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Ideal Stainless Steel Wire Strippers

EIN IDEAL T Stripper

February 21, 2022

Ideal’s new stainless steel wire strippers have been a big success in retail channels, and are now being offered for ED. The benefit of stainless steel is its corrosion resistance. Available with either straight or curved Reflex handles, we also have a third option for NM stripping.

Product Details:

Form-ground, knife-type blades for accurate, easy stripping without nicking conductors
Laser-etched wire gauge for easy-to-read visibility
Spring-loaded automatic opening
Tough steel construction
Strips 10-18 AWG solid, 12-20 AWG stranded
SKU # 45-220

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