I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths of
#14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire was
salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction. Presently, I
am using an Exacto knife and just shaving off the insulation much like you
would peel a carrot and have managed to already draw blood. These cable
slitters advertised in catalogs seem to be about right but only for
...duh... cable... not what I'm trying to strip.
Larry
"Guess who" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:19:12 GMT, "Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
>>of
>>#14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . > Will this
>>do?
>
> http://www.contacteast.com/product/group.asp?parent_id=10592
Thanks GW but I saw something like this when I looked around. The wire
w/insulation I have is 7/64 " but the lower limit on your suggestion is
5/32" I may have to go ahead and get the thing.
Larry
"Dave Hinz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:39:26 GMT, Lew Hodgett
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> "Lawrence L'Hote" writes:
>>
>>> I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
>> of
>>> #14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire
>>> was
>>> salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction.
>>
>> It's called a fire.
>
> Yeah, that's a _great_ idea (rolls eyes).
>
>> At least that is what one of my contractor customers did to salvage the
>> copper.
>> Bought his boat with the proceeds.
>
> Depends on how many miles of wires you're talking, but this would
> be simple enough to rig something up for. Tubing, squeeze it down to
> an oval, slit the tubing for a blade, and pull the wire through. No
> muss, no fuss.
Thanks, Dave, I thought of something like that but just thought I'd ask
around and see if someone had actually made/bought something. I have,
probably, about 20 lbs. of the stuff.
Larry
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:39:26 GMT, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Lawrence L'Hote" writes:
>
>> I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
> of
>> #14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire was
>> salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction.
>
> It's called a fire.
Yeah, that's a _great_ idea (rolls eyes).
> At least that is what one of my contractor customers did to salvage the
> copper.
> Bought his boat with the proceeds.
Depends on how many miles of wires you're talking, but this would
be simple enough to rig something up for. Tubing, squeeze it down to
an oval, slit the tubing for a blade, and pull the wire through. No
muss, no fuss.
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:51:39 GMT, Lawrence L'Hote <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Dave Hinz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Depends on how many miles of wires you're talking, but this would
>> be simple enough to rig something up for. Tubing, squeeze it down to
>> an oval, slit the tubing for a blade, and pull the wire through. No
>> muss, no fuss.
> Thanks, Dave, I thought of something like that but just thought I'd ask
> around and see if someone had actually made/bought something. I have,
> probably, about 20 lbs. of the stuff.
Either way, you want to move the wire past the blade, not the other
way around. Safer and more predictable/adjustable. For only 20
pounds of wire, a little fiddling around as you go isn't the end
of the world.
Let us know what you end up doing. Also, rec.crafts.metalworking
might have some ideas. See you there, perhaps?
Dave Hinz
Lawrence L'Hote wrote:
> Well I rigged something that works a WHOLE lot better than just wittlin'
> off
> the insulation. I really appreciate all of you offering to hold my hand.
> FWIW here is what I did. First I clamped a piece of L-shaped picture
You figgered somethin' out already, but just for posterior. What I did was
clamp the absolute crap out of one end of the wire in my vise, then stretch
out about 30' or so of it, tight. I ran a dullish butcher knife across it
drawknife style while I had my son hold tension on the wire. Then I peeled
the remaining insulation off in long strips. It worked great.
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Lawrence L'Hote wrote:
> "Guess who" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:19:12 GMT, "Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
>>>of
>>>#14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . > Will this
>>>do?
>>
>>http://www.contacteast.com/product/group.asp?parent_id=10592
>
>
>
> Thanks GW but I saw something like this when I looked around. The wire
> w/insulation I have is 7/64 " but the lower limit on your suggestion is
> 5/32" I may have to go ahead and get the thing.
> Larry
>
>
I made a nylon adapter (triangle block with a small v notch) for this
unit & screwed it to the top - works great on the smallest cables/wire
you'll ever find.
"Lawrence L'Hote" writes:
> That would only make the situation worse. I'm not cleaning up the wire to
> sell as scrap. I'm using the wire to make wall sculptures and it must be
> reasonably clean to braze.
Time for "Plan B".
Use a standard electrician's wire stripper such as one made by Ideal or
equal.
Operates by squeezing the handles together which cuts the insulation, then
moves it down the wire..
Got a Frys Electronics or equal in your area?
If not any decent industrial electrical wholesaler will probably handle your
business as a cash sale.
Cut of a piece of wire, say 24"-36", then strip a couple of inches off one
end.
Move down the wire a couple of inches and repeat.
It's a PITA, but I've don it to get bare wire.
HTH
Lew
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:19:12 GMT, "Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths of
>#14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire was
>salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction. Presently, I
>am using an Exacto knife and just shaving off the insulation much like you
>would peel a carrot and have managed to already draw blood. These cable
>slitters advertised in catalogs seem to be about right but only for
>...duh... cable... not what I'm trying to strip.
Will this do?
http://www.contacteast.com/product/group.asp?parent_id=10592
"Mike in Arkansas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> how about drilling a hole through a piece of wood that's spilt on the
> top half above the hole. insert and secure a box cutter blade so the
> tip just extends into the hole far enough to slit the insulation. pull
> the wire through and Bob's you uncle.
Thanks,Mike, I'm was going to cobble something together just about like you
suggested when the phone rang and I got distracted...damn attorney was
calling..
Larry
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Lawrence L'Hote" writes:
>> I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
> of
>> #14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire
>> was
>> salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction.
>
> It's called a fire.
> At least that is what one of my contractor customers did to salvage the
> copper.
That would only make the situation worse. I'm not cleaning up the wire to
sell as scrap. I'm using the wire to make wall sculptures and it must be
reasonably clean to braze.
Larry
"Dave Hinz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:51:39 GMT, Lawrence L'Hote <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Let us know what you end up doing. Also, rec.crafts.metalworking
> might have some ideas. See you there, perhaps?
>
> Dave Hinz
Well I rigged something that works a WHOLE lot better than just wittlin' off
the insulation. I really appreciate all of you offering to hold my hand.
FWIW here is what I did. First I clamped a piece of L-shaped picture frame
on the work bench and cut a v-groove just so the insulation was above the
wood. You have to kind of round over the entrance end of the groove and
take all the kinks and bends out of the wire and stretch it across the room.
Strip back about 8" from the wire and position the stripped portion in the
groove. Press the flat of the cutter(Exacto knife) flat against the bare
wire at about a 30 deg horizontal angle with your right hand and pull the
wire through with your left. I could strip about a foot or more at a time.
I tried to clamp the blade down on the wire but that didn't work. I may
have already mentioned here a while back what I was doing with the wire
but here it is again... http://home.mchsi.com/~llhote/gallery/gallery.htm
Thanks again.
Larry
"Lawrence L'Hote" writes:
> I need some kind of device to strip the plastic coating off long lengths
of
> #14 insulated, solid, copper wire like you wire homes with . The wire was
> salvaged from several dumpsters at homes under construction.
It's called a fire.
At least that is what one of my contractor customers did to salvage the
copper.
Bought his boat with the proceeds.
HTH
Lew