Wire Strippers Worth Buying

Wire strippers are a tool you use hundreds of times a day on a heavy commercial job. A bad one costs you time and patience. A good one costs you nothing — you forget it's there because it just works.

What Makes a Stripper Good

Clean cut on the jacket without nicking the conductor. Accurate gauge markings you can actually rely on. Ratcheting mechanism that doesn't loosen over time. Comfortable grip that doesn't fatigue your hand on volume work. That's it. The rest is marketing.

Rack-A-Tiers Croc's Jr.

This is what I keep on my belt. Ratcheting mechanism, clean cuts across the gauge range I use most (12 through 22 AWG), and it doesn't slip on the jacket. It's a professional tool priced like one, and it's built for the volume that commercial electrical work demands.

Wire Stripper and Twister Combination

For junction box work specifically — where you're stripping and then twisting for wire nuts — a combination tool saves steps. The stripper-twister combo handles both operations without switching tools.

VOLTCLAW for Panel Work

Inside a live panel, you're not stripping wire — you're inserting and removing it without touching the conductors directly. The VOLTCLAW handles that. It's not a stripper, but it's the companion tool for any termination work where contact is the concern.