Irwin Vise-Grip Self Adjusting Wire Stripper 2078300 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2018
- In this video we are taking a look at the Irwin Vise-Grip 8" 2078300 self-adjusting wire strippers. It will strip wires from 10-24 AWG and features an adjustable stopper to control the length of the strip. It can also crimp 10-22 AWG insulated and non-insulated terminals as well as 7-9mm ignition terminals. It can also strip the outer sheath on multi conductor cables. Overall, it is a good set of wire strippers for most around the house or automotive tasks but does tend to have issues with wires that have a clear plastic coating on top of the insulation.
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The Irwin Vise-Grip wire strippers are good wire strippers for most household or automotive wire stripping needs without coated wire insulation. Amazon Link: amzn.to/2UzNhWl
How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??
@@abrown372 They save me time stripping for sure. I still have to grab the Klein side cutters to bend my hooks.
Thank prefect review
Just bought this tool and yes it struggles with the plastic coated Romex ( and other plastic coated wires)... however I just discovered a trick that makes it work every time! Place wire in as normal , then bend it towards the back of the pliers on the gripping side. Then pull as normal. The bending of the wire keeps it from slipping in the teeth and gives the results you want...give it a try :) Works all the time
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
As soon as I read your tip, I went out and tried and it works!!!!! I had been fighting all last week with the plastic coated wires....Thanks for posting this.
Can you, by chance, provide a picture?
I like this idea. I actually have taken to pushing down harder on the clamp with my thumb if it slips or holding the wire in such a way it can't slip.
Bending seems so much better of an idea!
Brilliant! Thank you!
I'm an electrician, and use it every single day. I can't do without it ! I use this at my place of work, customizing Vans, Buses, and RV's. Trust me you can't go wrong, it's my number ONE tool for wire stripping. You'll be glad if you buy one. I do not use it for crimping purposes, a I use another tool that does a better job.
Real electricians don’t use wire Strippers . All in the pliers
@@themechanic4222 I am a U.S. Navy Nuclear qualified electrician, and U.S. Navy Electronics Instructor, who also holds a valid pilot's license. WHO / WHAT / THE HELL ARE YOU ?
I just ordered this tool yesterday because I was at work having trouble stripping speaker wire with my Klein’s. Hopefully this works better for those tiny wires. I can’t wait for it to come in the mail so I can use it
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@themechanic4222 U can't use pliers if you're trying to strip those small wires for recess lights
Thanks for the instructions. I just do occasional jobs around the house. I received a set of these as a present. Tried to use them yesterday and didn't have a clue how to use them. Now, thanks to your video, I'm confident in using this tool.
Video improvement suggestion: get more lights, set the aperture of your camera more closed (higher f/#), then manual focus your camera to where your hands are normally at
Yep true. Otherwise great video
Thank you foe the video. I do some DIY projects around the house and finally got down to getting these wire strippers. Thank you for breaking it down Barney-style!
I use this tool almost daily and the company has a great support. Recently one of the jaws broke, they sent me a new one. Thank you.
for the coated ones. just put your finger on top of the grabbing mechanism and apply a bit of pressure as you squeeze the tool. works everytime
I got this and the plier stripper, both for $22 on Amazon prime day. I'm excited.
Just got one of those, thanks for the demonstration much appreciated!👍👍
Great video and very concise explanation. My wire stripper stopped grabbing wire, your video solved the problem @ 0:18 when you mention the "adjustment screw". Thanks!
Man, this tool fairs really well when stripping Romex in electrical boxes- particularly single gang. Glad I bought these.
What's your secret? My experience is multiple bites on 14/2 romex, and sometimes it works on the first time.
Thanks for posting this. Great review and very helpful. I recently purchased these and was a bit annoyed when trying to strip the plastic coated wires. After seeing this I know to hit it 2 or 3 times and they will usually strip. Still easier and more efficient than the regular stripping tool where you have to squeeze and pull.
Check my comment above for romex..it works
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@abrown372 they make a front ended one by ideal but you won’t like the price
When will someone invent an effective automatic 14/2 romex stripper? Haven't seen one yet. We will do it ourselves if an internet search ends up futile.
Thank you for being fairly comprehensive.
Thank you for talking about plastic coated wire. I use Anderson powerpole wires which has the red and black wires held together by a sort of thick clear plastic coating which make the gripping action really slick.
