Irwin VISE-GRIP Self-Adjusting Wire Strippers 8-inch (2078300)

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[@gregl2249]

This is the best wire stripper video on u tube and I watched dozens

[@bludika]

i love Irwin products, always good stuff and i love their designs

[@samsonevickis]

Beautiful review. Also great tools in the background, your review is more valid because we have the same taste in tools. Buying this now.

[@RealToolReviews]

+Dave Malik Awesome! I am glad you like the videos Dave!

[@corysell6048]

I've had a pair of these for about three years now. I don't even look at the other strippers in my tool box. Irwin self adjusting are my go to wire strippers for everything.

[@MuffinMan0521]

Thanks for this video. I was looking at this on Amazon and couldn't visualize how it worked.

[@lexboegen]

I've had a pair of these for a couple of years now and really like them. Until I saw your review I didn't realize all the capabilities of this tool. I've removed the outer sheath from Romex with a utility knife not knowing that this tool can do it quicker and better! I am amazed at how easy it stripped the sheath off of the outdoor direct-burial cable too. That is a bear to strip with a utility knife! I also never thought of stripping more than one wire at the same time either. Doh! Thanks for this review. I learned more about a tool that I already own and have used many times.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@Ponyman-sm7fn]

Thanks for your review. Very good narrative. Keep reviews coming

[@Gold63Beast]

I have these! They are awesome! No doubt about it I'm totally satisfied with it.

[@RealToolReviews]

Gold63Beast Awesome! Good to hear! :)

[@lenbrian9484]

I like when I use them in front of people who've never seen them before lol.

[@inoa05]

Thanks for this review. You've convinced me I need em!

[@JonathanSterlingUSA]

Three years ago, a friend let me use his. It was love at first sight. Wish I had them whenever they first came out. Wire stripping was always a chore until I stumbled over that tool.

[@BradPalmer28]

I've had my pair for 4 years for general electronics and they are awesome. I use your video to show other people what tool I'm talking about.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes??

[@catharperfect7036]

based.

[@ninji5226]

Sold, and subscribed. Awesome reviews.

[@apenas7399]

Nice I just bought these for $11.99 @ Sears with the surprise points,thanks for your detailed review.

[@dcrickerson9775]

Another very nice review. You sold me, I just ordered a pair. Thanks for your great tool reviews.

[@RealToolReviews]

DC Rickerson Awesome...I think you will like them!

[@williamwilkesjr.9494]

Bought a pair and love em, great review

[@Rider00769]

Great tool review. I bought the exact same tool last year. No regrets saves so much time when doing wiring jobs. Great for household and automotive applications.

[@RealToolReviews]

BIG Z Thanks! I am glad to hear that yours is working out also!

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@MegaNumero6]

Thanks for your review, it would help me to choose one tool.

[@tiredrummertube]

Great demo sir; THX!

[@wmsbrum]

I bought these by accident, but I love them! Awesome review.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@gabrielwilliams7121]

Those wire strippers look real handy. Good review.

[@RealToolReviews]

Gabriel Williams Thanks Gabriel!

[@RobertJohnson-pb9vr]

Depth guage, where have you been my whole life! The pairs I have don't have that feature and I always end up having to make a second cut to get the wire to the desired size. Great find, Sir! Going in the shopping cart. Thank you for uploading!

[@RealToolReviews]

Robert Johnson Nice! Glad to see you are getting some new tools Robert! ;)

[@joemcmillan1884]

Definitely getting a pair when I get paid I have three pair of the old type but I like the Irwin ones bad ass.

[@MYKroe]

Great review. This will soon be a new tool for my toolbox.

[@PoorManMods]

awesome tool

[@RealToolReviews]

Poor Man Mods Thanks!

[@Ranger42]

Best tool review channel on YT. Why no more?

[@NaluRash]

Great review and it couldn't come at a better time. I just sent in my application to become an electrician apprentice. I will definitely be picking this up in the future

[@RealToolReviews]

Nalu Rash Nice....they wont be an end-all tool for the electrician, but a good addition to any toolbag.....Good luck with your new career!

[@abrown372]

How was it. When stripping Romex in electrical boxes??

[@JasonJavoian_7_UTR]

already had this item ready to be added to my cart on amazon....after watching your helpful video, i clicked your link before adding; great video; here's hoping there's no user magic in using these things and it's an easy skill/feel to use these. A+! thanks!

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@ZunarZulfiqar]

If it wasn't for you for doing this review I would never have known about this amazing product thank you so much I really appreciate it. Have a nice day. Can't wait to see your next awesome review!!!!!

[@RealToolReviews]

Zunar Zulfiqar Awesome....thanks Zunar!

