Knipex 12 62 180 Self-Adjusting Insulation-Stripping Pliers $47.84 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon DE via AU

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OZKap on 28/12/2023 - 14:24 amazon.com.au (1123 clicks)
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Seemed like a decent price for a knipex automatic wire stripper. Camels says it's briefly been cheaper at about $42, but this is pretty low.

Reviews seem good on amazon, so I'm buying it as a replacement for my cheapie sub-$10 strippers, to complement my knipex 97 22 240 cut/strip/crimp pliers

About this item

• Light in the hand and simple to use
• For single, multiple and fine stranded cables of 0.2 up to 6 mm²
• Adapts automatically to the respective cable cross-section
• Prevents damage to the conductor
• Handy shape and low weight provide high operation comfort

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  amosmilburn on 28/12/2023 - 14:48

  +2

  now if they'd just make one to untwist and strip pairs of CAT5/6/7 cable….

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    Banj0 on 28/12/2023 - 14:56

    +2

    …and lay them in the plug and clamp it.

    Actually…I thought most RJ45 and like plugs you would use with CATx are designed to work without stripping the wires (still have to untwist and lay them flat though). I'm probably many years out of date on this though.

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      amosmilburn on 28/12/2023 - 15:11

      Actually i was being a bit hyperbolic…. its only CAT5 that still remains a pain and requires untwisting, AND cores stripped and cut to correct length to suit plug, CAT6+ is at least a bit better

      i last used the 2 part crimps, untwist the wires, strip, order them, stick them through the 1st part (guide insert), and cut wires along front edge of guide insert, then insert the 1st part (guide insert) into the 2nd part (crimp body), and crimp. Still MUCH better than CAT5

      https://www.jrt.com.au/ajt/category/Data-Security-and-Automa…

      Even newer…newer than last time i bought gear last year, full pass through plugs that let you untwist, order and then pass the wires all the way through, and then cut along front of plug and then crimp, or do both at once, if you buy their expensive tool :)

      https://www.jrt.com.au/ajt/category/Data-Security-and-Automa…

      OR

      https://www.jrt.com.au/ajt/category/Data-Security-and-Automa…

      there are fancier ones again that i think youre alluding too, but unless youre doing large projects and have a client wiilling to pay, can be quite expensive per termination

      i do small scale (im calling multi story residential unit blocks small) wifi installations once every blue moon

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        Banj0 on 28/12/2023 - 15:19

        +1

        You're doing it more than me!

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          amosmilburn on 28/12/2023 - 15:21

          @Banj0: and more than i want at 52 to be honest :) had two years of shoulder physio (with injections) after one after the other froze from working with arms (even worse, drilling up into concrete) above head for many years :)

          taking things easy these days

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        eug on 28/12/2023 - 19:17

        +2

        Hmm am I reading this right? You strip CAT5 down to bare copper? What sort of plugs are they? I never had to strip CAT5 down to bare copper. Even RJ12 plugs with 6P6C cable doesn't require stripping down to copper.

        BTW you can buy Klein Tools passthru crimpers for $60ish on Amazon. They make the job so much easier!

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          amosmilburn on 28/12/2023 - 23:27

          @eug: No youre right, ill blame being awake for 30 hours and putting the word stripped into that sentence :)

          its only CAT5 that still remains a pain and requires untwisting, AND cores stripped and cut to correct length to suit plug

          should have obviously been

          its only CAT5 that still remains a pain and requires untwisting, AND cut to correct length to suit plug

          guess i had stripping on the brain due to thread title and no other reason :)

          sorry for the confusion

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            eug on 29/12/2023 - 13:02

            @amosmilburn:

            guess i had stripping on the brain due to thread title and no other reason :)

            c"mon now, we're all friends here, we all know the real reason. ;)

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    Phlume on 28/12/2023 - 16:02

    I actually love terminating copper cabling into jacks.

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  Banj0 on 28/12/2023 - 14:58

  Got a little excited for a minute and thought it was the 12 72 190

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    drojf on 28/12/2023 - 15:01

    According to camelcamelcamel, the Amazon Knipex 12 72 190 you linked is at an all time low of $128 (note: this is a strip + crimp + cut tool, for others reading this)

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      Banj0 on 28/12/2023 - 15:03

      Yes…I was looking at it earlier…procrastinating on clicking 'buy'!

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      Banj0 on 28/12/2023 - 15:16

      +3

      What I'd really like is the 97 53 14 !! A lot to pay when I crimp ferrules maybe once every couple of months. There's a lot of satisfaction in a nice tool though!

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        FAIL on 28/12/2023 - 16:14

        +1

        I've got the same issue. My cheapies still work fine but I love my Knipex collection

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  SUM12C on 28/12/2023 - 15:49

  I wasn't going to buy a pair, then read your description "so I'm buying it as a replacement for my cheapie sub-$10 strippers"…so now I have a set of old strippers and new Knipex on the way :-)

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  Sleuth on 28/12/2023 - 16:59

  +4

  If you see me take an extra long stride mid-walk, don't ask.
  I'm just self-adjusting.

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  Herbse on 28/12/2023 - 17:43

  +5

  Cheaper than what I usually spend on strippers.

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  beanlanda on 28/12/2023 - 19:04

  +4

  Spent half my money on booze and strippers. The other half I just wasted.

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    revheadgl on 29/12/2023 - 11:23

    +1

    Yes, when wine, women and song begin to tell on a man, it's time to give up singing.

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  Deee on 30/12/2023 - 00:35

  I wouldn't recommend these for general use. They can only strip single wires and don't hand smaller gauge wire very well either.

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    eug on 31/12/2023 - 17:28

    That totally depends on what "general use" means to you specifically.

    These aren't meant for thick TPS cables - the standard Irwins would work better.

    But if you deal with electronics or low-current DC applications more, you'd typically be working with thinner cables. Those Irwins would be too large.