STANLEY FATMAX Automatic Wire Strippe
About STANLEY
For over 170 years, STANLEY has been responsible for unlocking new levels of user performance through creating some of the most useful tools ever made inlcuding the Bailey Plane, the Surfor shaper, the PowerLock tape rule, and most recently, the FatMax line of products.
STANLEY has been committed to providing professionals across the globe with products which are smart, tough, pioneering and up to the task.
STANLEY FATMAX Automatic Wire Stripper
Features & Benefits
- The STANLEY FATMAX Automatic Wire Stripper strips inner and outer sheaths on wires and cables 0.2-6mm. The pliers have crimping capability and are colour coded for crimps on common insulated and non insulated terminals 1.5-6mm.
- Adjustable wire stop
- Comfortable grip
- Spring loaded handles
- Strips 10-22 AWG wire
| Weight: | 340 g |
| Dimensions: | 11.2 x 27.41 x 3.51 cm; 340.19 Grams |
| Model: | FMHT0-96230 |
| Part: | FMHT0-96230 |
| Colour: | Multi |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Stanley Black & Decker |
| Colour: | Multi |
| Quantity: | 1 |
I do little electrical projects every now and again, I did use normal wire cutters etc but then a friend at work had a pair similar to these, my electrical projects that previously took me a few hours with a lot of swearing now is an enjoyable hobby and I have reduced the time it takes me just by using these
Just get it and you’ll use it. I’m a heating engineer so I don’t use it as much as a sparky but it’s fantastic quality. Worth the cost. Good Stanley product.
Needed to repair my hedge cutter as I had cut the cable. Watched youtube and practised first on an old cable, and it took me literally a minute to strip the cable. So easy to use. Amazing.
Do not use very much but they come in handy
I suppose that this is best tool I’ve ever had. Makes life so easy!
Used when rewiring a house. Excellent bit of kit. Made stripping cables effortless. Definitely one of the best purchases for the job. Very impressed
No problem for 1.5/2.5/6 t&e but struggled with the 6mm sheathing.
his is a brilliant set of wire strippers but the plastic guide near the teeth of the strippers broke after one use, I would expect more from Stanley. but as I am still using them now which is a long time after buying them I cant make it down lower than 4 stars as it still works without the plastic thing
Easily strips insulation from a single wire or the outer covering from multicore cable. Very easy to adjust. Does in seconds what it used to take ages to do with a blade. No more cut conductors and having to start agai
My husband absolutely LOVES this tool. Has been upgrading electrical power and cables in his garage and this multi function tool has been brilliant. Easy to use and comfortable to handle. Makes wire cutting and stripping a far more pleasant task.
Who knew wire stripping could be so therapeutic?
This has handled everything from 1.5mm flex, up to strands of 6mm with absolute ease.
Even used it crimp an earth terminal for some SWA (armoured cable) into a Wiska box.
Wish these had been around years ago, great product makes stripping cables & flex easy
Works a treat. Easy to use and even works on the tiniest of wires. Would definitely recommend this wire stripper. You will save some much time and wiring as it strips away the wire coating with ease.
I bought this as I have a few sockets, light switches and light fittings to replace and it’s made life so much easier. It strips the wire perfectly everytime.
It doesn’t appear to be made to accept larger diameter cable but I managed to shorten the lead on an extention lead without any issues.
So easy to use, my only regret is that I didn’t invest in one of these sooner!!!!
I buy this product for my job and I am very happy with it. If you are looking for a multi-purpose cable stripper this is ideal for it.
It is a great and well done product.
The quality is seen at a glance and just by touching it you realise that it will last a long time.
It looks like in the product photos and it complies with all the functions described in the advertisement.
I’ll review this product in 3 simple sentences:
* Whoever invented these deserves are frickin’ Knighthood and a reach around from the Queen.
* My life before these was a lie.
* If you have a lot of wiring to do but you’re short on cash and therefore it’s a choice between feeding your family or buying these… remember humans can survive without food for over a week
– One of the best tools I’ve ever bought.
Nice bit of kit which strips wires without pulling on them – lovelly to use. A delight!
