StripMeister Original Drill-Powered Wire Stripper Machine - Manual Wire Stripping Made Easy, Copper, Electric, and Stripping Drill Attachment Tool

Blades last long as well as you get it set right, easy to take care of, and works as well as you can use it. There’s a tiny learning curve in terms of adjusting it, but I got the hang of it in around 15 minutes.I recommend having either a large battery, multiple good sized ones, or a mixture. I used a 60v 9 AH battery to strip for about 8 hours and only dropped a bar. Throw in my 5 ah battery, and I could probably strip non stop.

I am an electrician specializing in remodel projects, so I am always pulling out old wire and recycling it. I have thought about getting a stripping machine for a while, but always thought I needed a big and expensive one. I finally broke down and thought I would give one of these smaller ones a try, and like others have said: why didn't I get one of these years ago?! It works well, and strips wire much faster than I could with a utility knife, and much safer, too.The unit is small, but that is a plus, not a minus. It is well built, with good milling of the solid aluminum frame and moving parts that fit tight but move easily. I bolted mine down to a small block of wood just big enough to hold it and the drill to run it. I can then clamp the unit to a work bench or stand, and easily store the assembly away when I am done with it.I will say that it can be a little finicky. Although the feed angle is not super-critical, it does matter for how well the material feeds through and, if set poorly, can cause the wire to slip to the side of the cutter wheel. Also, stripping smaller stranded wire (so far in the #14 - #12 range, I haven't tried others yet) requires much more accuracy with the cutting wheel, otherwise you end up with a lot of copper slivers as the wheel will cut the strands as well as the insulation. However, it doesn't take a lot to fine tune the adjustments, and once set, it runs really well. Therefore, any other reviewers stating they are having trouble with the wire not staying under the cutting wheel is simply not paying attention to their setup.Although I would not consider this is to be a production stripper, I have managed to strip thousands of feet of wire in just a couple of days. There are a couple of things this little stripper will struggle with, such as stripping the outer jacket of round multi-wire (aka 3-wire plus ground) cables, but again, with a little but of tweaking, it took me less than a minute to set up and strip over 100' of 12/3 that was probably made in the 70's or 80's, which has a much thicker jacket and a lot more paper filler inside, so it was quite a challenge. Once the inside wires were separated, I was able to just run individual wire after wire, and a couple of minutes later, I had several more pounds of bare copper in the pile.Overall, in a couple of days I will have finished what would have taken me weeks to do, plus I will get more money per pound for the stripped wire than if I didn't strip it, so this little unit has pretty much paid for itself in no time. If you are in the market for stripping a fair amount of wire, but not looking to make a living out of it (need a bigger machine for that), this little unit will certainly do the trick.

Fantastic tool and time saver. It just takes a moment to get the hand of it but once you do you'll be blazing through wire big and small. Definitely watch the setup video for useful tips such as how to best angle the wire before feeding it in.

Works great. Well-built tool. It made short order of all the wire I had to strip. I only wish I purchased one of these sooners.

I just purchased the strip Meister wire shipping machine. I attach a battery powered drill to the Arbor. It works a lot better than stripping the wire in a vice. It works very well. The biggest thing is learning how to adjust the settings. That was fairly easy to do. Most of the wire I strip is 14 to 10 gauge wire. I have stripped some heavier wire though. so far I have stripped about $300 worth of copper wire. Well worth the investment.

The media could not be loaded. Following the use of several cheaper wire strippers that demonstrated limited lifespan, I opted to try this model, which had garnered excellent reviews. Through further research, I discovered that multiple reviewers praised its capability to strip 18 AWG, with some reviewers even achieving success with 22 AWG. Having stripped approximately 250-300 pounds of copper with this tool, primarily consisting of 18 and 16 AWG fire wire, I can attest to its remarkable performance. I have also successfully stripped hundreds of feet of 10 and 12 AWG wire with remarkable ease. To enhance its functionality, I modified the tool to incorporate a foot pedal, which has proven to be highly beneficial. This feature enables me to feed and guide the wire with one hand while removing the insulation with the other. I have found that this tool is particularly effective for stripping wire gauges 18-2, 16-2, and 14-2. By adjusting the settings, I have been able to strip the outer jacket and most of the inner conductors simultaneously. I highly recommend this tool and strongly advise reading the instructions carefully to ensure optimal results. This investment has already paid for itself tenfold.

Don't waste your money on other brands. Watch some video reviews or side-by-side comparisons if you aren't sure. I was given a wire stripper by a friend that's another brand. The center cutting wheel has an adjustment with hex nuts, but it has a small amount of play/give. You might strip 15 or 20 feet of wire, then the wheel slips to the side and you gotta recalibrate. Stripmeister's center wheel has no adjustment, b/c it is not needed. The wheel needs to be stationary as far as left-right movement is concerned. Stripmeister is like a miracle of engineering compared to the others. Thankfully my other stripper machine was given to me for free after the guys father passed away. So i didnt buy it. Please don't waste your money on other strippers. Stripmeister is the way to go.

Perfect machine! Stripped up to 4awg with no problems. The perfect money printing machine.