Best Wire Stripper - Is The Stripmeister Worth It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.พ. 2022
- Every scrapper is going to want a wire stripping machine sooner or later, it's one of the best investments you can make if you frequently scrap copper wire. There are many options available though, so which wire stripper tool is the best choice? Is the cheaper one good enough, and is the Stripmeister worth it? Let's compare the two drill powered machines I have on hand and see which is worth the money!
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I bought a stripmeister a couple years ago, got about 600 lb thru it and am still on my first blade, bought it because it’s made in Canada, great product
I got over two years and a couple thousand lbs with my first blade then would run a honing sharpener on it while it was running wire to keep it sharp then finally splurged on the new blade. Did a bunch of that old house wire with the paper/asphalt coating on it and as you would expect destroyed that blade lol made in Canada 🇨🇦 for sure best quality
Same
That is the same reason I bought the E250, being Canadian you can get parts for them.
Ditto. I have bought 2 of them, one for a friend
Canada quality products I always buy when possible neighbor.
I have to thank you so much for making this video. I bought a Vevor stripper a week ago, having done minimal research. I figured most wire strippers would work the same or at least be comparable to more expensive ones. When I used the Vevor machine I wanted to shoot it out of a cannon into the sun. Incredibly frustrating cheap piece of garbage. I just received my Stripmeister today and, having only used it for 5 minutes, I’m in love with it. It works buttery smooth every time and had I not watched this video I never would’ve got it. Thanks man 👍
Cheap Stripmeister Upgrades (off the top of my head):
1 - Mount it to a tabletop. Will make a huge difference for it to not tip and slip and shuffle around on you.
2 - Take apart your corded drill (or a wrecked drill) and remove the trigger assembly. It'll probably be a triac-based phase-fired controller that chops of up your AC, super simple, only be 3 obvious wires. Make an extension for those 3 wires and build this into a foot pedal (folded bit of sheet steel or plywood and a hinge, with switch at the back). Now you're not leaning awkwardly to the side to make it spin, or using one hand just to pull the trigger. You should be more than 2x as fast controlling the wirefeed with your foot and having two hands to control the wire angle and tension. And of course mount your drill securely to the same baseplate (or just grab a motor, but, hard to argue with the max $10 you'd have to spend for a garage sale old B&D drill with an annoying keyed chuck).
3 - Replace top knob with slightly bigger knob with a speed handle for fast adjustment (like the control knobs on a lathe, but with the handle part closer to the middle). Or, add a second motor (cheap powered screwdriver) vertically to control this knob, and on a separate foot pedal trigger. Two hands, two feet, lightning fast operation.
4 - Add a big eyelet to the edge of your baseplate, which'll be like, 8" in front of the stripper. It's a tiny bit slower to feed your wire through this first, but 20x safer. There is no such thing as a safe powered wirefeed. Eventually your hands *will* get sucked into the machine while it's running. Better to slam against the eyelet than straight into the knurled rollers.
Matt with the facts, thanks buddy! I love the idea of a foot pedal 👍
You can get a foot pedal from harbor freight for $10 which works exactly like you said but the drill just plugs into it and can be used for hundreds of uses. no need to cut anything up
@@griffon3275 got a link to this buddy
I couldn't agree more!! I've had my StripMeister over 3 years now, run thousands of pounds through it, and haven't had to change the blade yet!! By far the BEST money I have ever spent!!!
I purchased the Stripmeister E-350. I love the added feature of the speed control and the capacity of larger gauge wires. Very happy with my purchase.
I’m an electrician. I have the smaller strip leister and I have run approximately 1000lb of wire through it. It has made me a lot of money. Great purchase for $180
Also tip for you. I don’t run romex through mine (as in I don’t strip the sheathing off on the stripper) I haven’t had much luck with it but I’ve found it much easier to just strip the sheathing by hand. Not hard at all with the know how and experience.
Last tip I promise. Don’t bother sending anything smaller than 12 awg stranded and 14 awg solid. The real fine stuff isn’t good for the stripmeister
I’ve wondered that, I did notice the smallest ones had some of the insulation getting drawn down underneath and I worried it would start to gum it up. Not good money for the time it takes anyhow
One of the most valuable videos you have ever done! I did a *lot* of research before buying my Stripmeister. Still on the same blade. And yes I DO strip 18gauge speaker wire.....because it's fun! PS: the advice of MattsAwesomeStuff is golden as I have done point 1,2 and 4 myself. Thank you.
