Topic: Audio Wire Strippers

[GoldenPhoenix]

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!

[Caliban]

It's hard to explain with words, so just watch either of these two videos, and hopefully it helps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOm3tgCJ_2E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq7OvM0xAiA

[GoldenPhoenix]

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.

[Pale]

Be a man and use a knife!

=P

[Caliban]

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Originally posted by: Pale
Be a man and use a knife!

=P

Actually that works quite fine too.

[Crimm]

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.

[18 Days]

and to think I felt stupid not knowing how to jump start a car.

[GoldenPhoenix]

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.

[Pale]

Did you buy really cheap thin speaker wire?  That's when it's easy to cut the wire too.

[GoldenPhoenix]

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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.