How to use a stripper (tool)

[Slippery]

I am trying to learn how to cut r6 cable correctly with a universal stripping tool. Then I have a compression tool for it next.

When cutting the r6,I know you take the outer black shielding off.... what about the chrome hair that is between the black shielding and the next chrome paper. Do you try to leave the chrome hair on. Chrome hair, that is funny, I don't know what it is called!

In other words, how do you use the stripping tool correctly? LOL

[rainman]

Originally Posted by Slippery

I am trying to learn how to cut r6 cable correctly with a universal stripping tool. Then I have a compression tool for it next.

When cutting the r6,I know you take the outer black shielding off.... what about the chrome hair that is between the black shielding and the next chrome paper. Do you try to leave the chrome hair on. Chrome hair, that is funny, I don't know what it is called!

In other words, how do you use the stripping tool correctly? LOL

which stripping tool are you using the one I have does it all in one pass.

[Slippery]

Originally Posted by rainman

which stripping tool are you using the one I have does it all in one pass.

Its this one.

I was just concerned with the "hair", trying to get some know how going.

[rainman]

Originally Posted by Slippery

Its this one.

I was just concerned with the "hair", trying to get some know how going.

that looks like the one i have just open it up put the cable in to the end is flushed then spin it a few times then pull it off and the cable should be ready for your spreader. if you haven't done it before practice on a short piece of coax and you should be fine.

[lumpkin666]

Your chrome hair stays, just make sure it does not touch the center conductor

[Slippery]

Thanks alot!

[pictureon]

Originally Posted by lumpkin666

Your chrome hair stays, just make sure it does not touch the center conductor

you should pull this back

[wejones]

I've been using one of those tools for years, (that's the one with 3 different cutter knifes, right?), however I don't try to use all 3 cutters, partly because I use it on about 5 different types of cable, all of which take a lot of different adjustments, and the darn thing takes a lot of experimentation and adjustment to get adjusted. I think I just use 2 cutters, one that cuts the black rubber and any loose shield, leaving the white center insulator, which sometimes has a bonded metalic foil coating. I also use a second close by cutter that cuts all the way to the center conductor. This leaves me a neat result with only about 1/8" of center insulator exposed, and a bunch of center conductor exposed. Then I push the connector on, so that the inner tube slips under the black rubber, until the inside insulator just starts to push through into the little hole where the center conductor comes out. Then I crimp it, and cut off the excess center conductor. This has worked well for me. Not a pretty result, because my crimper isn't quite sized properly for the connectors, but it works and is fast. Takes less than a minute.

I also have another cheaper stripper, that only has one cutter, that I have only cut the black rubber and loose shield, then I just use my pocket knife to remove the inside insulator. Also takes less than a minute.

[Slippery]

Wow, good stuff! Very informative thread for me.

For me the compressing is easy. For the stripping, well wejones is right when he said it takes a lot of experimentation with the adjustments. Adjusting it so it just takes the outer black off is very tricky.

One last (maybe stupid) question. As far as the "chrome hair goes"..... is the connection still good if the chrome hairs are cut off too (cut off with the outer black) ? Does the compression tool make up for the hairs being cut off?

[wejones]

Originally Posted by Slippery

Wow, good stuff! Very informative thread for me.

For me the compressing is easy. For the stripping, well wejones is right when he said it takes a lot of experimentation with the adjustments. Adjusting it so it just takes the outer black off is very tricky.

One last (maybe stupid) question. As far as the "chrome hair goes"..... is the connection still good if the chrome hairs are cut off too (cut off with the outer black) ? Does the compression tool make up for the hairs being cut off?

I'm sure other people do it different, and different brands of RG6 are different, however I cut them off completely. When I slip the connector up so that the inside tube slips between the outer black layer and the inside insulator, it will make good contact with the shield even though you've cut it all off. Some people leave the shield wires exposed and curl them back over the black outside, so they make contact both on the outside tube and inside tube of the connector, but I don't bother doing that usually. With some coax and connectors, I do do this though. It depends on what you have there.

[Vitruvius]

'How to use a Stripper'.... I've been trying to figure that one out for a long time.. he he...

I just bought a stripper and it is a 1/2" thick piece of plastic with holes that the cable slips into and you squeeze and rotate the tool around the cable. I have two holes each with a blade set a certain depth into the cable. One cuts right down to the conductor and the other cuts only the depth of the black sheath. The thickness of the tool helps set the depth of cable. I put the end of the cable flush with the face of plastic and the blade is 1/4" back. That helps the measuring you see. In reading the instructions, it said to pull the chrome hair (I think they called it shield wires) over the black sheathing. I guess away from the conductor. And then I have a compressor tool for Ideal connectors.

Have fun...