Swapped my old coax stripper for a cheap rotary one, huge difference

I used to do the whole peel and score thing with a knife for years, always nicking the shielding on RG6. Picked up a rotary stripper from a supply house in Dayton last month for like $35, and it takes me maybe 15 seconds per end now. The cuts are so clean I stopped re-terminating half my drops on the first try. Has anyone else made the switch and found a brand that doesn't dull out after a few hundred fittings?

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joel60319d ago

Man, I was totally the opposite... I figured rotary ones were just gimmicks and stuck with my knife for way too long. But after fighting with a bad batch of fittings last spring, I borrowed a buddy's and yeah, I get it now. The clean cut on the dielectric alone saves me from having to redo the whole compression ring. My $30 one's held up for maybe 400 ends so far, but the blades are starting to feel a little grabby, so I'm curious what others are running.