Wire Strippers reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 244 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Wire Strippers brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Tools, r/electricians, r/CommercialAV, r/ScrapMetal, r/AskElectronics. Top-rated brands include Klein (4.3/5), Knipex (4.7/5), Jokari (4.3/5).
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Reviews244
Subreddits17
Posts41
Brands46
Products66
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#1
Klein
4.3
(70)
"Makes a special version of the traditional Klein wire stripper that works down to 30AWG wire"
"Have been my favorite for years now."
"Have been my favorite for years now."
"I love my Klien automatic wire strippers. I strip a lot of 18 gauge irrigation wire and I can’t imagine using the old school wire strippers."
"Klein katapult strippers are the best."
"I am obsessed with my Klein katapults."
"My go-to is this pair of Klein strippers."
"These are the ones. Comfy in the hands and hold up. I wired my garage and shop with them and they never made me wish I had the Klein or other"
"The 11095’s range of sizes it’ll strip was better than the others. Since I’ve done a wide array from 10g to i think 26?"
"Klein 11095’s. Home Depot will have them"
#2
Knipex
4.7
(42)
"Using these for more than 10 years and they are great"
"I love mine something fierce."
"Knipex"
"Take a look at models by Knipex. I’ve used several and they’ve been great."
"The best wire strippers are Knipex 13 71 8 Forged Wire Strippers and it’s not even close."
"As always for questions in this area, the answer is Knipex."
"Knipex cuz"
"Knipex is the default brand for anything pliers here, and has been for decades."
"Knipex, knipex, always knipex"
"Knipex hands down."
#3
Jokari
4.3
(21)
"What a game changer! It ajusts automatically to the wire gauge."
"CK also rebrand Jokari, Knowing that Knipex might rebrand them too, I'm happy that I bought Jokari strippers on the weekend I was going to buy the Knipex but the Jokari's were half the price."
"I love my Jokari. When I used to do marine electrical I tended to get 2-3 years out of a pair."
"On Amazon.de you can buy this wire stripper from the OEM which is Jokari for $12 ex tax."
"Probably cheaper for you to order from Amazon.de and ship to the US. There are loads of models so check them out."
"Yes, I think it’s a good piece of equipment too! I've been using it for a long time."
"Can confirm. i hated autostrippers until i used these."
"The automatic Jokari Strippers are great. Made by and for an electrican that wanted a better (automatic) wire stripper here in Germany, at a very good price."
"I think they're rebranded Jokari. Great buy for $30-40."
"Recently in Germany, I picked up wire strippers. Jokari Super 4 Plus."
#4
Ideal
4.2
(19)
"Ideal"
"The Klein strippers are good, the ideal reflex are even better."
"Those Ideal brand strippers I always found great."
"I’ve went from the regular ideal strippers they gave at my community college to the forged wire strippers, and it’s 10 times better."
"Makes several solid and stranded, different gauge ranges. Not expensive."
"Big selection, widely available, made in USA."
"I've been using these ideals for years."
"Ideal reflex."
"Ideals!!!!!!"
"If you have wrist issues and live in the US consider IDEAL Wire Strippers"
#5
Milwaukee
4.4
(12)
"Awesome strippers and you can twist wires with them easily."
"I really like the thick nose Miluakee"
"I love the milwaukee 7-in-1."
"I’ve found the Milwaukee crimpers to be the best."
"Milwaukee."
"I like the Milwaukee 6 in 1 wire strippers, they are $20 and have solid jaws instead of the cheap stamped jaws"
"I liked my milwaukees but now I kinda want these knipex."
"I like my Milwaukees."
"I actually like these better then the kurves"
"Are the Milwaukee’s the exact same as the Klein’s? They look it from what little I’ve seen I’ve them."
#6
Stripmeister
4.7
(9)
"The stripmeister…. Well worth the money"
"Stripmeister is the grand daddy stripper if you're going through a sizeable amount of wire."