I did a lot of research and bought a Stripmister.
It works as they said it would.
I'm very happy with it, and would recommend it.
Thanks so much for this video. It was really instructive. Whilst we don't have the stripmeister in Australia, you have given me a lot of ideas about what I should be looking for in a stripper.
Go ahead and watch the video BUT' THIS IS THE BEST WIRE STRIPPER YOUR GONNA GET FOR THE MONEY. Had mine for 2 years. Left it outside all year long under a bag so it didn't get wet. Works like the day I bought it! It's so nice to see a quality product for a change!
I bought the little one on temu for $30 and I love it
I’ve had a Stripmeister e250 for a few years now and it’s an amazing machine! Paid for itself over and over, they just need to make one now with a bottom blade to double cut 👌🏼
Double cut? Interesting! Pretty specific need though but if you’re wishing for one you probably aren’t alone
@@thubprint I’ve seen some that do but they are expensive and big heavy units. I like the Stripmeister for the portability, can bring it inside in the winter and putter around with it and keep the scrap flowing all year 😂 I’m in Williams Lake BC and we got hammered with snow this year so it’s not overly fun outside lol
Also have a 250. put a hinge to the base, folds under the work bench out of the way.
M8 I bought a vevor copper stripper trying to save some money , well needless to say , I'm about to recycle the p.o.s. your video opened my eyes and I will follow your strip mister advice.
Sincerely a frusted scrapper . Keep up the good work. God bless y'all
Didn’t mean to frustrate you bud! I was surprised though, I thought it would at least be close haha
@@thubprint m8 my wife and I agreed with your teaching us about being frugal and paying the high price of being cheap. Keep up the good work . God bless y'all.
Great machine. I have had mine for about 2 weeks. I am glad I paid up for the Strip Meister
I have the China made for three yrs now. All I can say is why spend that $100 it costed to ship when you can use that for quality. But what I learned with the China boy:
1 bolt it down to a table.
2 use the crank instead of a power source.
3 get rid of that guid plate and just use your hands to guide the wire.
My China boy also kicked the wire off to the side so that’s why I got rid of the guide plate.
Plus the V wheel dose not grip the vinyl so well when using the drill, it seems to spin more than pull. But on a budget I say keep on saving for the better stripmiser or another Canadian base stripper called copper mine. Thanks thub for this review.
I have E250 and love it.
One of the best investments I have made for scrap processing.
Whenever I change wire sizes, I cut a short piece to use for setting the blade depth.
Thank you for this review. I have thought about buying the cheap one but will now save my money and get the good one!
if your going to spend this much time stripping wire, I recommend getting a wire stripper with a 1/2hp motor attached. the one i use has 12 different insert slots for different gauge wire. much easier to handle
Any thoughts on the bluerock vs the stripmeister? I'm looking at the biggest models of both. Thanks
Did you ever choose either of them? I was looking at both manufacturers like you. I was looking at either e250 from stripmeister or bluerock 808 model .
As an amateur designer, this video was like catnip to me! Detailed review of pain points, what worked and didn't and why. And clear shots of the things in use on the same wire side by side, including any frustrating hangups! Thanks for a great video
Thanks for an honest tool review. I also dig the apron. I myself ditched tool pouches for a work apron. Have a great weekend Thub.
You too Adam!
Enjoying mine so far. Going great. Went by your strong recommendation. Thanks! 👍🏻
love the video Thub. Just ordered myself one of them. Thanks man!
Thub....you need your own TV show man! You have the knowledge and voice for it. Love watching all your videos. Never miss a single one. 👍
Thanks so much! TH-cam is a bit like that haha
I was thinking on a bigger scale where you could make bank💰💰. But hey....you never know? Good luck 👍 Keep doin the thing! 👊
Love the review videos, I think you’re really good at it, very enjoyable and entertaining to watch!
Thanks! 😊
He’s right , seriously good production quality and just a humble , down to earth kind host. Really enjoy your vibe and style . Would love to have a friend like you . Take care of yourself buddy , love from Southern Ontario, Niagara Region. If you are ever in my area holla let’s go for beers would love to show you around town !
