Best Wire Strippers
Manufactured with the needs of the professional tool user in mind, Klein strippers, cutters, and crimpers are designed to get jobs done with precision and quality. The company's product line has broadened to include virtually every major type of hand tool used in construction, electronics, mining and general industry in addition to the electrical and telecommunications fields. Precision machined stripping holes easily remove insulation without damaging the wire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The hardest part about doing wiring jobs used to be wire stripping."
"CAN'T DO WITH-OUT MR WIRE STRIPPERS-SO NICE TO HAVE WHEN YOUR DOING WIRING ON A CAR OR TRUCKS."
"Just the gold-standard for self-stripping automatic wire strippers."
"Stripping THHN or smaller gauged wires is much easier, no screwing around with a regular pair of strippers."
"This thing is amazing."
"Used these for only 3 projects so far but they work great, can't believe they aren't the standard for wire strippers by now."
"Yeah, costs more than the $7 pair, but when you're doing a larger project (wiring a large barn with lights and outlets, in my case), this tool is just suddenly completely worth the money."
"Why did I wait so long to buy these???!!!"
The IRWIN VISE-GRIP Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper, 8", makes stripping wire from 10-24 AWG easier than ever. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Amazing wire strippers."
"It's a bit clunky at 12Ga, haven't tried it at 10Ga, and a bit aggressive at 24Ga."
"This is a very interesting tool."
"I can't remember how many times that I had struggled to strip the wires with frustrations."
"The wire stripper shipped out and arrived on time."
"These are so good, I'm actually angry at the 20 years of work I did before getting a pair."
"I've found that12 and 14 ga single strand take a couple tries, for me at least, but smaller stranded wires strip first time every time without damage to the wire."
"I expected the head to have cutters that fit a certain wire size and then pull it off."
The Hakko CHP 170 micro soft-wire cutter has an 8mm long jaw set at a 21-degree angle for flush-cutting terminal wires up to 16 gauge (1.3mm). Dolphin-style nonslip hand grips with curved fore-edge provide comfort and control, and Parkerized surfaces prevent glare and increase corrosion resistance.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The handles protect your palm when cutting, softening the feel when applying cutting pressure. Warnings on handles reminds you to ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION and CUT WIRE MAX THICKNESS 1.3 mm. Spring back handles feel firm and just right for repeated cuts."
"I guess it can't be helped, since the sharp points have to be thin for the cutter to cut. Ah well because of the blades that goes misaligned when you squeeze it hard, this doesnt cut female fan header pins off a strip well."
"These wire cutters have worked well for me so far."
"I generally use these to clean up small wiring like telecom or when i am doing small board mount soldering and i need to clean up some jacket issues or even small overflows of solder."
"I tend to grab these cutters as opposed to a small cuticle scissors or nail clipper as the black tips show exactly where you are cutting when faced with shiny wire and shiny atty posts."
"I literally keep one of these about every two feet on my twelve foot bench so I'm never more than arms reach away from one."
"I tried to cut ducting wire which is really thin but very springy and it managed to chip the cutter."
"I've used it just a couple of times at this point so I can't speak to it's ultimate longevity but it works well. The cutter I was using before I got these was just tool large for the task and I couldn't seem to get flush enough to the board."
Best Crimpers
Our professional crimp tool TC-CT68 crimps, strips, and cuts cable for 8 and 6 position modular plugs. 1 YEAR WARRANTY & TOLL-FREE TECH SUPPORT- TRENDnet backs this product with a 1 year manufacturer warranty as well as toll-free tech support.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I then tried just pressing the handles of the tool together one time, and had no further problems or issues with use of this tool and all terminated connections worked perfectly."
"The hardest part for me was getting the 8 individual wires into the cap in the right order, which has nothing to do with the tool itself. In terms of actually using the tool, the printed instructions are useless, but I found this video to be extremely helpful."
"Where as with my old crimp tool, the handles were open so I could wrap the handles around the middle of a long cable and cut it (not necessarily as part of a crimping job). Make sure the part of the cable you want to cut is lined up here with the excess to be cut off fed through the telecom strip blades."
"My IT practice might see me terminating Ethernet cables a few times a year."
"This punch down tool has every bit of quality and performance that rivals the top infamous industry brands at a good price."
"I think this crimper deserves 5 stars because it functions essentially the same as a $40 tool but for less than half that price. The TRENDnet RJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool TC-CT68 (Blue) has 4 levels of stop (you can even see the notches) before it depresses all the way and releases."
"This product works!"
"Not anywhere near as well as I expected for a name brand product. I've found a cheaper model that looks identical and works perfectly so this is no longer in my bag."
Best Electrical Cable Staples
Size: 3/8 Inch. Fit the following Arrow staple and/or nail guns: T50, T50PBN, T55, T50X, T50HS, Powershot 5700.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Arrived with most of the sleeves of staples broken up in a million pieces which makes loading them in the staple gun next to impossible."
"The fasteners/staples worked well."
"They're staples....they hold things....I can't seem to really hold them accountable for anything else."
"We use these to attach laminated sheets to wooden crates, these are the perfect size."
"Except they fit and were completely intact."
"I wish I knew more about selecting sizes, but I'm using 5/16 to staple 4 mil plastic to my screened porch to keep snow out and the seem to work."
"Tape up the box and sides of the box!"
"The box was open and staples were all inside the envelopes I will never be able to get them all in."
Best Electrical Tape
Scotch super 33+ vinyl electrical tape provides flexibility and easy handling for all around performance. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have also found that this tape lasts for a while on the roll. I've had a roll not be used up for a couple of years and work just as well at the end of the roll as it did in the beginning."
"Very stick and the adhesive does not give out in hot weather."
"Good quality tape."
"It does the job it is supposed to do and doesn't come off like the cheap tape."
"Excellent tape at a good price."
"I used this to cover over a ripped vinyl couch (it sadly went from perfect condition to ripped on the move between walkup apartments; men, this is why you get a third guy to move a couch when your girlfriend asks you to!"
"This is the only electrical tape my husband will use."
"I got this to cover all those electronic lights that are always on: power strips, smoke detectors, etc."
Best Cable Insertion & Extraction Tools
Kit comes with 1- New design: Retriever, Rolling Magnetic w/Rubber "Bicycle Grip" has 30% more pulling strength! 1- New design: 1 1/4" Round Tapered Bullet Drop Magnet w/Braided Brass Flex 13" Leader* & Fish Eye-Let (fits 3/4" hole) has 25% more magnetic strength & the tapered bullet gives it less drag...1- Pull Chain, 1- Operation Manual, 1- Black Blow Molded Carrying Case, Custom Form Fitting Tool Compartment w/Stowaway Handle & 2 Metal Latches (14" X 11" X 4"). New design: Retriever has 30% more pulling strength!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I thought the same too when I received it because the latches look like old paint that was on it."
"A little pricey but I wont knock a star off."
"The only other negative, is the size of the hole that you have to make to put the magnet on the inside of the wall."
"used this to fish my speaker and video wires along the ceiling."
"Worked exactly as promised and was the primary factor in making my lighting project possible with reasonable effort."
"(DO NOT USE BULLET MAGNET INSIDE DRYWALL WITH METAIL STUDS.)."
"I'm not really a fun of single denominational tools, but in this case that job it does is well worth it."
"The magnets are really strong and work very well together."