Can we talk about cheap coax strippers?

I bought a $15 stripper from a hardware store thinking it was a good deal. The blade was dull after just 20 fittings and it started nicking the center conductor. I had to redo three drops in one house because of bad terminations. That mistake cost me about an hour and a half of my day. What brand do you guys actually trust for daily use without breaking the bank?

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blair_dixon27d ago

Bad terminations" reminds me of my cheap clippers.

riverthompson24d ago

My third pair finally had decent steel.

robinson.wren27d ago

Bad terminations" is exactly right. I started checking the actual metal in the stripper mechanism, not just the blade. A cheap one feels like soft pot metal that wears down and gets sloppy. You need that pivot to stay tight so the cut depth is always the same.