I would like to thank you for this video. While I didn't get the stripmester I got the vevor electric powered one during black Friday deals. And while yes I was having trouble at first. But your suggestion of watching their videos on how to set up the cheaper machine, well I decided to do the same... and it helped me tremendously to get it at least working like it should. And it appears to have the same type of design on the backplate now. I have a bin full of wire from installing car audio and clipping power tool wires when tools burnt out. So hopefully it pays out. 🙏
excellent video, exactly the info a scrapper needs, a stripper that doesn't fight you, and gets the job done quickly. spending extra for something that works way better is the way to go... and very timely for me, cords and wire piling up everywhere, i need a stripper in a bad way.
I bought that little Stripmeister, mounted it to a table and attatched a holehawg drill to it also mounted to the table. When it is set right, it works like a dream. Some wire seems to be too small so I dont do the little stuff. Running the wire thru twice can make a big difference. Im about 300lbs. stripped. I love the process and outcome.
How much do you weigh fully clothed?
Man, I found that the Copper mine manual/drill driven setup is one superior piece of equipment for people who aren't doing major wires or a whole hell of a lot of wire at one time. I got one for Christmas from my girlfriend and have made 6 times back the price she paid for it. It also has two blades, two different setups for different sizes and one of the blades come with adjustable side shields for different size wires to prevent slipping.
Great videos Thub , thanks !
I own the other one, branded Vevor. Once you go through the learning curve, it's still faster than manually stripping each conductor, and $80 isn't all that bad. There is an improvement on it since yours, the feed wheel has the actual grooves like the Meister. I've found feeding the conductor below the blade height with the curvature of the feed wheels works well like a V-belt pulley works. I also didn't realise the Stripmeister was a Canadian company.
Ditto. Much trial and frustration but yes, I feed the wire lower down. Also grade the wire by thickness so I only have to set the cut depth once on each thickness.
Thank you for the review. I was on the fence about which one to buy. The lower price of some of the others was very tempting. Now I know which one to buy.
th-cam.com/video/qVlZQt5uOGM/w-d-xo.html you deserve to have.
Wow. Thanks for the review. I just placed an order for the Stripmeister.
I watched this video and ordered the stripmeister it is a great product and made in Canada thanks for the video
Awesome video dude thank you for the very informative tip
2 by 4 with several different size holes drilled it it. a drywall screw mounted in each hole as the cutting die. works like a dream. ive been using this method for years. mount it to your table or wall or smething when u pill wire thru it.
I wish I seen this before I bought mine. I can't even give it away.
Thank you so much I've been debating which one I was gonna get, definitely willing to spend more for the higher quality product
I’m really surprised at how much easier it makes things tbh
I've been looking at investing in one, thank you for helping me make up my mind, great video
Thank you for doing this video i was looking at a cheap model off ebay im taking your advice i save my money for the stripmeister I'm new to scrapping I've learned alot from you i appreciate all the videos
I enjoyed that and thanks for the tips 😀
I have the stripmister and it's awesome! Of course I had to pay for mine lol but it's paid for it's self 3 to 4 times over. Appreciate the videos
I have had a stripmeister for a couple years. Absolutely awesome. I have stripped wire that just barely fit through the largest hole down to the speaker wire that he shows. No issues. It takes a bit of learning to set it up right for each size but once you figure how it feels, you’ll do that in seconds. I have probably stripped several miles of solid copper and aluminum and the first blade shows no signs of wear. If you look closely at the Chinese blade in this video when he is talking about the grip wheels, it already has wear on it…. Also something not pointed out here, if you set the Romex wire properly, it not only cuts the outside case, it will also strip through one of the 2 insulated wires at the same time. That way you only have one wire left to strip on the second pass…. Buy this product. You will not regret it. Also, mount it on a bench, not a vise, it’s too hard on your drill chuck if the drill is hanging off. And probably hard on the mandrel bearing of the unit too…
I just used the strip-mister. I was really impressed with it.
Awesome review!
Great job! Buy local if you can! Nice to see you indoors and staying warm!
I have the powered version of the C0-Z stripper. Fortunately I purchased it for a low price on Amazon. Decided to try it based on another review. And I 100% experienced all the frustrations that you did with the unit. I feel your pain.
Dude, love the videos. Keep doing the thing! Wish i would've gotten familiar with TH-cam so many years ago. From the state of Indiana.
