Do you use a wire stripping tool or scissors?

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By God I'm 59 and grew up with my dad's South Central Bell issued scissors and I strip wire the way God intended and my dad taught me.

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Scissors are fine for stripping bell wire. I have a proper set of wire strippers for other things (actually several). But I have been known to use whatever sharp object is around if needed.

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I can't hang drywall

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Hanging it, I can do. Floating sheetrock, I have rarely been so bad at anything.

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or lay bricks

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I have never endeavored to do this, so I would say I am also unable.

Congratulations?

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Modern wire strippers are quite amazing, no shame in using the most effective easiest to use tool for the job.

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i'm preparing for the zombie apocalypse when they take all the nice wire stripping tools

Knife or stripping tool

Usually a knife though as it's always on me.

Most of the time it's just my Old Timer pocket knife to strip the insulation off wires.

I enjoy using my wire stripper/cutter tool. It's one of my cleanest tools.

I try to use self adjusting strippers for everything, but if not using high reliability crimps, sometimes whatever is closest.

I feel you, but after I bought Kleins it was an easy transition into using a Gerber multi tool to strip wires (usually cat 3/5/6.) It probably made me a better lover with the hand dexterity required to do it right. You're welcome, ladies.