Suggestion for a wire stripper for cooker cable

Discussion in 'Tool Talk' started by _Jem_, Apr 12, 2022.

  1. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Hello

    I'm looking for a wire stripper that will do cooker cable, I'm installing cookers and it's so time consuming so thought a wire stripper would be perfect. Anything to make less time as I'm always up against the clock as we don't have much time allocated to each home we deliver to.

    Thanks
     
  2. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    Never seen a stripper meant for cooker size cables
     
  3. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    O now that's a shame would of made things easier.
     
  4. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    What type of cable? have you ever been shown how to strip it?
     
  5. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Tell you the truth I have never been shown properly.
     
  6. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    What type of cable? and what electrical experience have you got?
     
  7. Sparkielev

    Sparkielev Screwfix Select

    Do you work for currys ?
     
  8. techie

    techie Screwfix Select

    Side cutters like everyone else..
     
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  9. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Cheers guys the normal way it is then. Its not currys its a small family run business. Just showing us how to strip and wire up a cooker that's all that's been shown to us.
     
  10. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    Never heard of anyone using side cutters to strip cable, how do you do that?
     
  11. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    So what have been told to do? and side cutters are not needed to strip cables.
     
  12. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Knife down the middle and pulling the earth to remove the outer casing.
     
  13. longboat

    longboat Screwfix Select

    As an apprentice they tried to show me how to do it too, but I ended up cutting the cable in two every time.
    That's not even the worst of it...
    Due to my manliness I've broken people fingers on several occasions due to nothing more than a friendly hand shake:(.
    No fine motor skills you see.
     
  14. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    Yes thats how you strip T&E cable, and there is not a quicker way
     
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  15. Sparkielev

    Sparkielev Screwfix Select

    Side cutters best way, cut cable down the middle, pull the cpc to strip the pvc
     
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  16. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Cheers I will carry on being slow lol
     
  17. _Jem_

    _Jem_ New Member

    Never done it that way always used a knife.
     
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  18. amendment2

    amendment2 Active Member

    But anyone watching will think "looks like he knows what he's doing"
     
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  19. Sparkielev

    Sparkielev Screwfix Select

    Never seen a sparkie use a knife only on swa cable
     
    BiancoTheGiraffe likes this.
  20. BiancoTheGiraffe

    BiancoTheGiraffe Screwfix Select

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