I can do that with all Sheathings off, outer sheath and red and black sheath.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
Thanks for the demo! I bought one and no idea how to use it.
There are only two controls on the thing, and I hoped you'd explain the micro-adjust. It was nice to see you can swing the depth gauge out of the way - that didn't occur to me.
back on sale on amazon for 17 bucks, finally grabbed one
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
I had the same difficulty trying to strip two romex wires simultaneously, but when I tried each wire individually, it worked perfectly.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
Very helpful video! Thank you! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks, my first job with this tool had the plastic coating. I thought WTH... now I feel better about the purchase.
This tool is an absolute life saver when terminating building access controls.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@abrown372 I haven't used it for Romex only low voltage and speaker wire. Still going strong though I use it everyday
How about coax cable such as that used for radio or cable tv? Coax has an outer jacket, inner copper braid, and smaller inner insulation surrounding core wire... Will these strippers work for that?
Thank you for this review! I had the same issue with the plastic sheeting on the wire and thought there was an issue with the strippers. Now I know to do it multiple times.
Or just use another type of stripper for those wires. No wire stripper works well for all types of wire, and the self-adjusting type does poorly on any wire with slick and/or extra-firm insulation.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@davidbarts6144 I use another stripper to make a cut then use this right after. It works well.
I’m going to Lowes to purchase one. I appreciate your help
It’s currently on sale at Amazon for 17 bucks 👍
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
Good product, you are right about the romex.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
Thank you! Well done.
great vid thanks. I just got one of these and I thought I had a dud because of the way it struggled with romex. I now know better.
I must have a lemon. The 12v thicker landscape wire would not strip. It was hardened and old but the grabber on the left simply would not clamp down on it to hold It while the right would try to strip
Is the insulated crimping jaw also self adjusting? I see all 3 of the red, blue and yellow dot indicators located in the one crimping jaw. Whereas the non-insulated crimping jaw seems to have a couple of different sized options?
Great video. I literally just bought these to strip Romex, but looks like I better take the old tried and true strippers up in the attic with me, just in case
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@abrown372 single or double gang boxes make no difference. there are many kinds of Romex wires. your question is not specific enough to have any real answer for you.
Would this strip both flat cables and single core round cables?
Make sure you say go ahead alot while doing this to. Just like this guy
Nice Review
Can you do a video on how to crimp with this tool because all the notches and stuff look crazy
i wanted to learn how to use the settings, as it doesnt seem to strip but Rip the Plastic. So i am guessing the Jaws are not gripping as much as they should. also some Cables i have are coming from the other side, that means i ever turn the Strippers up side down to face then Downwards
I have used this stripper and found that this is only useful for stripping individual wires and not a cable having two, three or more wires means a two core, three core or multi core cables like computer networking cables having many wires inside an insulating cover. When such a cable is stripped using this stripper, it strips everything that is outer as well as the inner insulations of the wires so we can't only strip the outer insulation and then strip the wires inside one by one according to desired length. If a cable is to be stripped then we'll have to use a sharp knife to first cut the outer insulation and then use this stripper to strip the wires inside. Also, we need to manually adjust the pressure knob again and again by trial and error else it may sometimes damage some strands so it's a bit semi-automatic type and not fully automatic
I replied to one of your sub-comments above... I bought a pair of these last night and tried them out on a bunch of different conduit types and wire gauges I happened to have lying around to decide if this tool would be right for a project I'm working on. I was able to strip Romex for a couple of different gauges and various gauges of stranded and solid copper wires by setting the grip to suit the cable. Flat Romex seemed to need the same grip setting as the wire gauge in the conduit, but round multi-conductor cables worked best when the grip was set much looser than for the encased wires - about 2/3 the pressure that worked well for stranded copper wire of similar thickness. In that sense, you're right that they're not fully automatic. Still, even when I set the grip much stronger than needed for the gauge of stranded wire, I never managed to cut the encased wire or break strands in a stranded copper wire. Maybe aluminum strands break more easily, and as usual YMMV.
@@sbern714 But, I have some double insulation two core flat cables which have thinner wires inside outer sheath may be of 22 guage and when I try stripping the outer sheath all insulation is stripped leaving behind only the copper wires. Any suggestions?
