soldering iron and wire stripper.

[aperfectcircle]

bah, I dunno why you kids don't just use side cutters to strip wire... why carry around an extra tool.

Come on people,

Lets use the right tools for the job:thumbsup:

 

[hakhawk]

yeh, why carry sidecutters when teeth work just as good(for little stuff anyway)

 

[semi]

because dental work is expensive?

 

[Brycestro]

are you saying you dont know what side cutters are or am i just missing something?

no i seriously don't know what they are.

 

[yZoH]

Cigarette lighter, calluses on ur hand, melt plastic, beautiful. juse use sidecutters to cut.

Cheers
MaT

 

[garfa]

because PVC poisening is a seriously bad thing, dentist bills are nothing.
side cutters/diagonal cutters

 

[hakhawk]

ive done it since i started highschool(pretty much wen i started messing with electronics) i aint dead yet, and i have ingested some weird stuff.

but i have to admit, havent done it in a couple years now.

 

[253@7k]

bah, I dunno why you kids don't just use side cutters to strip wire... why carry around an extra tool.

Because if your working with a 5 core wire (as I do fitting towbars) a pair like these give you the capacity to strip 3/4/5 wires at once.

 

[Sorak]

Thanks Garfa,

I've just installed my new HU this weekend, so I went and bought a Portasol first. I love It! I wish I'd bought one years ago...

To anyone who is still using a corded soldering iron I can't sress enough how convenient and easy a cordless iron is to use. It is more than hot enough for any use, and the hot air tip is great for heatshrink tubing...

I still use sidecutters to strip wire though as I was taught by a sparky. It does take some practice and skill to avoid cutting the wire. However I will be buying the auto wire stripper this week as I am sure it will save me heaps of time...

Regards,
Sorak.

 

[Tasmaniak]

Because if your working with a 5 core wire (as I do fitting towbars) a pair like these give you the capacity to strip 3/4/5 wires at once.

I'd lay money down that using my sidecutters (another term for wirecutters) I could strip back the outer core and then 5 inner cores quicker then you could line them up in that thing...