Recycling is a great way to make a little extra money and help the environment at the same time. Recycling centers pay much less for coated wire than they do for clean copper in order to compensate for the weight of the coating. Stripped wire is also easier to store. Stripping wires can be a real pain when using a blade, not to mention it takes forever. Wire strippers are expensive but I found a cheap quick way to strip wire that I will be sharing with you. This is how I turned a $15.00 tube cutter into a nice wire stripper. When you are done you can turn it back to a tube cutter so winwin.

We start with a tube cutter. This is a very popular classic style which is still made by various brands. You can a find a cheap one on Amazon for around $15.00.

This is the link to the one I used: https://amzn.to/3pg3zYC

First remove the screw holding the blade.

Slide the pin and blade out.

Take a drill, or chisel, and remove the ends of the two pins holding the rollers. 

Slide the pins out using a pliers or nail and pull the rollers out. 

Turn the top knob clockwise making the blade square shaft go down until it comes out. It should come down the bottom and slide out.

Insert the blade shaft back with the blade facing the same direction of the rollers.

Turn the knob counterclockwise so it starts sliding up. 

Put the Blade and rollers back in place. Slide the pins removed back in to hold rollers in place. 

At the end that you drilled or chisel off, add some adhesive so that the pins don’t slide out and allow to dry.

Place the cutter in a vice or clamp.

Lower the blade so the wire you are inserting fits tight and push it through to the other side (If it’s too hard to push the wire through, loosen it a little  to get the tip through). Once through, tighten the blade and pull the cable forward and back until you see it’s cutting. Start pulling the wire through until you reach the end. The blade effortlessly cuts through the rubber.

Once you finish pulling the whole length of cable separate coating from copper. With your fingers or pliers separate coating from copper. You can then effortlessly pull the coating away from the wire.

This length of wire would take forever with a blade. With this method it took about 20 seconds.

As you can see I was able to peal all that wire in less than 5 minutes and avoided a bunch of blisters and cuts.

Whenever you need the cutter for cutting a tube just reverse the process. Hope this helps and remember to always recycle. Best Wishes, Ed

Be sure to check out my latest DIY Hack! heap DIY Tree Relocation Removal, Puller, Uprooting Gardening Tool! Amazing Hack Must See!
   • Best Cheap DIY Tree Relocation Remova...  

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

#wirestrippingmachine #recycling #cablestrippingmachine