[@ZunarZulfiqar]

You're welcome

[@uptone12111]

Great demonstration!

[@luchvk]

I never thought of stripping multiple wires simultaneously. I guess I'm just used to the alternative type. Thanks for posting!

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@luchvk]

@@abrown372 I don't do much electrical work. I got these mostly for smaller electronic devices. So, I don't have a good answer for that. Sorry. I can say that they've worked well with what I've used them for. Also, they're usually much more convenient than my other wire strippers that has predefined holes.

[@abrown372]

@@luchvk Okay thank you 👍

[@jawaddakhllala4872]

Your the best I really like your videos

[@nathanstokes3931]

Very cool. Thanks for the awesome review.

[@RealToolReviews]

Nathan Stokes Thanks a lot Nathan!

[@BrendanHollingsworth]

I love my pair fof them. Ive had them for a little while and tey get a lot of use. I like how you can strip in the middle of wire to splice them together. Its a really nice tool. The reason why I picked the Irwin over the Klein is the crimper offers more capabilities.

[@RealToolReviews]

Brendan Hollingsworth Thanks Brendan! I did not mention the splicing part, since I was worried the average person may try this with 110v AC power & shock themselves....but you are correct, they can do that also --- great for low voltage DC soldered connections!

[@FrankenDoctor]

Great review of the Irwin wire strippers.

[@Carlos.amt1]

Great review. Added to my wishlist

[@RealToolReviews]

Carlos S. Nice! I am glad to know you liked the video Carlos!

[@scooter3554]

Great review. I've used similar wire strippers from other companies, never knew you could stack similar sized wires to get them all the same length.

[@RealToolReviews]

Scoszko 35 Thanks! I found out about the multiple wire abilities by accident....but it has always worked, so I threw that in there :) Glad I could help!

[@illestofdemall13]

You can if it is this style. Some of the other automatic wire strippers have different sized dies that you have to put the wire into, similar to a standard stripper.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@jordanbooth5435]

Great review. ive seen this style of wore strippers at stores and I never knew how useful they could be. Thanks for the review

[@RealToolReviews]

Jordan Booth Thanks Jordan! Yeah, it is one of those tools that you have a hard time envisioning in use...they dont look like what you normally see at all....but work great!

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@johnnygilroy5213]

Very good explanation.Thank You:)

[@stephensawyer3224]

Very nice review just special order 2 of them happy to have in my tool box .

[@haidersarim]

Nice review Nice tool Thanks

[@tdavey5599]

awesome video thank you

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Wow. $20 actually isn't bad at all for Irwin stuff. Very nice. Those are the wire strippers to get. Great video!!!

[@RealToolReviews]

+Love2boat92 Thanks! I agree...these are a great deal & work awesome!

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Real Tool Reviews I will have to get myself one of these soon.

[@UnknownMexicanMuslim]

Thank You I am sold!!

[@PaulOPeezy]

Excellent review thanks

[@micjr21]

good review, I'm buying a pair

[@christophersipes4999]

Really nice strippers, they will certainly save a lot of time on the job. I really like how you have a depth gauge so you are consistently cutting the same length.

[@RealToolReviews]

Christopher Sipes Thanks Christopher! The depth gauge is a big plus....especially when you dont have much wire to spare!

[@junglejammer1]

Will definitely, be getting a pair of these. I've had the old style automatic for over 40 years and it's a pain because you have to line up the wire to little holes, just like the manual ones. This one looks like the bee's knees.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in electrical boxes??

[@starsfan1]

Love your reviews! I own these also, and they work great.

[@RealToolReviews]

TheBoneMan Awesome! I am glad you like them......thanks for watching!

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@Dr_b_]

This is indeed a great tool, have one already and it works great, and doesn't nick or break thin stranded wires. gg Irwin and nice review of all the features.

[@RealToolReviews]

Dr_b_ Thanks Dr_b_! I got my grandfather a pair of these also & he really likes them......it is pretty amazing the first time you use them VS using the older style for so long.

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@BADD400]

Awesome I need a pair of them.

[@RealToolReviews]

BADD400 CB700 drums Everyone needs a pair! (or 3)... :)

[@PhrontDoor]

Was wondering how these worked.. saw someone on a show using them, and was wondering if they'd be ok for me and my projects.. ordering them now on amazon. Thanks.. this was more than detailed enough to let me understand precisely what I wanted to know :)

[@abrown372]

How does this tool fair when stripping Romex in single gang electrical boxes??

[@whatyaworkingontoday5018]

A nice feature not touched on is the vice ability allowing you not to pull on the wire to remove the insulation possible loosening it at the opposite connection. Short wires in difficult places (automotive) leaving little room to get a grip is frustrating. We all know how it turns out.

