Round Cable Stripper – With Adjustable Cutting Depth – For Circumferential, Longitudinal, and Window stripping – 3/16" to 1" Diameter.

Great quality tool works perfectly

Couldn't be happier with this. Had it for over a month and as a diesel mechanic, it has helped so much. My coworkers Couldn't believe how well it works and now each of them got one too. The only negative i can say is that different manufacturers use different depths of shielding on their wires so unless you know exactly the depth you can plunge too deep. But seeings how the only fix would be a built-in sonar that i Couldn't afford, I'll take this any day.

At first glance the Arolax HW-943 appears to be a clone of the Greenlee 1820 / Paladin AM25 (but at about 1/2 the price). Fit and finish of this tool is extremely good, and although there is no country of origin or manufacture indicated on the tool or its packaging, my guess would be that it was made in Taiwan. This stripper has a solid feel with a robust handle – most likely fiberglass or glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) – capable of withstanding heavy duty usage. It's hard to imagine how you could crack the handle as one reviewer commented, unless the tool was abused.A couple years ago I purchased and later returned the more expensive Jonard CST-1900 cable stripper (see my review) since it felt like I would need thumb surgery after turning the cutter height adjustment wheel, whereas the Arolax has a cutter height adjustment wheel that turns easily (i.e. "thumb-friendly"). On the other hand, the Jonard has a superb blade that requires only one revolution to completely cut the jacket; the Arolax needed 2-3 turns (2 turns pushing forward and 1 turn pulling backward seemed to work best). The tool made very good cuts on SJOOW and downright excellent cuts on SJT cable jackets. (SJOOW and SOOW jackets are perhaps the ultimate test for these cable stripping tools, and here the Jonard cuts were somewhat cleaner on SJOOW jackets.) When making longitudinal cuts along the cable, the Arolax has the advantage since you only have to flip the lever to rotate the blade 90 degrees; the Jonard is awkward, since you must twist the entire handle 90 degrees to accomplish the same thing. It may be noted that longitudinal cuts with the Arolax required appreciably more effort than the Jonard tool, most likely due to blade sharpness.As posted in the Jonard CST-1900 review, my primary complaint with this stripper (and most others with this design) is there is no method to ensure repeatability, such as a numbered scale or index on the cutter height adjustment wheel. This means using trial-and-error on a scrap piece every time you encounter another type of cable or one with a different jacket thickness.From my perspective, if you could combine the features of this tool with the blade of the Jonard CST-1900, then you would have the perfect cable stripper.The features, pricing and overall quality of this tool makes it a top pick... very recommended.

Easily adjust the strip depth. Works great.

Simple tool to operate. I tend to work with cables in forklift masts to simple 2 wire cables to power accessories on forklifts. I used to use a set of serrated scissors from HFT to cut through the cables outer casing. Care was needed to not cut through the inner wires insulation and create more work or a possible short to chassis in the future. With this tool I set the blade cutting depth on a piece of scrap material and I’m ready to go. I did shorten my time on my last job. Seems a bit generic looking in appearance, but that does not matter in a functional tool. A plus is that it comes with a replacement blade and from what I have read, you can purchase more blades for it.

When my work outlawed razor knives in the factory I was stuck being a maintenance man with no way to strip s/o cord. This little tool saved the day. It is adjustable for different insulation thickness. Even comes with an extra blade and a blade storage in the handle.

This is grade A dog crap. Coming from a journeyman sub tech

First, I thought this tool was fairly well made. I used it to strip insulation on a 14 AWG power cord and it worked flawlessly. I then used it on some 18 AWG 3 conductor which was much more flexible and it failed miserably. See my attached photos for examples. I wanted to like this tool, especially at this price point, but I was just unable to get it to cut in a circular pattern on the cable that I specifically bought it for (18 AWG). I tried to hold the cable straight, holding on either side, rotating the tool slowly, quickly, nothing seemed to help.As a result, I bought a Jonard CST-1900 and it stripped the same cable in a perfect circle. Subsequent strips did require me to keep my fingers on the cable to help prevent the tool from wandering and causing it to spiral cut, but it was nowhere near as significant a spiral as the Arolax tool. Again, see my photos.I gave this 3 stars because I thought it was well made, but it just didn't seem to work well on flexible cable. Depending on your use case, you may have great success with it. For me, it wasn't going to work on the cable I need it most on and that was the deal breaker. I spent more on the Jonard CST-1900 and I'm happy with its performance.Things I liked:-Sturdy, well made.-Replaceable blade with extra blade storage in the handle base-Rotating mechanism was easily engaged (although I didn't use the tool in this mode)Things I didn't like:-Smaller, more flexible cable caused the cable to strip in a spiral patternEdit to add photos.