Features:

  • Cuts, strips and loops 20-30 AWG Solid and 22-32 AWG Stranded wire
  • Precision ground stripping holes
  • Strong-gripping serrated nose for easy bending, shaping, and pulling of wire
  • Holes for looping and bending wire
  • Cleanly shears 6-32 and 8-32 screws
  • Coil spring provides fast self-opening action
  • Easy-to-read markings
  • Handy closure lock for convenient storage
  • Double dipped Klein Kurve comfort grips
Makes Striping small wires SO much easier.

You really need these if you need to strip small wires. I was extremely tired of stripping small wires with knife, or cutters, or scissors or ANYTHING else not made to do this job. I am in a position where I need to strip cat5 and cat 6 cables from time to time (not for normal network cables). That is 22 or 24 awg and this makes it SO much easier. One word of off topic advice, I did have someone ask me what you do if you need to strip smaller wires than these will do. In that small of a gauge, you are probably soldering, and you can normally just strip them with the heat from the soldering iron.

Love the Glow in the Dark!

Love these! I love all Klein tools but these are especially awesome because they are glow in the dark! I sometimes have to work when it's dusk and even dark so it makes it nice and easy to find in my bag of tools! They are bright, really bright! The grip is also very soft and comfortable in the hand. If your looking for a good pair of wire strippers these are a great choice!

It's rated this high for a reason.

I needed a wire stripper and cutter to replace outlets around the house, and this tool is perfect for the job. I got the 10-18 AWG Solid, 12-20 AWG Stranded version, and it fit my needs perfectly. Stripping and cutting wires was a breeze, much easier than scoring a wire with an exacto knife and trying to get a precise cut.

Get them, use them, they will last a very long time.

OK, so there is a reason that you will see a set of Klein wire strippers in almost every single tool bag of any electrician across almost every profession. They are spectacular tools and perform as expected. It almost seems pointless posting a review for these but, in case you are on the fence, get off of it and buy these. You will NOT be disappointed.

Don't waste $7 on a cheapo. BUY THESE. Don't use razor blades anymore.

Don't waste $7 on a cheapo. The reason you use razor blades instead of that Cheapo stripping tool? because that cheapo is not machined to the perfect size for each gauge. Those cheapos have tiny imperfections that grab strands and tear them out. Not these, GOOD MACHINING = CLEAN STRIP. So much better. These changed my outlook on stripping tools. I still carry a curved hook, and straight razor when wiring, but these come with me too now.

EXCELLENT SMALL GAUGE WIRE STRIPPERS

I do wiring for a living. I make cables and I am constantly prepping small wires to solder in tight places. I needed wire strippers that were precise on very small gauges. These are excellent, they don't take any more than they are supposed to. Now my 26 gauge stranded wires don't lose any hairs when I'm stripping off the jacket. Klein tools always have a quality feel, these are top-shelf and highly recommended if you do wiring for a living.

Excellent tool

Looks and feels like high quality steel so it should last a long time and maybe even the last one I will have to buy. It strips the insulation without any damage to the wire itself. It locks closed so nothing can damage the cutting edges while inside your tool kit. It has a really good gripping tip that is way to tempting to use as pliers. I feel if I start using it as a multi tool it will not last as long and should only be used as intended (wire strippers).

Highly recommend this stripper; you'll only have to pay once and she'll keep stripping for a good long time

Great stripper ... I mean, not quite as good as the ones from my college days, but they weren't quite this sharp. I replaced a cheap home depot $10 stripper with this one and the difference is stunning. It cuts wires with a resounding sharp "click" and strips like wires were meant to be naked. Really, a great tool if you're going to be stripping every once in a while - or every day.

These are the 10-12 gauge wire strippers you want.

These are the correct strippers for stranded and copper core 10 and 12 gauge wire. I am so glad I finally bought the right tool. I've struggled with diagonal cutters, which won't cut through tough wire or romex nearly as easily these. I've used the cool self-pulling strippers for small wire gauges, and those are great, but not for big AC wires. I have sharp wire cutters and usually struggle through with those. I have two pairs of the crappy strippers from my dad's collection, with a stop nut that you adjust to strip but not cut your wire: those never work well for long. I'm finally smart enough to buy the right tool before I start a project, and am so happy I got these before I rewired, used EMT conduit, and put in a 100amp panel in my barn. I'd be still working on the first circuit otherwise, swearing at how frustrating it is to get insulation off.

Klein Strippers Solid

I'm an electrician and I swear by these guys, Klein made a simple stipper with a locking mechanism so it doesn't spring open when you throw it in your pocket. Just make sure you buy the ones with the right size for the right job. I have 3 different ones for different size wire, so smaller 18 ga wire for controls, or these my daily beaters for standard wire size 12 and 10 ga I use these guys.

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