Stripping MC

[jayrad1122]

Little question. What kind of tool do you use to strip the outer jacket off of MC Cable? Roto-Split? Bx Cutter? Hacksaw?

I personally use bx cutters. That was how I was taught. When I started my job, everyone (4 of them) was using Roto-Splits. They never knew about bx cutters.

 

[480sparky]

If it's just one or two cuts, I just use my dikes. If I'm using MC all day long, it's a Roto-split.

 

[SiddMartin]

Gotta use Roto split... whats a bx cutter look like?

 

[jayrad1122]

Bx Cutter from klien

 

[electricman2]

Gotta use Roto split... whats a bx cutter look like?

Roto-split. Dont trust myself with cutters

 

[SiddMartin]

how does that strip it? (the outer jacket)

 

[220/221]

I cut with sharp dikes. Never used a rotosplit, never nicked a wire.had a problem

 

[quogueelectric]

Seatek rotosplit for me.

 

[brantmacga]

i use the ideal bx rotary cutting tool.

 

[electricalperson]

bend,twist cut with dikes or linesmans. sometimes i use a roto zip if i have one handy. taught my helper first day how to cut when dikes and a hacksaw and my boss got angry at me

 

[mivey]

Used to use a hacksaw. Once I got the rotosplit, I never looked back.

[edit: rotosplit, not rotozip :roll:]

 

[220/221]

That reminds me....I saw an article in the local paper about the benefits of hiring a handyman instead of tradesmen. The photo showed a handyman cutting ROMEX with a hacksaw.


Damn I should have saved that.

 

[mivey]

That reminds me....I saw an article in the local paper about the benefits of hiring a handyman instead of tradesmen. The photo showed a handyman cutting ROMEX with a hacksaw.


Damn I should have saved that.

That was the new rough service romex :smile:

 

[electricalperson]

benefits of hiring a handyman instead of tradesmen.

the only benefit i can see is getting a brand new house when the one you had the handyman doing electrical work burns down

 

[peter d]

Rotosplit for small MC, hacksaw for the larger sizes of MC and flex.

 

[yursparky]

Rotosplit for the small stuff, Panasonic for the larger feeder MC - works great on EMT as well.

 

[BackInTheHabit]

I use one of these.

 

[Rampage_Rick]

I've got the Greenlee equivalent. I also make a little nip with diagonals to take the point off and help the bushing seat deeper

 

[Cow]

Dikes without anti-shorts. Never had a problem.

 

[wireman71]

If doing a lot of MC and I have a roto splitter I'll use it. If not I'll use my tin snips or dikes.