Wire Stripper (175mm)

The stripping mechanism adjusts itself to the diameter of the wire, so there is no gauge to select. That is the advantage of a self-adjusting stripper over a traditional notched one: with notches, every cable means picking the right hole, and picking wrong either fails to cut through the insulation or bites into the conductor. The self-adjusting jaws clamp, sense the cable and cut to the insulation instead of to a preset size.

The stated wire diameter is 2.6mm, which places this on standard installation wiring — the solid-core lighting and socket circuits, switch drops and fixed wiring that make up the bulk of domestic and light commercial work. It is a focused range rather than a broad one, and a tool built around a narrower span can be set up more precisely within it.

Why clean stripping matters is worth being explicit about, because the damage is invisible once the terminal screw is tight. A conductor that has been nicked or scored has less copper at that point, so that spot carries the circuit's full current through a reduced cross-section and runs hotter than the rest of the cable. It is also mechanically weakened precisely where the conductor gets bent to enter a terminal. The combination produces faults that appear long after the work was signed off: an intermittent connection that is miserable to trace, or a warm terminal in a consumer unit, which is the beginning of the most common kind of electrical fire.

The buyers are electricians and electrical contractors on installation work, maintenance electricians, panel builders, appliance and equipment technicians, building services teams, and hardware dealers supplying the electrical trade.

Get good results by presenting the cable squarely to the jaws rather than at an angle, and by stripping only the length the terminal actually takes — bare copper protruding beyond a terminal is a shock and short-circuit risk and among the first things an inspector notices. Keep the jaws clear of insulation offcuts, since debris packed into a self-adjusting mechanism is what makes it start gripping poorly or stripping short. And glance at the first strip whenever you change to an unfamiliar cable, because insulation thickness genuinely varies between manufacturers. Message us on WhatsApp for a price, or for a tool covering a wider range if your work spans heavier cable.