This document describes and provides specifications for various tools used for stripping insulation from cables, including cable strippers, coring knives, hack knives, and lineman's knives. The tools have ceramic, carbon steel, or polymeric blades and are suitable for removing insulation and sheathing from live armored cables without damaging underlying wires. Specifications provided include part numbers, blade materials and lengths, overall lengths, weights, and whether the tools are insulated.

1. Cable Knife with Ceramic Blade
With built in blade cover
For stripping cables
Fully insulated
High cutting capacity
Minimum production quantity applies
Cable Core Stripper
Suitable for removal of insulation and sheathing from live armoured cables
Exceptionally strong tough polymeric blade
Unique handle moulded in softer plastic material to provide a cushion
when a hammer is used to initiate a cut in the cable sheath
Description Part No Nominal Weight Insulated
Lift g
Cable Core Stripper 120-CS 90mm 183
Hack / Coring Knives
Originally developed for stripping the lead sheath from pilc cables
Widespread application in the removal of the bedding compound from waveform
cne cables without damage to the soft aluminium neutral earth wires
Special shaped blade to ensure clean cut without damage to the underlying
insulation allowing sheath of live cables to be safely removed
Description Part No Length Blade Insulated
Cable Coring Knife with Straight Ceramic Blade 281550 185mm Interch 46mm
Cable Coring Knife with Curved Ceramic Blade 281555 185mm Interch 46mm
Description Part No Length Weight Depth of Insulated
mm g Blade mm
Plastic Hack Knife JTN-4 245 90 39
Plastic Coring Knife JTN-6 196 99 -
281555
281550
120-CS
JTN-6
JTN-4
Description Part No Blade Material Blade Length Overall Length Weight Insulated
mm g
Lineman’s Knife with case LE-325 Carbon Steel 80 234 130 x
LE-325
In Case
Lineman’s Knife
Non slip finger grooves
Safety locking device
Case with whetstone and revolution free joint
Well balanced double-edged blade
LE-325
With Case
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