Wire cutter reccomendation

[John Smith]

Hi,

Can someone recommend a good pair of wire cutters to purchase please? I am looking for something that I will use mainly for electrical wiring around the home and would like it to have a component that strips the protective sheath also.

I bought one from B&Q, their own brand I think, a few years back that looks a bit like a barreless gun that you squeeze the handle to tear off the protective sheath on wiring but it didn't seem to work that well.

Any recommendations welcome,

John.

[Mike Harrison]

One job at a time - get a seperate pair of sidecutters and strippers. Not much to choose with cutters. The best strippers I've found are the cheapo far-east ones you get at cheap tool stalls at markets etc - red metal body with black plastic lever and jaws - there are 2 types, one has an adjustment thumbwheel screw on the back - this is the type you want - the non-adjustable ones are no good.

CPC do them - stock code TL0448022

Picture : 're cheap so buy two as they will break eventually, but before that they work great after you've adjusted them.

[James Salisbury]

Try Kinpex brand, can be got from

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[Dave Plowman (News)]

Wow. I love Vehicle Wiring Products to bits for stocking all those things you can never get, but I'd never call them cheap.

[John Smith]

Thanks again all.