Klein Tools VDV110-061 Radial Cable Stripper, Coaxial Cable Stripper

Works great on standard dual shielded RG6 coax cables. The only complaint I have is a small one: it occasionally doesn't eject the second trimmed piece, but it's easy enough to just poke the piece with a knife, scissor, or screwdriver and it falls right out.

I'm an older guy, and for decades I've installed coaxial connectors the "old school" way, using a box cutter and crimping tool. A few years back I moved up to compression connector fittings, investing in the Klein compression fitting tool, but was still preparing the cable the old-fashioned way.I bought this stripper because I was tired of wasting time trying to remember how much of the outer and inner insulator to strip away, and doing it badly most of the time because I could cut too deep. I'm pleased to say that this is perhaps the most perfect way I have ever seen of performing this task. It is literally foolproof. Let me explain...To cut a cable, simply slide the black sleeve on the tool up to block the exit side of the cable cutter opening, push down the black button on top of the tool, insert your cable into the open end (there's an icon above the opening that resembles a stripped cable--see photo attached to this review), release the black button, spin 3-4 times around the cable, and then push the button again and release the cable. Slide off the first part of the insulation, which exposes the inner conductor, and then slide off the second section, which exposes the outer conductor/electrical shield. Push into your compression fitting until the inner "white" insulator is flush with the inside of the connector, insert the connector into your compression tool and compress the two parts of the connector together. Done!The tool is all plastic except for the blades, of course, and I don't see any way to replace the blades so at some point you'll have to toss it when the blades lose their sharpness, but for its size, simplicity, and consistent quality connections, I think it's a worthy investment. You should easily get hundreds of trouble-free cable connections out of this before that time comes, and as I said in my title for this review, I just don't know how you can make this task any easier than what Klein has done here.

This is my 3rd one. None have ever failed. Always top quality. Never damaged a cat cable yet. After umpteen thousand cuts, you should buy a new one. The blades don't last a lifetime, but they do last for thousands of cuts, literally! And they work every time, no guessing if the jacket is cut. Better than my snips.

Klein tools have always surpassed my expectations. Excellent quality and craftsmanship.

This is a well made product at a good price.

I've used a few in my day, I never need to terminate cable that often so I usually resorted to using the bladed bits on the crimping tool to achieve it. But after getting frustrated with accidentally cutting the copper wires inside the cable, I pulled the trigger on this and I'll never be going back. Strips cable perfectly every time.

Review for the Klein Tools VDV110-261 Twisted Pair Radial StripperA very simple tool that does just one job but does it really well. It has no adjustments to enable you mess it up. It's just set right and it's been 100% reliable on every cable I've used across unshielded, shielded and exterior varieties. I check carefully for nicked conductors and have never been down.

I’ve always stripped my Ethernet using the crimp tool. I recently re-terminated my closet and this came in very handy, and helped prevent nicking the copper as can happen with the crimp tools.

I've been using a small clothespin-style jacket stripper for a few years. Although it works well, it's small and easy to misplace, and sometimes the adjustable blade moves out of the sweet spot.The Klein tool, by contrast, while not enormous, is larger and bright yellow, which should make it easier to locate on a messy server room floor. Moreover it works exceptionally well with no adjustments necessary.The inner blade is permanently set at a predetermined depth. It's just enough to score the outer jacket of a twisted pair cable without nicking the conductors or even the foil on shielded cables.I initially bought this for a client and ended up liking it so much I bought another for myself.The blue plunger operates on a spring which provides ample closing pressure and is fun to play with to boot.I haven't yet used the top-mounted blade for anything but I might, and in the meantime it doesn't interfere with the core function so it's all good.

Melhor ferramenta que já usei para decapar cabo de rede, não corta os fios, apenas a capa do cabo, recomendo!

Buen producto

No more stripping too deep, this tool is perfect every time. Recommend.

Great quality and fantastic performance.