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01-20-2007, 04:05 PM
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Poor Man's cable cutters.
Low voltage cable manufacturers recommend that cables like Cat5 and Coax be cut with a cutter that will maintain the cable's round profile. These cutters cost at least 50 dollars and up. My poor man's version costs about 4 dollars at WalMart, and are sold in the pet department as dog toe nail trimmers. They work fantastic !
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04-03-2007, 02:15 AM
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07-06-2007, 02:38 PM
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ha ha priceless !!!
Exactly the same cutters that i use and they came from walmart (asda) in the UK.
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10-23-2007, 01:58 AM
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IBEW approved? I don't have a picture of my hand, but they are the most economical wire strippers and the fingernails regrow themselves.
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10-23-2007, 06:28 AM
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I will say, I find a pair of the minature Klein (D275-5) flush cutters are @$10 and do the exact same job as the $70 medical nippers for ingrown toe nails.
As for my curved jaw cable cutters, one of the guys in my shop picked up 9 pair in Home Depot on close out for like $6. We all do the same, when we see something at a good price, we buy all they have and bring them in. Last was Klein (J213-9NE) 9" Journeyman linemans for $19 (reg $35), clearance from Sears.
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Last edited by randomkiller; 10-23-2007 at 06:48 AM.
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10-23-2007, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
Low voltage cable manufacturers recommend that cables like Cat5 and Coax be cut with a cutter that will maintain the cable's round profile.
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Never saw the point for cat5 since if crimping or punching you are removing the jacket and stripping back from the end.
With coax I still use my yellow handled wire strippers, but I usually have to straighten the core out 
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10-23-2007, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GregS
Never saw the point for cat5 since if crimping or punching you are removing the jacket and stripping back from the end.
With coax I still use my yellow handled wire strippers, but I usually have to straighten the core out |
I see the new Klein multi pliers now have curved jaws.
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06-13-2008, 05:38 PM
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in a pinch just use your teeth.
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06-13-2008, 06:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lutronharvey82
in a pinch just use your teeth.
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what if you ain't got none 
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06-13-2008, 07:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by comp
what if you ain't got none |
If you did they won't last long biting through cabling.
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06-13-2008, 09:58 PM
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Quote:
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what if you ain't got none |
Hey I gots teeth..I keep them home in a jar!!!!!!!!! True!
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06-14-2008, 09:25 PM
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i think those fancy cable cutters are a bunch of junk. i use my linesmen to cut. you always strip back the outer covering and punch them down right?
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06-15-2008, 01:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
Low voltage cable manufacturers recommend that cables like Cat5 and Coax be cut with a cutter that will maintain the cable's round profile. These cutters cost at least 50 dollars and up. My poor man's version costs about 4 dollars at WalMart, and are sold in the pet department as dog toe nail trimmers. They work fantastic !
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Soooooo . .. Where do I get that fancy sticker? 
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06-15-2008, 08:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_Pierce
Soooooo . .. Where do I get that fancy sticker? |
Maybe at the hall??
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06-15-2008, 11:35 PM
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Low voltage cable manufacturers recommend that cables like Cat5 and Coax be cut with a cutter that will maintain the cable's round profile. Low voltage cable manufacturers recommend that cables like Cat5 and Coax be cut with a cutter that will maintain the cable's round profile.
I kinda know where that came from only it's not UTP like CAT5 or RG type coax. Really doesn't make much difference what you cut those with. They are talking about hard cable, the solid aluminum sheathed coax that cable companies use. You don't want to squish the end too much out of round although that does get cut back also when you prep it for a connector. There are several manufacturers like Klein who make cutters for that.
-Hal
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06-16-2008, 11:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rong
Maybe at the hall?? |
Dairy Queen.
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06-17-2008, 05:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scrooge
Dairy Queen.
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Wow, the local by you has a DQ in the building, that's awesome. I guess McDonalds wouldn't go for a small venue.
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06-17-2008, 07:56 PM
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For every connector that you put on like this, you are causing a cable technician a hell of a time locating an intermittent problem. Proper preparation of the cable is a must. Trust me, I deal with it everyday.
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06-17-2008, 08:40 PM
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I hope someone isn't suggesting that coax cable be stripped with that that thing. 
-Hal
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06-18-2008, 11:34 PM
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Missed.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_Pierce
Soooooo . .. Where do I get that fancy sticker? |
Dairy Queen.
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