Fast Way To Strip Heavy Cable

2018 - Volume #42, Issue #6, Page #07

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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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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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