I'm a 25 year electrician. This man is speaking facts while making it entertaining. Great job brother!!

In the graphic showing how to gauge 12 AWG and 14 AWG using the nickel and dime, the labels “12 AWG” and “14 AWG” are reversed. 12 should point toward the nickel, and 14 toward the dime.

@Lakusus

13 күн бұрын

Yep. Was just about to say that, myself. It's okay. Nils is great and I love his videos but, he, like most of the rest of us, is only human.👽

@rontiemens2553

12 күн бұрын

@@Lakusus agreed. This is a great channel.

I really enjoyed these tips for properly stripping wire in a given situation! Thank you for this wonderfully informative KZread video! Well done, Sir!

I always make my cut with the strippers, then move the strippers up a bit and grab the insulation before pulling it off. Makes it a lot easier to strip stranded wire.

I spent over 12 years of my younger life doing mostly residential wiring, and worked with literally miles of romex. All metal boxes back then. I would always strip the jacket off the romex before pushing it into the box, then tightening the clamp. I still do it that way today for remodel and new work. I never could grasp why a person would shove the romex into a box, and then have to fight to get the jacket off without damaging the conductors. Just strip the jacket out in the open, then push it into the box. Quicker, neater, safer.

@TallGuyChris

7 күн бұрын

How are you stripping the sheathing out of the box? Romex strippers? Even with those you can damage the wire so nothing is foolproof of course. You really have to try to kill the wire with a utility knife in the box to damage it. Especially how he described, I mean was he sawing at the cable to cut the conductor like that? A light score on the jacket and pull to separate. I usually don't even cut through. Especially on newer wire where the sheath is thinner. Older Romex may be a different story. But either way is fine, in or out of the box, whichever way you want to think 😉

@mikef2618

7 күн бұрын

@@TallGuyChris, thanks for the input. To be fair, a large majority of my time spent with Romex was in the 70s and 80s. Before the color coded jackets that are now thinner. There were no Romex strippers back then, at least not any that worked worth a darn. My tool of choice was an electricians knife and side-cutters. Out in the open, I could strip off 6 to 8 inches of jacket in a couple of seconds. Like you said, either way is fine, as long as the conductor insulation is not compromised. I'll stick with my old tried and true. 😉

This is my favorite stripper video of all time

Worked in manufacturing electronics for 41 yrs. He's teaching facts folks! Great video!

Great video!

Love the humor added to the good information. Subscribed!

2:19 😂😂😂 the chainsaw!!! 😂😂😂

What I’ve ask other KZreadrs is where do you get your information on all these subjects that DIYers are making all these mistakes. I have looked on various subjects presented on KZreadrs channels and have never found an Internet article stating all these DIYers mistakes.

Muito bom seu trabalho! Aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

I laughed out loud at the side effects cutaway clip. Not so much at the chainsaw red alert. Ha! Comedy is one of the toughest things in the world. I also learned something today, about thicker gauge wire grounds not necessarily being the same thickness as the rest of the wires in the cable. Very well done as per usual.

Believe it or not, the Pittsburgh red handle wire stripper from Harbor Freight work very well!

I've used that sheathing splitter tool for years for Ethernet cable. Had no clue about the wirenut and j hook features. Hadn't ever thought to use it when working with high voltage wire.

I have started working with small gauge wires (24-30) in my retirement hobby. Any advice on stripping small gauge would be great, or point me in the direction of a channel that deals with it. BTW, I did a lot of my own home improvements and repairs over the years and I sure wish this channel had been available then. Thanks!

@adama1294

14 күн бұрын

Thermal wire strippers.

@gregorycerven3484

13 күн бұрын

A thumb nail can strip small gauge wire easily. Assuming you're not doing alot of it. Bell wire and smaller are not too tough to cut the insulation with your thumb nail without really hurting the copper inside

@Roofer0420

13 күн бұрын

Teeth work really good for small wire.

@billbucktube

7 күн бұрын

There are small guage wire strippers.

Knipex has insulation strippers (12 64 180) that work really well: far better than that last option.

7:40 the built in wire clamps in the box are missing. Is there a ‘thing’ to break them off? I’m seeing this frequently on the KZread’s

I have had to remove wires with scissors when I didn't have wire strippers, and it performed flawlessly without causing any damage to the wire. If you don't possess the appropriate tool, you sometimes have to improvise. It's not about what's ideal; it's about utilizing what you have available to get the job done.

@LRN2DIY 4:57 unfortunately your labeling is backwards on the wire size measurement with coins - but otherwise great content

@TheWillis1979

9 күн бұрын

Still not correct. And agree - overall great content

I strip the cable before putting it in the box

Look, I was a particularly dumb child growing up, but I could flawlessly strip wires with scissors during all the various projects I was doing, because I did not have access to a dedicated tool. Admittedly it was the only thing I ever did right when attempting all those things, but thats for another time.

Nils, I love your stuff. If I could subscribe more than once I would. But, no I won't create additional KZread accounts just for that.

Good video, my man. Just one request: Given that these videos are viewed outside the US, please put a disclaimer at their beginning . All electrical and plumbing work must be carried out by licenced tradies. Greetings from Australia.

7:36 You twisted the wires in the wrong direction...

I used a solider gun to strip my wire.

I worked in high reliability tools for harsh environments and I cringe when you just pull the strippers right off. You can get away with it if your carefull on solid wire but if it is stranded wire you are going to damage the wire. Thermal strippers are the only way to go if you absolutely can't damage the wire. Use your fingernails or the plier tip of the strippers to grip the jacket and pull it off.

Been stripping wires for the last 187 years. But I still cut some of the strands of stranded wire and have to redo it 7 times.

You labelled the two coins wrong. You made the nickel be 14 gauge, etc

Sorry, but may i ask, Where is the rest of R & E of MEASURE on the T-shirt Just joking 😂❤

Please clean the camera lens.

I showed up to my first day as a construction com tech with a pair of those strippers and after the others knowing smirks I was told to put them in my truck and never let anyone see them again.The boss gave me a pair of used miller falls with the spring cut off and told me he just saved my hand.And after months long splices I knew he did just that.This guy is a amateur.

@martyjenkins3631

7 күн бұрын

Yeah, "those" strippers, am I right?

2024.. wire romex colors changed again.

i guarantee you dont measure only once

Oh good, another one of those "I just learned something and I think I am so extra special smart that if I just learned it, it must be that everyone else is still doing it wrong like I did for years", videos. Nope, it was just you. Only idiots need, or make as if it's a revelation, a video about wire stripping.