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01-26-2011, 07:28 PM
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Stripping wire with your dykes
It may be a hack to some but i can strip a lot with my dykes without leaving a knick in the conductor. Anybody else just use dykes?
I'm talking about romex and thhn sizes #14-#10
I knick the outer jacket with my dykes and strip the conductors with them too sometimes.
Makes it so much quicker using one tool making up a panel.
No knicks whatsoever. I have had the same pair of dykes for going on 10 years so you get the feel of them and how hard to close them on the wire.
I can even do stranded without knicking the wire but i always use strippers for that.
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01-26-2011, 07:36 PM
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I had stripping dykes when I did resi, used them for switching and plugging. For rough wiring I used 9" Kleins.
http://www.service.kleintools.com/To...NAL-HLSTRPHOLE
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01-26-2011, 07:38 PM
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01-26-2011, 07:42 PM
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I use these to strip up to #3THHN.. rather have one tool that does it all
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01-26-2011, 07:44 PM
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Lines man for all except panel work or control
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I would only do that if was all the way up in attic and forgot my strippers or something like that. To much of a risk to damage the conductor in my opinion. But what do I know.
I give that method about a 4 on the hack-o- meter. 
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01-26-2011, 07:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pawirenut
It may be a hack to some but i can strip a lot with my dykes without leaving a knick in the conductor. Anybody else just use dykes?
I'm talking about romex and thhn sizes #14-#10
I knick the outer jacket with my dykes and strip the conductors with them too sometimes.
Makes it so much quicker using one tool making up a panel.
No knicks whatsoever. I have had the same pair of dykes for going on 10 years so you get the feel of them and how hard to close them on the wire.
I can even do stranded without knicking the wire but i always use strippers for that.
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In 1994 i bought a pair of 2000-28 klein dykes the first thing i cut with them was live 120 volts.. 
Woops well that made them a good pair of strippers.. http://www.service.kleintools.com/To...oduct/D2000-28
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01-26-2011, 07:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ima Hack
I would only do that if was all the way up in attic and forgot my strippers or something like that. To much of a risk to damage the conductor in my opinion. But what do I know.
I give that method about a 4 on the hack-o- meter. |
When your good at it like me you don't knick the conductor its all in the wrist
And i use my strippers most of the time but if i really want to knock things out quick i use one tool.
Maybe i should make a video of it
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01-26-2011, 07:51 PM
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Woops well that made them a good pair of strippers.. |
Been there, I had one pair of Kleins that could strip 4/0. 
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01-26-2011, 07:52 PM
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Quote:
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In 1994 i bought a pair of 2000-28 klein dykes the first thing i cut with them was live 120 volts..
Woops well that made them a good pair of strippers.. |
That's around how old mine are same kind Klein blue handle.
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01-26-2011, 07:54 PM
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Been there, I had one pair of Kleins that could strip 4/0. |
277 volts?
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01-26-2011, 07:56 PM
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01-26-2011, 08:01 PM
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That's around how old mine are same kind Klein blue handle.
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Its funny when i did that i was going to just get another pair but never did
They still work fine.
I have beet about 5 pairs of 9" linesmen since then..
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01-26-2011, 08:03 PM
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01-26-2011, 08:05 PM
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Its funny when i did that i was going to just get another pair but never did
They still work fine.
I have beet about 5 pairs of 9" linesmen since then.. |
Yep and i have cut tons of 6,8 and 10-32s with them over the years and still work good.
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01-26-2011, 08:08 PM
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whats wrong with strippers?
I use ideal strippers for everything, from stripping #14 to cutting 10-3 MC and everything in-between.
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01-26-2011, 08:10 PM
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I use these to strip up to #3THHN.. rather have one tool that does it all
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You can strip 750's with these.
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01-26-2011, 08:17 PM
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Quote:
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Makes it so much quicker using one tool making up a panel.
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You know, you can cut wire/NM sheath with your strippers  .
I've of course used dikes/sidecutters in a pinch but, I much prefer new, sharp strippers and I guarantee I can strip wire faster than you can with 10 year old dikes.
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I use ideal strippers for everything, from stripping #14 to cutting 10-3 MC and everything in-between.
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GAH!!
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01-26-2011, 08:22 PM
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I can also spin my klien linemans on my finger 
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