The 22 best cable stripper tool brands
Klein Tools, Ideal and Jonard Tools lead our ranking of 22 cable stripper tool brands. Compare what each brand makes, visit its official site, or shop it online.
Cable Stripper Tool brands, ranked
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Klein Tools
Forged-jaw strippers for electricians, plus multi-tool cable rippers that cut Romex sheathing cleanly.
Top products: L1412 5-in-1 NM Romex Cable Ripper· Slim Forged Dual NM Cable Stripper
Website: kleintools.com |Brands like Klein Tools
Popularity 10.0/10
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Ideal
Electricians' strippers with fixed-gauge and self-adjusting jaws, a common pick for a tool pouch.
Website: premiumexperience.org |Brands like Ideal
Popularity 6.1/10
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Jonard Tools
Telecom and fibre-optic specialist, with coax and alarm-cable stripping tools for installers.
Website: jonard.com |Brands like Jonard Tools
Popularity 4.5/10
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Greenlee
Heavy-duty electrician tools whose cable strippers handle sheathed cable up to 8 AWG.
Top products: 1903 Wire Cable Stripper· G2090 Cable Stripper
Website: greenlee.com |Brands like Greenlee
Popularity 4.1/10
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KNIPEX
Dismantling strippers cut sheathing up to 29mm, with VDE-tested insulated handles for live electrical work.
Top products: Dismantling Cable Stripper Tool
Website: knipex.com |Brands like KNIPEX
Popularity 3.9/10
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Milwaukee
Battery-powered strippers on M12 and M18 platforms, built for stripping copper and aluminium on site.
Top products: M18 Cable Stripper Kit· M12 Cable Stripper
Website: milwaukeetool.com |Brands like Milwaukee
Popularity 3.8/10
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Miller
Fall protection crews rely on Miller harnesses, which use tongue-buckle leg straps and, in the Revolution line, two-sided DualTech webbing. The AirCore universal harness is another model in the lineup. Body belts, anchors, grips and straps are sold alongside the harnesses, and the brand now sits within Honeywell's safety products.
Popularity 3.3/10
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Platinum Tools
Network-cable installer tools, with stripping tools that pair with RJ45 crimpers for data runs.
Website: platinumtools.com |Brands like Platinum Tools
Popularity 2.4/10
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9
Southwire
A large copper and aluminium wire maker, its stripping tools suit heavy cable preparation on site.
Website: southwire.com |Brands like Southwire
Popularity 2.4/10
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10
Gardner Bender
Affordable electrician hand tools, with wire strippers and cable ties in one range.
Website: gardnerbender.com |Brands like Gardner Bender
Popularity 2.4/10
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DEWALT
Cordless stripper running on the 20V MAX battery platform for copper and aluminium cable.
Top products: DCE151 20V MAX XR Cordless Cable Stripper
Website: dewalt.com |Brands like DEWALT
Popularity 1.8/10
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HOZAN
Ratchet crimpers and precision strippers with interchangeable dies for fine-gauge telecom wire.
Website: hozan.co.jp |Brands like HOZAN
Popularity 1.5/10
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13
CommScope
Coax and fibre stripping tools matched to its own connector lines, with preset depth for clean terminations.
Website: commscope.com |Brands like CommScope
Popularity 1.2/10
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Commercial Electric
Commercial Electric, a lighting brand sold mainly through Home Depot, offers shop lights, strip lights, recessed lights and ceiling fixtures. Its parent company is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Its LED recessed lights come in slim profiles with adjustable color temperatures.
Website: commercialelectric.com |Brands like Commercial Electric
Popularity 1.2/10
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Engineer
Compact pliers-style strippers with fine-tuned cutting edges, sized for slim tool pouches.
Website: engineertools-jp.com |Brands like Engineer
Popularity 1.2/10
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Panduit
Adjustable strippers with jacket-depth stops, used on fibre and copper runs in server rooms.
Top products: CJAST Adjustable Cable Stripper
Website: panduit.com |Brands like Panduit
Popularity 1.0/10
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3M
The five founders of 3M had a straightforward goal: mining corundum, a mineral used for making sandpapers and grinding wheels of premium quality. However, they assumed corundum was anorthosite, a common low-grade mineral. However, this did not deter the founders....
Website: 3m.com |Brands like 3M
Popularity 1.0/10
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General
General Tools has been the leader in designing and developing tools specializing in precision for over a century. It highly values innovation and satisfactory customer service and ensures that customers do not get anything less than they want. It boasts...
Popularity 1.0/10
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Leviton
Leviton makes wall switches, wall plates, light switch covers and other wiring devices used in homes and commercial buildings. Its dimmers, outlets and lighting controls are sold across the United States and are used in both residential and industrial installations.
Website: leviton.com |Brands like Leviton
Popularity 0.9/10
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Belden
Belden makes cables, connectors and networking products that carry audio, video and data signals in buildings and studios. Its line includes XLR and MIDI audio cables, network cordsets and connectors for signal transmission. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Belden has...
Website: belden.com |Brands like Belden
Popularity 0.9/10
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Woods
Woods offers a wide range of electrical goods for every room in your house, every piece of equipment in your garage, and every work you undertake. Woods has been a major creator of electrical goods for consumers and professionals for...
Popularity 0.9/10
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Triplett
Triplett test equipment and tools have been one of the top testers in the US for over a century now. Triplett has helped in WWII with railway testing, so you know the products are trustworthy. The brand develops durable, reliable,...
Website: triplett.com |Brands like Triplett
Popularity 0.9/10
Official websites and social accounts
| Brand | Website | X / Twitter | YouTube | ||
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| Klein Tools | kleintools.com | /kleintools | klein_tools | @klein_tools | – |
| Ideal | premiumexperience.org | /idealLEDlight | – | @idealledlight | – |
| Jonard Tools | jonard.com | /JonardTools | jonardtools | @jonardtools | jonardtools |
| Greenlee | greenlee.com | /GreenleeTools | greenleetools | @Greenleetools | GreenleeDEMO |
| KNIPEX | knipex.com | /knipex.uk | knipex_uk | – | KnipexTools |
| Milwaukee | milwaukeetool.com | /MilwaukeeTool | MilwaukeeTool | @MilwaukeeTool | – |
| Platinum Tools | platinumtools.com | /PlatinumTools | platinumtoolsinc | @PlatinumTools | PlatinumTools |
| Southwire | southwire.com | /Southwire-Tools-Equipment-1533421220285729 | southwiretools | @SouthwireTools | Southwire Tools & Equipment |
| Gardner Bender | gardnerbender.com | /GardnerBender | – | @gbgardnerbender | Gardner Bender |