The tool is thought through but isn’t immediately obvious in usage for stripping the plastic coating from wires – essentially the top is closed and you place the wire between the yellow pincher and the top of the tool, then squeeze and it hold the wire and strips off the end of plastic – it does this VERY neatly and swiftly and works extremely reliably time and time again!!!! I was away for ages stripping bits of wire lol!!!
It is clearly designed for use by amateur and professional people and can imagine this saved many many hours of time over the years for an electrician as it works so much better than a traditional pair of pliers at stripping wires….
I would 100% recommend for any electrical work as it is such a time saver and stress saver as it only strips the plastic – with speaker wires etc you can find thin strands of wire get missed or ripped in error but this never did that in a full 10-speaker install!!!
It has different size holes for different wire gauges to be stripped but we used these for clamping ends on to the wires to connect wires together as they perfectly clamped them!!! It also does have a traditional plier-type stripping edge but its too easy doing it the intended way with this tool!
Strongly recommended! Very useful and easy to work with it! Make the job perfect. I’m only sorry that I didn’t buy earlier! Very very impressive.
The tool is thought through but isn’t immediately obvious in usage for stripping the plastic coating from wires – essentially the top is closed and you place the wire between the yellow pincher and the top of the tool, then squeeze and it hold the wire and strips off the end of plastic – it does this VERY neatly and swiftly and works extremely reliably time and time again!!!! I was away for ages stripping bits of wire lol!!!
It is clearly designed for use by amateur and professional people and can imagine this saved many many hours of time over the years for an electrician as it works so much better than a traditional pair of pliers at stripping wires….
I would 100% recommend for any electrical work as it is such a time saver and stress saver as it only strips the plastic – with speaker wires etc you can find thin strands of wire get missed or ripped in error but this never did that in a full 10-speaker install!!!
It has different size holes for different wire gauges to be stripped but we used these for clamping ends on to the wires to connect wires together as they perfectly clamped them!!! It also does have a traditional plier-type stripping edge but its too easy doing it the intended way with this tool!
Haven’t tested these fully but felt confident to state they work well once you’ve learned how to adjust them (minimal/non existent instructions with the package)
I have a fair bit of cabling to do (mixed type/size) and will report back post completion of that work!
Ok for home use but would never stand up to all day every day use, Not great if trying to use on wire that only has a couple of inches to work with but if you have the wire with a good length then it is fine, still a little fiddly but gets the job done, could I live without it? Yes and just use the old method of side cutters or pliers.
This tool makes all the difference to wire stripping. No more wrecked and painful fingers. I actually own a competitors version of this, but bought this one for my dad. He’s really pleased with it and wishes he’d had one a long time ago. This was cheaper than the competitors version when I bought it, but with rubber grip is also more comfortable than my solid metal version. Takes a bit of trial and error to get the hang of the where to cut for the required length, worth a quick review of videos on youtube.
A remarkably useful wire stripper which does more than I had realised – removing the cover and then stripping the conductors – all without having to select sizes or settings. This tool is a great boon to those like me that previously struggled with pliers and kitchen knives! Also, it cuts and crimps.
Regards, lim
Very easy to use. You simply slot the wire between the jaws and squeeze the handles. You don’t even have to adjust it for the wire size as it does all that. There is a little screw that allows you to adjust the grip that the tool applies to the cable but I find that leaving it in the middle of the adjustment range is just fine.
There is a stop that you can use to set the amount of insulation that is removed (the little yellow thing in the pictures) but you can rotate it out of the way and judge it by eye if you want.
There is a also basic crimping feature that will crimp both insulated and non-insulated terminals. The single slot marked with 3 coloured dots does the 3 most commonly used colour coded insulated terminals and the remaining slots are for non-insulated terminals.
Really impressed with these. They work by holding the wire and then tearing off the end to be stripped by gripping with the teeth, therefore do not need adjustment. This also stops you damaging layers of insulation underneath the layer being stripped since it doesn’t cut through. I’ve stripped electrical wire for lighting (first the outer insulation, then the inner in two steps) and speaker wire. I’ve not done Ethernet or phone wire so not sure how well it deals with very fine wire but very satisfied with them.
