LAN and Telecom Cabling What is the best way to strip Cat 5 cable

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What is the best way to strip Cat 5 cable The Chairman 11-27-04
Posted by The Chairman on November 27, 2004, 12:17 pm
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What do you guys think? I am getting sick of the pocket knife approach, and
none of the many wire strippers I have in my arsenal (including a phone
cord making tool) do the job properly with the twisted pair.

Thanks!


Posted by Carl Navarro on November 27, 2004, 1:42 pm
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wrote:

>What do you guys think? I am getting sick of the pocket knife approach, and
>none of the many wire strippers I have in my arsenal (including a phone
>cord making tool) do the job properly with the twisted pair.
>
Ideal makes a Cat-5 stripper that runs about $15 or so. I have a
Greenlee combo RG-6 and Cat-5 stripper that works, but I usually end
up just using the Ideal.

Carl Navarro



Posted by The Chairman on November 27, 2004, 4:31 pm
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> wrote:
>
>>What do you guys think? I am getting sick of the pocket knife
>>approach, and none of the many wire strippers I have in my arsenal
>>(including a phone cord making tool) do the job properly with the
>>twisted pair.
>>
> Ideal makes a Cat-5 stripper that runs about $15 or so. I have a
> Greenlee combo RG-6 and Cat-5 stripper that works, but I usually end
> up just using the Ideal.
>
> Carl Navarro
>
>

Is this the one? (Halfway down the page)

http://www.tecratools.com/pages/datacom/cable_strippers.html


Posted by Carl Navarro on November 27, 2004, 6:38 pm
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wrote:

>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>What do you guys think? I am getting sick of the pocket knife
>>>approach, and none of the many wire strippers I have in my arsenal
>>>(including a phone cord making tool) do the job properly with the
>>>twisted pair.
>>>
>> Ideal makes a Cat-5 stripper that runs about $15 or so. I have a
>> Greenlee combo RG-6 and Cat-5 stripper that works, but I usually end
>> up just using the Ideal.
>>
>> Carl Navarro
>>
>>
>
>Is this the one? (Halfway down the page)
>
>http://www.tecratools.com/pages/datacom/cable_strippers.html

Yes, but look in the big box home improvement stores. Ideal's
specific part number 45-165. Mine came in a kit with scissors, a
punch down tool and something else for about $90, and the tool alone
must be about $20.


Carl



Posted by Ed Nielsen on November 27, 2004, 9:36 pm
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I've been using that one for quite awhile. I just bought one at Graybar
for ~17 bux.


CIAO!

Ed Nielsen
CENCOM
www.cencom94.com

Carl Navarro wrote:
> Yes, but look in the big box home improvement stores. Ideal's
> specific part number 45-165. Mine came in a kit with scissors, a
> punch down tool and something else for about $90, and the tool alone
> must be about $20.
>
>
> Carl
>


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