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Vent: I used to think those cheap wire strippers were fine for everything
I was working on a Citation in Wichita last week and overheard a senior tech say, 'You wouldn't use a butter knife to cut a steak, so why use a $5 stripper on 22-gauge shielded wire?' He was right. I tried my old pair on a bundle and nicked the shielding on three wires in a row. Now I'm looking at a proper set with the right gauge holes. Anyone have a brand they swear by for delicate avionics work?
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elliots496mo ago
That "butter knife" line just shows how often we cheap out on the right tool for the job.
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ninam766mo ago
Cheaping out on the right tool is so true. I bought a cheap screwdriver set that stripped every screw in an old cabinet. Ended up costing more to fix the damage. Why do we keep doing that to ourselves?
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hayden_rodriguez3mo ago
The whole cabinet got damaged from a cheap screwdriver set?
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