Good one Thub! 👍
Thanks my friend for leading us in the direction of a great tool over one that isn't so great. Stay safe and blessed brother.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
Thank you! A lot of people commented thinking I was favouring one over the other as though I was being dishonest. The reality is the cheap one does kinda suck haha, I just wanted to show why! All the best to you as well 👍
Nice review Thub! I don't plan on buying a stripper, but if I was - I know which way I'd jump! 👍
I personally bought the cheaper machine and those are the same issues I was having with it. The cable would always go to the side and I'll have to stop and adjust it. It was really annoying. Thank you for the demo on the well built machine, I will be buying o e very soon.
quality for the win. cool they sent you one.
Just bought the E250, have a bunch of well wire to go through. Can’t wait!
Great comparison video!
th-cam.com/video/qVlZQt5uOGM/w-d-xo.html you deserve to have.
Was beginning to wonder why you hadn't put out a video in a bit - you were spending all your time trying to get that cheap amazon stripper to work!
Stripmeister all the way. I took a motor I found, added an controller and it blasts through the wire.
Tip - sort your wire into sizes/types as your largest time killer is the resetting of the cutting wheel and guides. Going back and forth between them just wastes time.
Thanks for the info great video
Thanks for watching!
The Stripmeister feed wheel is way better. I have the cheaper one and it does slip all the time. Great video.
Thank you! I was surprised at how significant the difference between the was
Great show !!!!!!!!!!!!
Most of my scrapping is wire stripping so I strip whatever fits through the stripper without getting chewed up by the blade.
I have an electric drill connected to my stripper and it really speeds things up however I still manually strip the thicker stuff because the drill can't handle it. Better still, the drill I use with my stripper was found while scrapping
A circle of life! Yeah the big stuff isn’t so bad to do by hand, I don’t get much of it anyway haha
Now, with stripping the wires, as you first feed it through, attach something to where you have the wire on one side and the housing on the other side, that way it separates it as you're stripping it, then you just have it separated already. Great video, wire stripping videos are my favorite for some odd reason!!!
Ooo, clever!
Thanks your video is all I need to pull the trigger! It's on its way.😀
This I have been debating on
Thank you for this video I've watched alot of your videos and they have helped out a lot with separation and identifying scrap but I literally was about to buy the vevor brand like tomorrow and remembered I saw this video when I wasn't gonna buy one so I didn't watch it and decided to B4 I purchased the vevor and I'm so thankful I'd rather spend $200 and save time than save $100 and waste it and for that I appreciate it alot!!
Appreciate your advice. I want the easiest possible for my family that has taken up stripping wires.
Great information
I've been debating buying a stripper haha I'm in the US but if I couldn't buy a comparable USA made one I love Canada and would be happy to support you all.
Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻🤙🏼
I made the cheap purchase and now regret it. The fight with wire feeding is real. I wish I would have waited and invested in the quality product. Thanks for the review.
The bigger one comes with a guide to prevent it rolling out so easily. But it sometimes happens on twisted cable I just have to hold it up in the back to keep the slack from pulling it sideways. I've stripped 1500 lbs just today with it and I damaged the blade but a quick sharpen and it's as good as news.
6:30 ROFL the pain is real. Your sacrifice will be remembered in the annals of gas stations & restaurants everywhere. Salute.
I’ve used the cheap Amazon stripper for a about a year now and the biggest issue I had was the wire slipping off the wheel. If I had the money for a strip mister I’d buy one right now.
Got a strip meister a couple years ago for Christmas and I love it. My only issue was some times on smaller wires they tend to ride up out of the groove but other than that great
Yeah, me too. I try and strip smaller wire that we probably shouldn't be wasting out time stripping. But i need something to do when relaxing in the garage having a beer and listening to music.
George try lowering the guide so the wire is being pulled up at an angle for small gauge wire, It helps to seat the wire down into the drive rolls so it doesn't wonder out of position. That helped me alot using mine.
I have had the E250 for a couple of years now, works good. Wish I had of bought the larger version though. I have not checked the blade, I probably should !
I don't know why I found that "and a piece of scrap metal" for the hand crank so funny, but I even showed my mom and had to first explain why I was watching a video of a guy stripping. Good job on the review!
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Great job on this video.
Ty! 😊
I think a lot of people are wondering how soon you can pay back the investment. Loved both videos on the subject. Many thanks for all the hard work.
