ampage Tube Amps / Music Electronics	For current discussions, please visit Music Electronics Forum.

ampage archive

Vintage threads from the first ten years

previous: Don Symes Not required, as such, just d*mned ... -- 4/17/2000 5:10 PM

Re: Teflon Wire...special stripper needed?

4/17/2000 5:22 PM
MBSetzer	Re: Teflon Wire...special stripper needed? When it comes to stripping wire, there is a best & elegant way. Sounds like that is what Liam is doing with one of the ergonomic & productive units. Teflon is not only a hard insulation, but it has that famous non-stick property which makes it really hard to grip, so the need for special jaws is not a surprise. Then there is the way I'm doing it, far from the best, but I crudely use hemostats to hold the cut end lengthwise, lock them, then use the cheapest hand-held stripper/crimper that itself is very poor for ordinary wire, and hold the tool at a very steep angle. Basically only one of the sharp semicircles then cuts the teflon and bends it back, then clip that off with small wire cutters. Doesn't take much practice to get 99percent perfect results without losing any of the inner strands, and can strip as little as 1/16 or over 1inch. When I tell my sweetheart that I'll be spending another late night with a stripper, at least I don't have to explain about it costing $100 Mike

4/17/2000 5:22 PM

MBSetzer

Re: Teflon Wire...special stripper needed?

When it comes to stripping wire, there is a best & elegant way.

Sounds like that is what Liam is doing with one of the ergonomic & productive units.

Teflon is not only a hard insulation, but it has that famous non-stick property which makes it really hard to grip, so the need for special jaws is not a surprise.

Then there is the way I'm doing it, far from the best, but I crudely use hemostats to hold the cut end lengthwise, lock them, then use the cheapest hand-held stripper/crimper that itself is very poor for ordinary wire, and hold the tool at a very steep angle. Basically only one of the sharp semicircles then cuts the teflon and bends it back, then clip that off with small wire cutters. Doesn't take much practice to get 99percent perfect results without losing any of the inner strands, and can strip as little as 1/16 or over 1inch.

When I tell my sweetheart that I'll be spending another late night with a stripper, at least I don't have to explain about it costing $100 ;-)

Mike

Replies:

andy fuchs When I worked in the hi-end audio b... -- 4/17/2000 6:05 PM