The Knipex Forged Wire Stripper is a true game changer. It strips solid and stranded wire 10-20 AWG. Wire locating ridges make it easy to find stripping holes. It cuts 6-32 and 8-32 screws without threading from either the front or back of the tool. Cutting blades are designed to cut individual wires, NM-B, BX/MC, and battery cable. Lock can be used either right or left handed. Knurled tip and wide flat jaws for better grip. Also includes wire looping groove and gripping area for pipes.

Knipex Tool Model No. 13 72 8

• Strip faster: precise positioning of the wire thanks to location ridges
• Innovative cutting edge geometry, particularly powerful cutting edges: 50 % higher cutting capacity and 25 % less cutting effort compared to standard wire strippers
• Fast, burr-free cutting of threaded rods and screws of UNC 6-32 and 8-32 up to class 4.6
• Precisely ground: Stripping profiles for conductors from 18-10 AWG(solid) and 20-12 AWG (finely stranded)
• Easy cutting of copper and aluminium cables up to Ø 15 mm (1/2")
• Multifunctional gripping surfaces for reliable gripping, holding and bending of flat and round material as well as for twisting wires
• High stability and good accessibility thanks to hybrid tips on the pliers head, which are flat and wide
• Convenient: comfortable opening width and ergonomic handle shape, integrated opening spring makes frequent cutting easier
• Ideal for right- and left-handed users: locking device can be operated from either side
• Clear-cut outside edges on the jaws for working on flush-mounted junction boxes and deburring feed-through holes
• High-grade special tool steel, forged, multi stage oil-hardened
• Made in Germany

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