Southwire - 65172140 SNM1214HH-US ROMEX BOXJaw Wire Stripper, Dual Wire Cutter Strips both 12/2 & 14/2 Romex NMB JACKETS and 12 and 14 AWG Solid Wire

I am doing a DIY project in my backyard shed wiring it to run off a generator. I always have issues getting the sheathing off of Romex mainly due to my refusal to use utility knives. These strippers are amazing, I have been using them for both 12g and 14g romex and it pulls the sheathing off perfectly. It also has 12/14g wire strippers includes and a hole in the handle specifically for making the hooks on end of wires for receptacles.. These have saves me a ton of time and we’re totally worth the investment. My only complaint was my own fault.. I was working at dusk and lights were getting low. I was cutting bare copper down and I placed my hand below to catch the clipped portion. When I squeezed the clippers, the sheathing stripper portion which extends out a bit on the sides got the palm of my hand and OUCH.. they are sharp indeed.. so now I make sure I have plenty of light and keep my free hand away.. no fault of the tool and avoidable if I was wearing gloves.

I really like these. I don’t know why they are so hard to find. I don’t do a lot of electrical, but the projects I have, these have been great. The best thing for me is I don’t have to worry about nicking the copper when stripping the wires. The rubber does come off the handle as most other reviews mention. For the piece of mind and convenience, these are a great value.

A great tool for stripping romex; except, as you pull back on the handles the rubber (?) grips slip off. I found I have to put one finger, of the hand holding the tool, around the front of the tool to keep the handles intact. Other than that, the tool works really well and I don't know why I took so long to buy it.

Pretty cool tool, very happy

I had high hopes for this tool and when it arrived I was very excited to use it. I’m in the middle of a project so I immediately went to a box with wires and reached in and went for a strip. Both handles immediately slipped off the tool and it landed on the floor. So that’s the first problem is that the handles are not glued on. The second problem is the jaws are not in alignment. I have already returned one and received a replacement and it is exactly the same. I’m going to glue the handles on and try it out again today but I have concerns of the wired getting nicked with the jaws being out of alignment. Great concept but somewhat poorly executed. Kind of bummed to have a made in the USA product of this quality. Update- this tool will nick the wire if you are not extremely careful. I nicked 2 wires and am done with this tool. Complete garbage.

Gets the job done. But geez the grips fly off as soon as you start to pull. They need to glue the grips or get it tighter.

Tool works great. Prior to purchasing i looked over the reviews and was up in the air until I received the item and used it once and realized it's not intended to pull the jacket off the wire. The intended purpose is to break the jacket and pull the jacket off by hand, which should be no more than 6 inches anyways. Any other form of use may damage the skin of the jacket

I read a lot of reviews on these strippers. I've used them a few times and haven't experienced any of the more popular problems that show up in these reviews. The grips were glued on, and the jaws were aligned and tight. Maybe a new batch?

Received as advertised.

See some good and bad reviews. I find if you make the cut then regrab the sheath further down with the cutters not cutting through and pull off the cover it does an excellent job. Not marking the wires inside. Can reach inside boxes easily now.

It's nice to cut NM wire square in the box but it doesn't feel quite the same quality of the Klein NM side cutters. That being said if you have OCD about your cuts, this tool is handy.

Bought 2nd pair. Thought maybe the handles were defective. It works great but the only issue is the handles come off. Feel bad because I wasted $$ buying a 2nd pair .

“Made in USA” should count for something. I received this stripping pliers today and tested them on a piece of 14/2 right away. First pull and both plastic handle covers came off in my hand! How could this be?! I tried again, trying to hold above the grips - same thing. They are good in principle, so I’m going to try to glue or hotmelt the grips onto the handles but at $40/pair there is no way I should have to repair these to make them useable.