Wire Stripper Coaxial Cable Stripper Wire Cutter for RG-58, RG-59, RG-6, RG-8X, Mini-8 and LMR-240 Coax Cables – Adjustable Coax Stripping Tool

Received item within about three days as promised. Since watching a tech use one on YouTube I decided this is what I needed to run some new coaxial cable in a new home. This tool alone will save me money by doing it my self as opposed to paying the cable company to do it. Cable TV is already highly over priced and it pays to be as thrifty as much as possible now days. Tried it on a scrap piece of cable and it works very well. If you are planning on running cable and installing connectors, this is the tool you need.

This item comes WITHOUT any kind of instructions or tips for proper use. Using a length of rg59 to practice with, I have yet to successfully prepare an end for receiving a connector. The adjustment screws are extremely loose and sloppy. Next time I'll go to the electronics store and get professional help selecting a good quality tool.

Excellent value and transaction

I did a Google search on "coax stripper setting 6 8 9 d" (the 6, 8, 9, and d are markings on the die in the tool) and found a PDF (screencap attached). The 6 is for RG-6. The 8 is for RG-58. The 9 is for RG-59 and RG-62. RG-59 and RG-62 have an O.D. of 0.242", which is the same as RG-8X and LMR240. It works with RG-8X. I'm going to try it with LMR240 Ultraflex tonight, but I don't expect any problems.The only think I had to do was tweak one of the blades so that it would cut completely through the outer jacket. You might want to adjust the strip depth to get more braid. I think 6mm is going to be fine for my purposes.The lack of instructions is annoying. The build quality is meh. But, it works. I'd probably look for something better/different if I did this for a living. But, for occasional use, it's okay.

I've been licensed since 1955. I have fought with coax since 1955. This pair of coax tools has revolutionized my use of coax. I sat on the floor and grinned as I worked on the RG8x. These are excellent, and inexpensive.

Got this to use on a radio project I was working on since my others were too small these were the perfect size once I adjusted them it worked great didn’t take no time to get my cables finished after this

This was to strip coax of a perticular size (various brands). I was way off adjustment.IT'S NO WONDER. THE PIVOT PIN WAS ONLY PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED!The pin was stuck in one hole and not the other. As I tried to adjust, hoping it would work, the pin fell out and it is gone. Terrible worksmanship.I'm going to buy one at a bona fide ham readio cable store or go back to using a sharp razer knife.

ITS all good

Difficult to adjust blade depths accurately, inconsistent cuts; I use only 1 blade for outer conductor removal