[@user-lh4cq5bk1k]

Hello thank you .good tool.You best guide in the tools. I live in the Kazahstan neer Russia.Good jobs.

[@RealToolReviews]

Сергей Карапузов Thanks! I am glad that you like the videos! I looked at a map & it seems you are almost exactly halfway around the earth from me :)

[@BaconNBeer]

You can take the sheathing off 2 wire house hold wire then strip all three wires at the same time.

[@Cartoonking51]

I'm from jehanabad Bihar nyc video sir 🙏

[@BeastMasterNeil]

Thanks. So what is with the three colors/guages for crimping? It looks as if they are all adjacent to the same indentation. And what are the other weird shapes further down the handle for?

[@tbarber1027]

Excellent video THANKS! Vise Grip is HIGH QUALITY! Mmmm..... :-)

[@xyzebruh1083]

i used the amazon link and bought a pair! excited to use them, been stripping for years the old fashion way lol

[@JonathanSterlingUSA]

Yep! Besides easy, it's for people who enjoy doing things right.

[@jjjjude]

Thanks

[@JFKreations]

Do the Irwin’s mar up the jacketing a little on the side that isn’t stripped? I have another brand that looks identical. It strips the wire fine, but the grip teeth on the left side of the jaws mangle the insulation a little

[@bhp1984]

Any idea how well these work on tefzel wire? That insulation can be a bear. Also, do the jaws leave indentations on the insulations? Some of the connectors I work with (AMPSEAL) specifically caution that some strippers cause indentations that do not play nice with the wire seals.

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

IDK why I clicked this, I already have these things. Its just fun to see someone explain it

[@RealToolReviews]

😉🤣

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

Real Tool Reviews Thx for the LOOVE😀

[@Jursaw]

Good video. I was going to get these but they looked exactly like the harbor freight ones so I got those instead. Waste of $9 because they weren't consistent and they cut some wire strands every time. I decided to buy some cheap generic automatic wire strippers from ebay that you have to slide in the slot for the correct size wire but then you squeeze and it strips it. Maybe I might give these a try. Thanks for the video.

[@RealToolReviews]

***** Thanks! I have seen the cheaper pairs that "look" similar also, but rarely do I run across knockoff tools that actually perform...thanks for the input! Good luck with these!

[@dallast21]

What is the screw with the Plus/Minus symbols used for?

[@greygoosemafia]

I have those. They're good. I've heard some talk about the quick release vice grips by irwin. theirs good ones and shitty ones.... Do you know about this? or how to tell between the ones?

[@Butchack46]

...just bought from bunnings 29.98. thanks for the review

[@JonathanSterlingUSA]

Should be $20 US.

[@misssummersalt]

@@JonathanSterlingUSA $29 Australian IS $20 US...

[@JonathanSterlingUSA]

​@@misssummersalt And?

[@losmoore3358]

I have one of those. The only problem is the Part that pulls the insulation was making cut marks further down the insulation exposing extra wires.

[@pauliewalnutzz]

They tools the have nowadays are amazing

[@RealToolReviews]

pauliewalnutzz I agree! :)

[@MrThewildrider]

I need me a pair like these beats those little five buck ones surefire.

[@asmautollc]

I just bought these after 15 years of using a Gardner-Bender Strip-Easy. It sometimes worked well but it wasn’t always easy to get the wire to line up with the gauge. Not only not having to do that, but being able to strip off a jacket with multiple wires. Wow. Can’t wait to put these Irwin’s to work!

[@notchipotle]

still the best wire strpper

[@cheveresalvi]

Hey man nice review as always do you ever use that small adjusting knob just under the jaws ?

[@RealToolReviews]

+cheveresalvi Thanks! I keep it cranked down tight.....it is for micro-adjusting for thin wire (I think), but I have never needed to mess around with it.

[@mattperry4868]

pretty much the same as my MAC tools ones. shoot, I bet they make the ones mac sells

[@scod3908]

The same tool with slight differences to mouldings is sold under a variety of brands. From memory they’re stamped with KYP Taiwan. There are similar copies though, not all are equal.

[@Trillawille]

Hello, can you post link of where I can find those yellow beans used at 2:36?

[@victorgonzalez-tr4su]

got one

[@12vinyl]

Have been using the same thing for over 20yrs. Not the same brand though.

[@tbpom1003]

thanks for the excellent video! i got the tool and had no idea how to use lol quick question, do you know what the small knob on the tool does? the product website says it's a micro adjuster, and I don't feel it does anything

[@Machmuude]

It tensions how tight the jaws grab hold of the wire.

[@littleshopofsawdust1157]

What does the adjustment knob near the top adjust?