"If you have a drill the Stripmeister is legit. I’ve gone through a few hundred pounds with mine."
"If your line of work you get alot of ICW from other projects I would get a stripmeister with a motor yes its like $500 but you'll get that money super quick."
"Stripmeister cost me $200, just attach an old drill, and you are good to go."
"Stripmeister. Best investment I've ever bought"
"I think the basic StripMeister is around $140, so you’ll have to decide whether the return on removing the insulation will meet or exceed that amount."
"StripMeister"
"Stripmeister on Amazon, it's drill powered"
#7
Greenlee
4.8
(8)
"Best of all time no question."
"Greenlee stainless steel wire strippers are my favorite."
"Greenlee stainless steel are my go to."
"Greenlee and Phoenix are both amazing in my experience."
"Myself and everyone else I work with use the Greenlee ones. They hold up pretty well."
"I like the Greenlee stainless steel strippers."
"Greenlee"
"Everyone on my crew uses Paladin or Greenlee (same product)"
#8
Doyle
4.4
(5)
"The red handed Doyle's are my go to for anything that would be considered standard so 10awg to 18awg"
"Go to Harbor Freight and get the Doyle’s, you will love them and they are inexpensive."
"I have a pair of Knipex style strippers from Doyle (Harbor Freight) that blow my Kliens out of the water."
"I like the 9.99 Doyle wire strippers."
"I also tossed in the HF Doyles... Now looking at the 3x side by side, there are some subtle differences."
#9
Southwire
4.0
(5)
"Love them. They cost around $14. 00 dollars."
"I use southwire"
"I actually just bought the basic southwire made in usa strippers."
"I've got a south wire set that goes from 12 to 22 awg."
"I'm an industrial electrician and I use $10 Southwire strippers. Basic t stripper made in USA."
#10
Irwin
4.3
(4)
"FWIW I also have a pair of Irwin strippers and I love them."
"These are by far my favourite."
"Irwin"
"I use an Irwin auto stripper. It ain't the best. I am on my 2nd one as the return springs on the first one broke after 5 or 6 years."
#11
Weidmüller
4.7
(3)
"We use the Weidmuller strpiax at work daily, these units have been holding up for near 10 years now."
"Sounds like a Knipex Multistrip would be suitable for you or a Weidmuller stripax but depending where you life that might be harder to get."
"Weidmüller Stripax. 0.5mm2 - 10mm2"
#12
Weidmuller
4.3
(3)
"Weidmuller, Phoenix Contact and Rennsteig (aka the proper Knipex models) are the best out there."
"Weidmuller make excellent strippers."
"Weidmuller."
#13
Vevor
3.7
(3)
"I bought a big one on vevor for $289. It is awesome."
"Vevor makes a selection of cheaper options"
"A fire pit, wood burner, or a vevor wire stripper."
#14
Rennsteig
5.0
(2)
"Weidmuller, Phoenix Contact and Rennsteig (aka the proper Knipex models) are the best out there."
"Rennsteig, Ideal Custom Stripmaster"
#15
Wago
4.5
(2)
"I use the Wago Quickstrip Vario 16mm2. You can adjust that exactly how you need it."
"Wago Quickstrip Vario - Similar to the stripax but the cutter actually works and it grips talc-coated fine strand control jacket better."
#16
Engineer
4.0
(2)
"The only ones I use (fairly) regularly are the Engineer brand ones for stripping small wires"
"If you need to go low voltage like 18-24 awg, I recommend Engineer brand."
#17
Milwaukee Wire Strippers
4.0
(2)
"The Milwaukee one is around $18 and is pretty decent."
"A bunch of the guys I work with like the cheaper Milwaukee’s."
#18
CrimpFox
4.0
(2)
"I like the CrimpFox, which is also apparently sold as the Jokari Quadro"
"I used the CrimpFox, which strips, but leaves the jacket on, letting you then put it in the part that twists off the jacket"
#19
Kobalt Wire Strippers
3.0
(2)
"Kobalt ones would be fine, but if you have a harbor freight nearby the Pittsburgh ones look identical + a lifetime warranty"
"Kobalt is usually an ok brand, I'd just roll with those."
