Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: GoldenPhoenix on December 13, 2007, 04:08:14 PM
Title: Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 13, 2007, 04:08:14 PM
I bought a pair of these and I have no idea how to use them. I'm trying to strip the insulation off some 18 gauge speaker wires for my new speaker set and don't have a clue about how these things work. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Title: RE: Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: Caliban on December 13, 2007, 04:19:32 PM
It's hard to explain with words, so just watch either of these two videos, and hopefully it helps:
Title: RE:Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 13, 2007, 04:33:45 PM
Awesome, thanks. It has been a pain trying to get these wires stripped, I did have a cheap one that you "adjusted" by unscrewing a bolt and it was terrible.
Title: RE: Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: Pale on December 14, 2007, 04:00:41 AM
Be a man and use a knife!
=P
Title: RE:Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: Caliban on December 14, 2007, 04:15:38 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Pale Be a man and use a knife!
=P
Actually that works quite fine too.
Title: RE:Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: Crimm on December 14, 2007, 07:46:06 AM
A sharp pair of scissors works too. If you partially close them, so it splits the rubber, you just turn the scissors till you complete the circle. Then just pull.
Title: RE: Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: 18 Days on December 14, 2007, 11:08:46 AM
and to think I felt stupid not knowing how to jump start a car.
Title: RE:Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 14, 2007, 11:14:46 AM
And I know how to jumpstart a car. I'm not the only one that has problems, when I was trying the other night I was cutting the wires themselves.
Title: RE: Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: Pale on December 15, 2007, 04:56:38 AM
Did you buy really cheap thin speaker wire? That's when it's easy to cut the wire too.
Title: RE:Audio Wire Strippers
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 15, 2007, 01:01:55 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Pale Did you buy really cheap thin speaker wire? That's when it's easy to cut the wire too.
Well they came with the speaker system. I got some 18 gauge thick wires from Radioshack that are color coded and things are working great now with the automatic stripper which is SOOOO easy to use.
