Thought those fancy wire strippers were overpriced junk until I borrowed a pair

I was always team side-cutters and a steady hand, figured $80 for a pair of Knipex was just paying for the name. Then my buddy let me borrow his for a 200-panel job at the new data center off I-35. I finished stripping wire in half the time with zero nicks and honestly felt like an idiot for fighting my old method for 4 years. Anybody else stubbornly stick with the cheap tools way longer than they should have?

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grace_bailey11d ago

Did you ever try to fix a cut wire after you nicked it? That little bit of copper breaking off drives me crazy. I was the same way with my $15 wire cutters from the hardware store. Switched to a decent pair of strippers about a year ago and I still get mad at myself for waiting so long. The clean strips alone are worth the money.

mila_flores811d ago

Not fixing the nicked wire just feels wrong. It's like leaving a job half done and it nags at you every time you see it. Getting good strippers is one of those things you kick yourself for not doing sooner.