Fast Way To Strip Heavy Cable

Fast Way To Strip Heavy Cable FARM SHOP Handy Hints Sid Stubbs collects rubber-coated battery cables to strip and recycle Recently he cashed in a pile of old cables for several hundred dollars His cable stripper made the job easy and safe     “I can run through a lot of cables in a very short time ” says Stubbs “All I have to do is push the cable in one end and pull the sliced open cable out the other ”     Stubbs prevents the knife from slipping while cutting open cables by mounting it in a device which in turn fits a bench vise To make a stripper he starts with a pipe large enough for the cables to go through     “I cut a slot in one side of the end of a steel pipe with a hacksaw ” says Stubbs “The slot is just big enough for the draw knife blade Then I slip the pipe into a short piece of square tubing and spot-weld it in place Different size cables require different size pipes ”     To attach the knife Stubbs brazes several links of roller chain to make a support arm “Roller chain can be used for all sorts of things ” he says “In this case I brazed 3 posts to make a solid arm and left the fourth post loose to act as a hinge I then brazed the other end of the last link to the square tubing and attached the draw knife to the brazed roller chain links with a hose clamp ”     To use the cable stripper he inserts the square tube into the bench vise and secures it He then slips a wood wedge between the tube and the roller chain     “The size of the wood wedge determines the pitch of the knife blade ” explains Stubbs “When a cable is pushed against the knife blade the pressure holds the wood block in place If I want a sharper angle for the blade I just use a bigger block of wood ”     The cable stripper lets Stubbs handle the cable without worrying about the knife blade slipping It gives him a very stable work area that is safe and can strip lots of cable very quickly     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Sidney Stubbs RR1 Site 6 Box 21 Beaverlodge Alta Canada T0H 0C0 ph 780 354-3112; sid s47@hotmail com

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