For wire stripping you want just enough down force to keep the wire held down against the blade to cut the insulation but not the copper.
Diy cable stripping machine.
Manual electric wire stripping machines.
At the first and second videos is a step by step layout guide including materials and plans while in the third video at last step is a demonstration to how it works with various cables.
All you need is a piece of wood a razor blade a drill and a.
I use a piece of the wire i m about to slit to create the jig and basically build the jig upside down.
It doesn t matter whether you are a professional contractor or a diy fix it guru replacing some cabling around the house one of these wire stripping machines will make your job a whole lot easier.
Check out how to build this simple wire stripper to help make scrapping wire easier quicker.
Diy cable stripper part 1 main base bearings bushing base.
A manual copper wire stripping machine is useful for small scale jobs where you only need to strip the insulation off the tips of the wire to make an electrical connection or where you are only stripping a small amount of insulation off the wire.
With heavy work gloves on i just used my thumb or the end of a ratchet handle pressed on the top of the slot.