Self-adjusting cut-and-strip wire tool, cable stripping tool

AutomationDirect tool features the widest wire stripping capacity of any tool of its type. See photos of this and other tools.

By Control Engineering Staff March 5, 2009

AutomationDirect Self-Adjusting Cut and Strip Tool – DN-WS

AutomationDirect has added to its line of wire stripping and crimping tools. The new self-adjusting cut-and-strip tool features the widest stripping capacity of any tool of its type, company says, cutting flexible wires up to 8AWG and rigid wires up to 16 AWG.Easily interchangeable stripping cassettes, color coded by blade type, are available for stripping a wide range of most modern insulation types, from PVC to PTFE. Replacement blade and jaw inserts are available.

AutomationDirect Precision Stripping Tool – DN-CST

A new AutomationDirect cable stripping tool removes insulation from copper and fiber optic audiovisual, data transmission, instrumentation, signal, and telephone cables up to 11 mm and insulation up to 1 mm.Its precise, nine-position blade height adjustment wheel provides for fine adjustability and repeatability.Replacement blades are also available.Also available is a crimping tool series with handle and die sets for various wire sizes and terminal types.

AutomationDirect wire, cable tools

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