FYI, I would like to pass on a trick which I use to make stripped wire lengths.
I have used the OK industries ST-100 wire stripping tool for some time and purchased a second tool a few months back. (I got my 2nd tool at Amazon for ~$50. Blades are ~$20)
Even though the tool was designed for wire wrapping jobs, I use this stripper for normal stranded wire stripping.
The tool shown has an integrated wire cutter and two position stripping blade. I mainly use the 22 and 24 AWG blade. Other blades are: 24 and 26 or the 28 and 30 AWG blades.
Process:
When I need to make one or more stripped wires, I place the unstripped wire in the tool as shown in image #3. You can then cut the wire with the pinch cutter and finally pull the wire to remove a length of insulation, see image #4. You can, of course, remove as little or as much insulation by adjusting the wire position in the tool.
I then position the wire in the tool so another length of insulation is cut. While still in the tool, the insulation is slid towards the previously stripped end, see image #5. This is repeated until you have something like what is seen in image #6. Next, grasp the wire length and give several rotations to each section to lock the strands together. At this point you can use a soldering iron to tin the bared sections. Finally, you cut the individual lengths as seen in image #8.
The whole process takes about 30 seconds.
What is great about this tool is NONE of the strands get accidentally cut or nicked.
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