[@SquidgyBidgey]

Cracking review and thank you for showing how the tool operates in "slow motion". Haha. That was too specific not to have happened. "Your dog has crawled under and chewed the wires up." Is is part Marder?

[@RealToolReviews]

My dog has destroyed MANY wires under trailers and vehicles.....apparently they taste great.... 🤣

[@ltalbert81]

Another really nice review, Daniel. Could this one strips a cat 6 utp cable? I have a utp strippers but they cut a little the cables inside.

[@RealToolReviews]

+Lt. Albert Thanks! I would guess yes.....I stripped extremely thin wiring around here & it never breaks or crimps any wires, it only pulls off the sheathing.

[@jayzah]

What about 8 gauge wire for car audio? Will these work?

[@feidex]

Nice video is finally something I can buy in my country and I dont have sent it

[@RealToolReviews]

MP 10000 $ Nice! Let me know how you like it if you end up getting one!

[@feidex]

I bought one and I very like it I showed it to my father and he liked it so much that he took mine but I bought two more just in case if someone else takes

[@TheLiddokun]

One I just got won't do 4x 24awg wires like he does in the video. The grips just slip off the wire even on max tightness

[@RealToolReviews]

+Edison Motors tighten the small adjustment screw up...it will work fine then.

[@georges7518]

Nice job

[@RealToolReviews]

George S Thanks a lot George!

[@fredpattywright6325]

I have these, they look great in my tool chest. The issue is that 9/10 they are just too bulky for the space I'm working in.

[@drdremd]

As usual, you sold me another tool.

[@RealToolReviews]

Andre juneau Haha nice :) Thanks Andre!

[@jawojnicki]

If you haven't done a video on it, could you at least leave a reply to this comment regarding the Klein tool which is very similar to these Irwin's? I couldn't decide which ones to get a few years ago, but I was so broke that I had to settle on the Gardner Bender ones from Menards cuz they were only 13 bucks instead of 20. They're pretty great but you can tell the quality is not as good as Irwin or Klein. Any comments about comparisons? Thanks Always love your reviews

[@carslover3509]

very very great tool thanks for nice report

[@RealToolReviews]

amjad amj No problem...thanks!

[@fergonzaleza1]

That's sorcery!

[@warmachine167]

... the tool is great, but I'm more interested in where you got that cool set of screw drivers in the background

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

Wera insulated screwdrivers

[@jacek-jan]

Dit this tool its job with round cables too?

[@josephdiggs9921]

Hello do they have a life time warranty?

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

So cool. I hate the first type that you showed. This tool is much better

[@RealToolReviews]

David G Thanks David! Yeah I am not a fan of the older style....especially in tight places.

[@stefanBEAR98]

Can this strip 3 x 10awg at the same time?

[@ronnies07]

How would this do with heavy gague fine stranded wire? When I do transceiver installs the 12 gague zipcord I use is 65 strands of #30 and it's a right pain to strip this without removing the outer few strands.

[@RealToolReviews]

ronnies07 The thickest stranded that I tried it with was 12 gauge stranded well pump wiring....it is for 220v AC power & it was way thicker of wiring & insulation than 12/2 house wire. It did that with no problem. However, I had some extra thick (unsure of gauge) coated ground wire with very thin/strong sheathing & it would not strip it....almost like a PVC coating. I guess you could always get a pair & if they dont work, just return them. Thanks for commenting!

[@anio6865]

What about 1 thin little wire ?

[@nairblab4061]

aaaaaaand sold

[@cardsfanbj]

how do these ones​rate against the similar $10 Harbor Freight auto adjusting wire strippers?

[@mtyler7807]

I own the irwin and the harbor freight ones. The Harbor freight set works the same just with out the sliding wire length gauge. I don't use that no way.

[@1atech]

Home Depot sells these for $20 in stock.

[@jshmnn33]

I wonder about hand fatigue. After stripping and terminating hundreds of different gauge wires into an electrical panel that's sitting twenty feet off the ground the last thing I need is my hands to freeze up.

[@stevehartfelder3068]

I have a pair of these but they don't work correctly. They work sometimes on thicker gauge wires. When I use with 16 gauge speaker wire they grabbing side works, but the cutting side just scores the jacket. It doesn't remove the sheathing. Did I just get a bad pair? Or are there any adjustments on them?

[@RealToolReviews]

If you tighten the little thumb wheel screw on the front down really tight it does better with thinner gauge wire.

[@mpcp27]

Real Tool Reviews...yeah I was wondering what that screw was for...so you tighten that screw to make it grab the insulation better? And if you tighten too much it can damage the internal wires?

[@travisburt1317]

The yellow wire is called "12-2 nm" and the grey wire is called "uf"