Are these advisable for working with cat 6 cable¿ or are these made to work with heavier duty cables and wires¿
5:40 did you even watch?
Thank you
Ok you sold me. Thats awesome.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
I spin the insulation after it is cut before i pull it off it keeps you from getting poked by the wire, it twists the wire ready for tinning with solder.
How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
I have one of these and am wondering if it works to remove the outer sleeve of Romex? I am afraid it will cut into the inner wires
there are no cutters on these wire strippers at all. unfortunately mine didn't work for anything. but i did not know how to adjust them. so my next step is to adjust that 'macro adjustment' screw, i guess. but there is no blade to cut anything. the tool just squeezes a wire & insulation/sleeve and then pulls it apart. and thus ripping the insulation on the outside while leaving the stronger metal on the inside. that's how it works. so it rips, not cuts. i don't think your concern is any problem for this tool.
Does it work on 12 awg ?
What's difference between Irwin and Klein strippers?
Exactly my experience. It will not strip most of the plastic coated wire I come across. I too tried messing with the adjustments but 80% of the time it’s a no go. I did have the chance to use a different brand being used by another electrician and it worked flawlessly. Unfortunately I did not get the brand name. I paid the extra to get this one because of the name but I am very disappointed.
I may reach out to the other electrician to get the name of his tool, buy it and send this one back.
The quality of the materials used to make this tool seems very good it just appears that it fails to bit the wire sufficiently to strip the insulation.
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
I have the same problem. I have to use another stripping plier to make a cut then use this tool. It will work.
@@mikehoang9246I found a pair called " Southwire Box Jar Strippers 👍👍 they fit in a single gang box. I just transferred from commercial work Which is 90% Mc Cable and conduit. I'm surprise about the limited number of tools to strip ROMEX from inside of electrical boxes 🤔
Thanks for the review, but please fix the focus issues. :)
oh wow game changer. this may mean I don't have to use my teeth anymore! :)
I have to wrap the wire around the back of the stripper as it wont grip the wire ..no adjustment
Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
I got it I used for a few times and stop working damaging the wire.
Will this tool work for Teflon coated 18-24 AWG stranded wire ?
Probably not. The self-adjusting type of strippers almost never works well on Teflon and THHN insulated wires. No wire stripper works well on all types of wires; it is why they make multiple types of strippers.
@@davidbarts6144 Thanks for your advice. Perhaps I'll try a simple wire stripper like the Klein.
Very good demostration but bad video recording, the camera kept switching focus because of the logo of your table mat. Next time please use a plain color table mat without graphics (especially human), so the camera wont think its a human face and trying to focus on it. As for the logo, you can simply embed it as watermark during post video edit.
i agree. was going to comment this too. Good information about this wire stripper otherwise.
But he "zoomed in" to make it sharp again 🤣
Hi.
I enjoyed your video, but I'd like to know what makes you and many others like you on TH-cam the privileged ones on the planet. :
That's odd. I have 2 pairs of these and both do it without an issue. If you bought all three at the same time maybe there was an issue with a production run
I also bought the Irwin Vice-Grip Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper from Lowes and it came with the grip pressure adjustment knob set all the way loose. Set that way, the tool did not work at all. But once I figured out what that knob was for, I tightened it down A LOT and it started working for 12/3 Romex, both for stripping the Romex cable sheathing and the individual encased wires. I did have to squeeze twice each time, but it was still much easier than using manual wire strippers. Once I set the grip pressure tight enough to strip the individual wires, I was able to strip the encasing flat Romex at the same setting with a single squeeze without any apparent damage to the encased wires.
Experimenting with different multi-conduit cables and different wire gauges, I found that the tool worked well for 24-gauge stranded wires with the grip set VERY tight using a pair of pliers and for 6-gauge stranded copper if loosened with pliers and then tightened down with just my fingers. My approach was to loosen the grip and then tighten it again until I found the right setting for each gauge of cable or wire. I didn't manage to make the tool damage the encased wire or break any strands of stranded wires at any grip setting, but I wasn't trying for that.
I'm not sure if maybe the grip pressure adjustment knob is set that loose at the factory, or if Lowes does it, or maybe customers in the store tend to play with it. But I had to tighten the knob down considerably using a pair of pliers before the tool I bought started working as demonstrated in this video. Hand-tightening the knob only worked for the thickest (6-gauge) wire I tried, and did NOT work for a multi-conduit cable of a similar size. For every other cable or wire, I had to use my pliers to tighten that knob.