On sale for $145.00 US ! Saved me a ton not a scrapper but have hundreds of pounds of scrap copper wire. Thanks for this video
Eh like the new shop! 😁
Keep up the good videos... Hamilton 🇨🇦
I've borrowed a friend's stripmister and have been able to strip the smallest wire due to , being able to adjust my feed hole "down" at the same time as using the drill to catch the wire.
I strip just about everything now except for computer harness practically. Come to think of it, I was able to pull a speaker wire in 2, then run it through also. That had to be close to a 1/16.
I wasn’t planning on using this space for this, but I knew this video would be a lot more fun if the wire wasn’t frozen lol
@@thubprint ..So I got a job cleaning out a house, and so far we have 3 large garbage cans, and 3 totes full of extension cords! I was running one of the larger cords thru the stripper and noticed that the back plate had split and started bending in the direction of the (wire out). Guess I just bought it! ☹
Yeah the new space looked dope! But I also dirty spaces too :)
Great video. I’ll support my neighbor to the north!
I have the the cheap stripper and I quickly came to the conclusion that hand stripping was quicker and less frustrating
I ended up hand stripping quite a bit as well even after getting the first one! Glad to have the upgrade 👍
I have the bigger one and it took me a few times to figure it out, but if you feed the wire to be stripped from the BOTTOM (adjust the plate accordingly), and this forces pressure on the wire being fed, adjust the blade as necessary for the wire. Works like a champ even with the very small multi strand electrical cord wires. Don't line up the hole evenly with the blade, drop the hole down some to create a little tension.
I agree, I have the same one
Great review, thanks for this. On their website is the E350 with a built in motor. I might go for that one 👍
I have a 12v DeWalt cordless drill I use. I keep it permanently attached to the StripMeister. I did it that way because I like it being cordless. The plug in motor seemed more logical to me at first. But after using my cordless drill, I would not buy the motor unit. But that's just me. I like the portability and being able to use it anywhere, which I do.
Right of the bat the stripmeisters guide looks like a winner. So much less effort just to get it started
Stripmeister with a sewing machine pedal so you have both hands free really works!
I appriciate an honest review even if its a little brutal. thanks!
Your review starting at 8:10 was very informative.
I just love to see a pile of copper wire !
I just got the smaller one from Canada and it works great. I only paid $147.00 bucks on Amazon. Best money spent.
I went and bought the blue no name motorized wire strippers you see everywhere for about $175us. Had it for years. I have both hands free to dig through the wire pile, and can just keep feeding wire into it non stop because it's always on. I don't have to hold the trigger. Your model looked like it works pretty good. But if your going to be stripping a lot of wire, I would recommend the motorized/hands free one for under $200us. Best money I ever spent. Paid for itself first day.
I’ve seen those ones too, people really seem to like them!
thank you for making this video, looks like Canada for the win! Im in Canada, didn't think we made ANYTHING lol
i dont think i have to say this but after you set the stripmeister to what you're cutting cut everything the same size. love this product i have 2
It’s cool to know that the money I spent on the strip mister was better than wasting it on the cheapo's
I use the Vervor electric stripper, hardly any adjusting needed for any size wire from 18 gage to 600 MCM once you set it once., spend a little more money and get something that works well. I strip about 20,000 pounds a year of bigger wire like 4/0 to 500 mcm.
Lol at 6:30 in the video I can already tell you just want to use the stripmeister for the whole thing...
Design wise it's got features I can see as you use it that make it superior. Faster and easier to set up and seems to just chew through wire like a hot knife through butter.
Thub knows all the best ways to pull your wire
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Stripmeister shows good old Canadian know-how. Deserves a maple leaf sticker on it.
I have run over 600 pounds of wire through my strip meister in 2 months... best stripper for the money never broke down 👍👍👍👍
Mine’s working like a champ too!
I have the cheap one, and no it's not the quality of the stripmiester.
However I've got down pretty good.
Always feed in the large hole.
Might it at the edge of the bench toward you. Pull down on the wire as feeding it in, which pulls the wire down into the "v" rollers. Use a 18v or more drill.
It's not perfect but it will work.
It certainly does the job, I’ve used mine for some time now and didn’t really think much of it until trying out the fancy one
I found a 2by4 with a screw works the best for me on most wire. I have a few machines but 2by4 seems to go faster and less trouble
i saw your video. good job with the comment AND the video.
I'm saving up for a basic strip meister 💪👌
It’s a great little unit, you won’t regret it!