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Who makes this simple wire-wrap stripper?

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Frank Miles

Jan 1, 1970
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I have an exceedingly simple stripper for wire-wrap wire.

Description: it's mostly a 4cm long bar (chrome-plated brass, I think), about
6mm wide and a few mm thick. One end has a cut-out step in which a bit
of blued steel 'blade' with a narrow slot. You just force the wire through
the slot, and pull the end of the insulation off.

Each tool only works on one wire size.

I have one of these, but it gets borrowed frequently from my techs.
They work really well for repairs/alterations in tight quarters.

Any idea who might make/distribute this tool?

TIA!

-frank
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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I have an exceedingly simple stripper for wire-wrap wire.

Description: it's mostly a 4cm long bar (chrome-plated brass, I think), about
6mm wide and a few mm thick. One end has a cut-out step in which a bit
of blued steel 'blade' with a narrow slot. You just force the wire through
the slot, and pull the end of the insulation off.

Each tool only works on one wire size.

I have one of these, but it gets borrowed frequently from my techs.
They work really well for repairs/alterations in tight quarters.

Any idea who might make/distribute this tool?

TIA!

-frank

Some forms of insulation on that type of wire can be simply "pinched"
with needle-nose pliers and folded back.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Chafik Hankour

Jan 1, 1970
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Frank Miles said:
Description: it's mostly a 4cm long bar (chrome-plated brass, I think), about
6mm wide and a few mm thick. One end has a cut-out step in which a bit
of blued steel 'blade' with a narrow slot. You just force the wire through
the slot, and pull the end of the insulation off.

I have one of those, one size only though, it came with:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103243&cp
Model: 276-1570
Catalog #: 276-1570

Doesn't show in the picture, but it was stored in the 'hollow' handle.

Chafik
 
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petrus bitbyter

Jan 1, 1970
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Frank Miles said:
I have an exceedingly simple stripper for wire-wrap wire.

Description: it's mostly a 4cm long bar (chrome-plated brass, I think),
about
6mm wide and a few mm thick. One end has a cut-out step in which a bit
of blued steel 'blade' with a narrow slot. You just force the wire
through
the slot, and pull the end of the insulation off.

Each tool only works on one wire size.

I have one of these, but it gets borrowed frequently from my techs.
They work really well for repairs/alterations in tight quarters.

Any idea who might make/distribute this tool?

TIA!

-frank
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From your description I guess you mean the Clauss no-nik wire stripper.
These strippers were used for teflon insulated wires (wire wrap). I still
have one in my possession These days they seem to be used to strap glass
fibers.

http://www.claussproducts.com/catalog/model_NN008.htm

petrus bitbyter
 
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GregS

Jan 1, 1970
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From your description I guess you mean the Clauss no-nik wire stripper.
These strippers were used for teflon insulated wires (wire wrap). I still
have one in my possession These days they seem to be used to strap glass
fibers.

http://www.claussproducts.com/catalog/model_NN008.htm

Have used the same for over 25 years. They still strip. These hold the wire
straight out so the cut is even. I think the other stripper is just a blade
with ta slot. I even have them for 24 gauge wire wrap. I think Teflon was kinda bad
because it had soft flow.

greg
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Thanks, that's the closest so far. It's still large, with the slitted
element in the middle of the tool instead of the end, but perhaps it could
be remounted on something.

I took a WSU-30 and filed off the little aluminum rivet (the barrel is
anodized aluminum) to free up the blade, and then clamped it in an X-acto
handle.

Have Fun!
Rich
 
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Richard H.

Jan 1, 1970
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Frank said:
Any idea who might make/distribute this tool?

I concur with Chafik. I have this same RatShack wrapping tool, and the
widget you describe comes with it and stores in the handle. Description
is identical. Still works great after 20 years of casual use. In fact,
that's mostly why I keep the wire-wrapping tool - to store the stripper
in something large enough it won't get lost. :)

They may have offered the stripper separately at one time, but no longer.

Richard
 
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