#20
Quin
2.5
(2)
"I have the quin brand ones from harbor freight. I too mostly use it on automotive wiring and they have been great."
"The Quin I picked up from Horrible Freight was junk."
#21
Nitpix
5.0
(1)
"Long handled nitpix wire cutters. Sold at menards for $55. They cut anything and will save you time."
#22
Hakko
5.0
(1)
"Powered handheld, pick up a Hakko FT-802 thermal wire stripper. Love mine."
#23
Vise Grip
5.0
(1)
"My favorite that I've used is the vise grip brand automatic strippers. They work great from wire all the way down to around 24ga wire."
#24
Klein Tools Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper and Cutter
5.0
(1)
"Get the automatic wire strippers... they work like magic https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-8-1-4-in-Self-Adjusting-Wire-Stripper-and-Cutter-for-10-20-AWG-12-22-AWG-12-2-and-14-2-Romex-Wire-11061/206318106"
#25
PA-07
5.0
(1)
"Real engineers use the PA-07 (made in japan)"
#26
Automation Direct
4.0
(1)
"What ever rebranded version from Automation Direct works fine for me."
#27
Bizline
4.0
(1)
"Bizline. - German. Very similar to the knipex"
#28
Xcelite
4.0
(1)
"I like my Xcelite swappable blades for standard PVC and PTFE."
#29
Rack-a-tiers
4.0
(1)
"Rack-a-tiers makes a stripper that goes up to 8 AWG."
#30
Gardner Bender
4.0
(1)
"Gardner bender strippers for sure, I just use a Kline crimper, nothing special."
#31
Creworks
4.0
(1)
"I have a Creworks stripper, a hand held and a box cutter."
#32
Weicon
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using weicon no. 5 auto strippers for low voltage wiring. Works great for panel termination."
#33
Felo
4.0
(1)
"I bought these Felo 0715762681 and quite like them for most things."
#34
Snap-on
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using my Snap-ons for a good while. But I do know vim just came out with a new set and they are similar to the Snap-ons."
#35
DeWalt
4.0
(1)
"DeWalt makes a good pair for like 15 bucks if you're on a budget."
#36
CK
4.0
(1)
"Style ones are great for small wires."
#37
Knipex Insulated Strippers
4.0
(1)
"If you can’t find insulated strippers from Knipex go with the wiha insulated pair"
#38
NWS Wire Stripping Pliers
4.0
(1)
"NWS makes some decent options? Maybe a bit annoying to manually set"
#39
Harbor Freight 5-Inch Wire Stripper
4.0
(1)
"This style is my favorite https://www.harborfreight.com/electrical/electrician-s-tools/wire-strippers-crimpers/5-inch-wire-stripper-36901.html"
#40
Greenlee 1917-SS Stainless Wire Stripper and Cutter
4.0
(1)
"Either these Greenlee 1917-SS Stainless Wire Stripper and Cutter, 16-26AWG, 6-Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GFXD1TI"
#41
Automatic
4.0
(1)
"Automatic wire stripper."
#42
Matco
3.0
(1)
"Matco"
#43
Home Depot Commercial Electric
3.0
(1)
"I am happy to buy 3 Home Depot Commercial Electric Wire Strippers for the cost of one Klein stripper."
#44
Harbor Freight 7-In Inline Wire Stripper and Cutter
3.0
(1)
"If you get one, let me know how it works. https://www.harborfreight.com/7-in-inline-wire-stripper-and-cutter-59152.html"
#45
Hart Wire Strippers
3.0
(1)
"I’m kinda torn between the hart and the Kobalt I wanna give hart a chance"
#46
Klein Wire Strippers
2.0
(1)
"The Klein strippers were not good - they had one bad problem I forget now."
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