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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: labb on July 21, 2019, 08:33:56 am
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What is your best procedure for stripping it..I bought some and for the life of me I can not strip short pieces.
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Get this...
https://www.amazon.com/Stripper-Stranded-Klein-Tools-11046/dp/B0000302WS/ref=asc_df_B0000302WS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242037806074&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7851053813403504551&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012985&hvtargid=pla-421878969018&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/Stripper-Stranded-Klein-Tools-11046/dp/B0000302WS/ref=asc_df_B0000302WS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242037806074&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7851053813403504551&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012985&hvtargid=pla-421878969018&psc=1)
...and practice. Keep'em sharp!
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Thanks Sluckey. I have those. My problem is trying to hold the end where I am not stripping..If I try to hold it with pliers it damages the insulation too much. Best luck I have had so far is get out the old Buck Pocket knife and do it by hand. You are right about the practice.
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I have a small needle nose with smooth jaws that I use just for holding short wires in tight places. The smooth jaws will hold just good enough to not damage the wire like serrated jaws will. I try to plan to not have to do any stripping in tight places. Can't always avoid it though. For example, many of my board to tube socket wires are usually very short. But I place the board in position, cut the wires to length, then pull the board back out to do the stripping and tinning. Finally put the board back in to do the soldering.
I also have a thermal wire stripper in my PACE soldering station, but I rarely use it. The Kleins serve me well. When they start nicking strands or not stripping completely, I just get a new pair. Sharp is the key to clean strips on teflon. BTW, teflon is all I use.
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Speaking of tools, this little kit belongs to my Wife. Her Step Father gave it to her when She was into jewelry making. Handy as can be. I borrow it when She is not looking.
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right side middle works good, I like to put a 180 degree bend around 1 jaw, clamp with thumb n other jaw then strip, I add a couple 1/2 rotations as I'm biting down with strippers for a cutting type action before applying pulling force
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Speaking of tools, this little kit belongs to my Wife. Her Step Father gave it to her when She was into jewelry making. Handy as can be. I borrow it when She is not looking.
i use the same wire strippers that slucky posted, those and the ideal brand equivalent, whichever is handiest at the time.
have thought about getting a thermal stripper, but have other things to spend the $$ on at this time, (plumbing, A/C, roofing, etc..) so looks like those will wait another year.
labb - those looks like 1990's craftsman - i have that same set, case is long gone though.
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was thinking about giving this product a go: https://www.jensentools.com/patco-pts30-therml-wire-strip-16-30awg-teflon-patco/p/118-869 (https://www.jensentools.com/patco-pts30-therml-wire-strip-16-30awg-teflon-patco/p/118-869)
-pete
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Tools get dull over time, I know using woodworking machines every day. Maybe you can take the wire nipper/stripper apart and sharpen on a fine water stone or the like.
Looking at the electric wire stripper, trying to figure out how it works..?
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Tools get dull over time, I know using woodworking machines every day. Maybe you can take the wire nipper/stripper apart and sharpen on a fine water stone or the like.
Looking at the electric wire stripper, trying to figure out how it works..?
That will sharpen them alright, but the gauge holes will no longer be accurate and accuracy is really important when stripping teflon. Close ain't good enough.
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The set is Craftsman. Not sure the date. They have been around for awhile.
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> electric wire stripper, trying to figure out how it works..?
The body is a "soldering gun", converts 110VAC to low voltage HIGH current. The heavy studs carry the current well. The ribbon with a V-slit, not so well, and it gets HOT. Melts PE/PVC real quick. Stick wire in, down in the V, give a little turn, pull. Insulation comes right off.
(https://www.jensentools.com/images/p/730-g.01_s310_p1.jpg)
The red thing is just a depth gauge for consistent stripping. For non-routine use you can slide it back or take it off.
The real nice thing about the Patco PTS stippers is that if you put your finger on the HOT ribbon, it does not burn flesh. Your juicy finger is more thermal mass than the ribbon can hold heat on. You feel it, and if you insist you can toast the top of your skin, but nothing like a good soldering iron.
I didn't realize my Patco would strip Teflon. Or maybe this is a newer model?
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> electric wire stripper, trying to figure out how it works..?
I didn't realize my Patco would strip Teflon. Or maybe this is a newer model?
specs seem to indicate that it's a model specific to the task of stripping teflon - 1700degF max temp - that seems kind of high since PTFE melts around 650degF.
--pete
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First of all, you need to use good strippers with a round hole. Not those cheap ones with two V shaped notches that can be adjusted for different gauge wire.
Sometimes I'll GENTLY squeeze the wire in the hole one size too small then move up to the correct size to actually pull the piece of insulation off. There's a risk of nicking the wire, which is a bad thing, but it can work well too.
For gripping short wires while stripping I use a set of duck-bill pliers with smooth jaws. Not shown in Labb's photo. They have a broad surface that does less damage to the insulation. https://www.amazon.com/SPEEDWOX-Precision-Jewelry-Beading-Vanadium/dp/B07DLWRVCT/ref=asc_df_B07DLWRVCT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343161325095&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1615057717124024296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005583&hvtargid=pla-465577105808&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69167795015&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343161325095&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1615057717124024296&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005583&hvtargid=pla-465577105808 (https://www.amazon.com/SPEEDWOX-Precision-Jewelry-Beading-Vanadium/dp/B07DLWRVCT/ref=asc_df_B07DLWRVCT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343161325095&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1615057717124024296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005583&hvtargid=pla-465577105808&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69167795015&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343161325095&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1615057717124024296&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005583&hvtargid=pla-465577105808)
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most of the climbing shops I've been in have a version of PRR's stripper used for cutting climbing rope and webbing (nylons 5mm - 12mm) works like a hot knife through butter otherwise it's just messy