Bought a cheap wire stripper that cost me a whole afternoon

I grabbed a no-name stripper from a discount tool bin for about $12, thinking it was a steal. The adjustment screw stripped out on the third job, and the blades were so dull they nicked the copper every time. I had to re-run three circuits in a kitchen remodel because of bad connections from those nicks. What's your go-to brand for strippers that can handle daily use without breaking the bank?

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jenny477d ago

Yeah, I've been burned by those bargain bin strippers too.

wood.faith7d ago

Tell me about it, @jenny47.

angela_harris7d ago

Honestly I used to grab whatever was on sale... until a cheap pair ruined a whole spool of wire for me. Now I just save up for Klein tools, they last years without any fuss.