How to cut/strip 6ga insulated stranded copper wire

Air driven rotary cut off wheel goes through it like butter.

Use a cable cutter. Although #6 is fine with regular diagonal cutter.
#2 and larger gets to be a chore.

TechWriter wrote:
Very nice, Roy.

X2 Roy's got some nice stuff!

RoyB wrote:
My battery systems all use ring terminal connections either on the battery terminal or battery switch terminals or even the fuse blocks. The beauty of this is I can make up all of my cables with ring terminals on both ends...

After I trim the wire and get it crimped to the ring terminal I always use adhesive type heat shrink to dress up the ends. this helps on the outside where weather can get into the bare wires. You want all of the bare wiring covered and only the round part of the ring terminals not covered...

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I got one of these 8-ton hand crimpers from AMAZON for around $60... this has all of the proper sized DIES for all of the battery cables...

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Most of my battery cable installs is the 4AWG gauge ANCOR marine grade cables with ANCOR brand ring terminals as well

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I really like making up my own cables to fit what I am installing... The ANCOR brand cables are very flexible...

Roy Ken

Very nice, Roy.

The absolute best way is to use a cutter with CURVED jaws so the wire and strands stay perfectly round.

Try these on for size

http://www.harborfreight.com/10-inch-cable-cutter-40507.html

Thanks for all the replies! But how to cut straight through 6ga cable?

Darryl&Rita, uses the same technique as I do.

Slice across the insulation with a brand new utility knife blade installed. Put the knife down then bend the wire a lot. Can you see copper strands? Looking at the END of the wire will give you some idea how thick the insulation is.

If you don't see wire, continue around the wire at the same depth. Sometimes this allows the insulation to break away from the strands.

Deepen the cut incrementally. Try not to nick the copper strands. When you finish with the circumferential cut, slice the ring of insulation lengthwise if you need to to get the insulation off.

Like learning to ride a bicycle, you'll get the hang of it quickly.

Below is a link to a gizmo that works effortlessly...

http://www.delcity.net/store/Rotary-Cable-Stripper/p_801329

My battery systems all use ring terminal connections either on the battery terminal or battery switch terminals or even the fuse blocks. The beauty of this is I can make up all of my cables with ring terminals on both ends...

After I trim the wire and get it crimped to the ring terminal I always use adhesive type heat shrink to dress up the ends. this helps on the outside where weather can get into the bare wires. You want all of the bare wiring covered and only the round part of the ring terminals not covered...


I got one of these 8-ton hand crimpers from AMAZON for around $60... this has all of the proper sized DIES for all of the battery cables...


Most of my battery cable installs is the 4AWG gauge ANCOR marine grade cables with ANCOR brand ring terminals as well


I really like making up my own cables to fit what I am installing... The ANCOR brand cables are very flexible...

Roy Ken

I have stripped wire from very small magnet wire to 000ga.. Using only a sharp blade.

Just cut very carefully, if you cut a couple strands of wire .. (Assumign fine super flex) no problem.. With coarser wire (Much larger strands) try to not cut any. I just did a bunch of 10ga super flex for hooking my car to my motor home to keep battery charged.

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