Full disclosure: I have no affiliation with either Lowes or Irwin. I am not currently a TH-camr or influencer, nor have I been compensated in any way for this post. I'm not a licensed professional electrician or electrical engineer. I'm just a regular mortal human who likes to play with electricity for fun and do the occasional wiring project.
This didn’t work for me with 14 gauge speaker wire
Pro tip. Use manual focus instead of automatic. Overall great tutorial.
I must have got a lemon. It strips fine wire, but forget about 16 gauge and above, even with micro adjustment. It just refuses to bite enough.
Same here, with 14/2 Romex.
I use these for speaker wire
Thats called THHN insulation btw. And also the correct term to Romex is "nm" which stands for non-metaillic
I don't get it. How do people strip 14/2 romex in production if this tool - supposedly the best one out there - fails miserably? I get the exact result as at t=256 in this video. One way to solve this is to bend the wire down around the left jaw - but that means doubling the stripping time for individual wires. That matters in production, not in hobby.
I don’t like that plastic part…. Was going to get klein, but they didn’t have any crimpers on theirs so I bought these
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I put my ginger in the jaws with romex for more pressure and it works good
for th e romex point the wire down
Not sure if this guy has the magic touch but this tool is garbage. It took a dozen squeezes just to take off the coating of a single 12/2 wire!! They wouldn’t even remove the yellow coating to get to three interior wires on the same 12/2 wire. This guy has the best and easiest to follow directions but the tool is extremely inconsistent. My other squeeze stripper tool is 1000% better and strips the wire on the first squeeze every time. I’ve been looking for a tool that’ll strip everything from the exterior coating down to the individual wires. I’ve been remodeling for 20+ years and have yet to find a tool that’ll do this!!!!
Same here regarding the common task of stripping 14/2 Romex. I would like to see an automatic tool that actually works on 14/2.
The camera focus problems made my eyes hurt and I couldn't finish watching.
These really do not work on PTFE wire, no matter the gauge the tool offers to do. I say, don't buy and mine went back to store.
I'm sorry, but this tool is a piece of junk if you're primarily working with 10, 12 and 14 ga Romex cable and wire. I can strip sheathing and wire faster manually, than I can with ANY auto stripper. However, this tool DOES work well on 18 and higher gauge cable and wire (ie: thermostat, and Cat 3, 5, 6, etc), so I did keep it...
Wth kinda thumbnail is that..
No the actual thumbnail on your finger
Good thing I've got a good imagination, the autofocus of your camera made it nearly impossible to see what's going on and just gave me a headache.
meanwhile electricians will still be using common T-strips because you just cant get one of those fancy over engineered over priced tools in to the places we need to get in to to do actual "work".
**REAL** Electricians strip Romex with their teeth and 14-gauge wires with their pinky fingernails. They also lubricate conduit with their snot and pull cable using nothing more than a specialized fork on the end of their tongues. Sumerian scribes describe a race of ancient Electricians from the Upper Gohst Mountains who trained wire to run itself and tested circuits by emitting lightning from their genitals. True electricians of the modern era need little more than a hawk knife, a hammer, and a pair of insulated boots to connect new construction to the mains. According to Norse legend, true electricians wear pants only so that lesser men need not despair at the gauge of their cables.
@@sbern714 all true but beside the point.
@@sbern714lmao 😂🤣
@@sbern714 this made my night and im just some DIY guy lol... well done man hilarious
Wtf, I just bought mine and is ass. Probably got a bad one.
Pretty good thanks mate. Learn how to use your camera . . .
LoL funny comment. Do you know how this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes particularly single gang??
@@abrown372 I don't know, but Toolzine might respond?
@@sidsquid1 thank you
made me dizzy watching this. 3/4 of the video is out of focus and felt I was going blind
This tool is a piece of shit, worst tool I ever bought!
VIDEO: 99% wire 1% tool DISLIKE
What do you mean the tool is in the shot the whole video and he even strips different kind of wire with it
Thanks for the review. I thought I was doing something wrong with the romex that has the clear plastic coating. Will try the wire bend that ruileal5574 recommends.
Beautiful tool,specially if you're not a pro.
What about taking out insulation in the middle of a line without disturbing the ends of the wire?