 volts to meet IEC 60900 and ASTM F1505.

Confined-Space Squeeze-and-Strip
Electrical Wire Strippers

Because you insert wire from the front, you can use this tool in tight spaces.

Electrical-Insulating Electrical Wire Strippers

To protect you against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits, these strippers have insulated handles.

Squeeze-and-Strip Electrical Wire Strippers

One squeeze strips insulation and pulls it off the wire.

Precise-Length Electrical Wire Strippers

Use the adjustable stop to precisely set the strip length.

Compact Electrical Wire Strippers

Small enough to fit in your pocket, these wire strippers are 5" or shorter.

Building Cable Strippers

Squeeze-and-Strip Building Cable Strippers

With just a squeeze, strip and remove outer insulation from your cable.

Confined-Space Building Cable Strippers

Angled jaws let you insert building cable into the front of these strippers, so they’re useful in tight spots, such as inside electrical boxes.

Building Cable Strippers

Remove the outer and inner insulation of NM-B building cable, commonly found inside your walls running power to light fixtures and switches.

Armored Cable and Flexible Metal Conduit Strippers

Strip armored cable, such as BX and MC cable, in addition to flexible metal conduit.

Combination Electrical Wire Strippers and Crimpers

Electrical-Insulating Combination
Electrical Wire Strippers and Crimpers

Insulated handles protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits while stripping wire or crimping connectors.

Squeeze-and-Strip Combination
Electrical Wire Strippers and Crimpers

One squeeze strips insulation and pulls it off the wire.

Combination Electrical Wire Strippers and Crimpers

Strip wire and crimp connectors with one tool.

Data and Coaxial Cable Strippers, Crimpers, and Tools

Ethernet Cable Strippers

Strip twisted-pair Ethernet cable.

Confined-Space Ethernet Cable Strippers

Designed to turn like a screwdriver, these tools strip short lengths of twisted-pair Ethernet cable in tight spaces.

Combination Ethernet Cable Strippers and Crimpers

With just one tool, you can strip Ethernet cable and crimp connectors onto it.

Compact Fiber-Optic Cable Strippers

Small enough to fit in your pocket, take these strippers with you to remove the insulation from fiber-optic cable.

Fiber-Optic Cable Strippers

Strip fiber-optic cables without scratching or damaging them. These cable strippers have three nonmarring openings to handle different thicknesses of fiber-optic cable jackets and buffer coatings.

Precise-Length Fiber-Optic Cable Strippers

An adjustable stop lets you set the precise length you want to strip from your fiber-optic cable.

Fiber-Optic Tool Kits

Cut and strip fiber-optic cable.

Ethernet and Coaxial Cable Strippers

Strip both Ethernet and coaxial cable.

Combination Coaxial Cable Strippers and Crimpers

Strip coaxial cable and crimp connectors onto it with one tool.

Squeeze-and-Strip Coaxial Cable Strippers

One squeeze strips insulation and pulls it off your coaxial cable.

Coaxial Cable Strippers

For three-layer stripping, this stripper includes a replaceable blade cartridge, four V-blocks to accommodate a variety of cable outer diameters, and an L-key to adjust blade height.

Confined-Space Coaxial Cable Strippers

This tool turns like a screwdriver to strip a short coaxial cable in a tight space.

Scissors for Wire Cutting and Stripping

Electrical-Insulating Scissors
for Wire Cutting and Stripping

Insulated handles protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits. These scissors are tested to 1,000 volts to meet IEC 60900 and ASTM F1505.

Fiber-Optic Cable Scissors

With high-carbon stainless steel blades, these scissors cut through fiber-optic and electrical cables, even those that are made with Kevlar. They’re also good for cutting wire jackets and cable ties.

Static-Control Scissors for
Wire Cutting and Stripping

Protect sensitive equipment from harmful static discharges while cutting and stripping wire.

Scissors for Wire Cutting and Stripping

Also known as electricians' shears, the back edge of the blade has a file to clean contacts.

Cutters

Cordless Electrical and Data Cable Cutters

Push the button to cut aluminum and copper power and communication cable.

Armored Building Cable and
Flexible-Conduit Cutters

Cut armored cable such as BX, HCF, and MC and flexible metal conduit.

Electrical-Insulating Electrical
and Data Cable Cutters

Insulated handles protect against shock from accidental contact with live electrical circuits. These cutters are tested to 1,000 volts to meet IEC 60900 and ASTM F1505.

Fiber-Optic Cable Cutters

Make flush cuts through fiber-optic cable for clean connections and easy splicing.

Coaxial and Fiber-Optic Cable Cutters

Produce clean, distortion-free cuts in cable with one-handed operation.

Easy-Cut Electrical and Data Cable Cutters

Jaws ratchet to increase cutting pressure as you open and close the handles.

Small-Diameter Electrical and Data Cable Cutters

Use these one-handed cutters on small-diameter aluminum and copper power and communication cable.

Electrical and Data Cable Cutters

Minimize wire distortion when cutting 11/16" diameter and larger aluminum and copper power and communication cable.

Hydraulic-Assist Multipurpose Bolt,
Wire Rope, and Cable Cutters

Hydraulic-powered jaws cut bolts, wire rope, rods, and electrical cable with low effort and minimal material distortion.

Multiblade Pocket Knives