Is it legal to ring the wire now when stripping bigger conductors???
That is what someone younger than I in the trade told me.
I was taught to pencil the wire...
Thanks
Well everyone has there own way as you can see by the post,
I was taught to pencil the wire do i pencil no i dont i ring it around with a razor blade everyday 600 volts or less works fine .
Unless you use a chain saw you should be ok copper or alu .
On high voltage 15 kv above or med voltage 4160 volts different stuff we use a spiral cutter for jacket and semi con we use a spiral on all cables you adjust it for insulation thickness and the blade is not going to score your copper or aluminum wire .
Now you pencil HV cables between lug and insulation you round off the end with special type emory cloth and then you clean with a special wipe after shape edges and any air gaps must be taking care of on these cables we do it everyday .
Now watch your power company splice cables they dont clean it and they dont pencil they dont care because it will last a very long time do it the way you like its fine .