This is the best wire stripper I have ever owned, so good in fact I bought one for my dad as well and he loves his as well
These made easy work of stripping cables and saved a huge amount of time and hassle. Well worth the investment.
Definitely the best wire stripper out there. A must have for any electrician/DIY people
For the price these are very good wire stripper. Comfortable to use and quite effective. I would recommend.
Decided to try these on second fixing at work and they made the whole process so easy and comforting, one of the handiest tools I own now !
This is what all diy electricians are looking for. Takes off wire coverings a treat when stripping ends
Made my wireing jobs so much easier fitted lights and power output in my shed in like 2 hours and a extra aerial in my mom’s conservatory
The item arrived the next day and the cutters does what it said on the box very pleased with it so fa
Only used once however, it did the job of stripping the seething and sleeving from the T&E cable I was uskling
Wish I’d bought it at the start of the ‘garden illumination project’ instead of near the end, would have saved me hours!
Highly recommended product.
Didn’t use it much but for what I need to do with it it’s perfect. I’am using to change electrical wiring on my motorcycle and its the perfect tool for the job. Sharp, really good precision, no effort needed.
Does the job but the CK are smoother and require less force.
Excellent strippers and crimp tool. Very well made and makes stripping cables simple no matter how big or small
Excellent product. Just keep in mind you need certain length of cable available to be able to use this wire stripper (ie if the cable just comes out of a bigger assembly, you will have to disassemble the rest of the cables before you can the one you need). Delivery was quick as usual.
Best wire and cable stripper Ive ever seen. Instructions are non-existent, and I doubt one could work it out for one’s self – as it is a strange looking instrument. I went on Youtube and found a video of one being used, before I could start.
Great kit. Finally had a chance to use it and got to admit, it’s the best wire stripper I ever used. If you’re wondering whether to buy or not then don’t hesitate.
Great design, comfortable in the hand, no issues with it. Fairly robust, gives me the feel of “this thing will last a long time” which I suppose is what you’re looking for in all tools.
It’s probably not a professional tool but for a general DIYer it’s perfect. I have now stripped small cables and a 10mm flat flex and it handled that perfectly!
Used daily at work. Does the job well. Just remember that if the cables are slipping, you can adjust the tension.
Spot on with woks well. Had it now for a while and not had any problems with it.
Arrived on time, looks great, haven’t had a chance to use it but it looks like a great tool and I do have a few jobs coming up which I will use it on. thanks
I should have bought this years ago. It does away with a knife, pliers and teeth. Some people have said it’s not solid but mine has been working fine for a year now.
I’m a general builder, kitchen fitter & have been using these strippers the last couple of days. They are unbelievably good, so easy to use & adjust to suit different types of cable. They are now a permanent fixture in my tool bag.
This is my third pair I have bought can’t stress what a good product they are I am a very heavy user some days striping 200 to 400 light fitting a day
There are always limits with these strippers, but these are as good as any I have previously had. Very good for stripping the outer insulation off twin and earth cable up to 2.5mm. I wish someone would make a set that coped with bigger cable.
Arrived on time in good condition. These are a replacement for my one that broke after years of use, so far they gave a good performance giving a clean cut. I only use mine for diy use but seam to be solid.
Excellent wire stripping tool. I only wish I had purchased this sooner. If you do any electrical work either as a DIY, handy man or pro. This tool will save you hours and help make a much neater job. Excellent!
Easy to use as long as you use the correct size wire.
It feels sturdy and durable. It’s perfect for professional and DIY use. Every electrician needs this as it’s a timesaver as well as something that cuts and strips neatly.
amazing bit of kit. So good I got another pair for my son in law for Xmas! he has yet to change a plug but the day will come. they make the job of stripping wires for appliances Sooo much easier.
Exactly the same as outher brands just different colour handles . Very happy use them all the time.
Fantastic strippers. Solidly built and strip excellently without damaging the conductor. I have used these to strip countless wires from computer power supplies to change connectors, and they have been very reliable.
Works flawlessly, with one big action. Soooo much nicer than a cheapo set of piers with ever-decreasing holes.
Fantstic Tool- does what it is supposed to do and the price was good. Made my job of rewiring so much more easier. It is well built and feels solid in your hand.
Strips wires, no bother.
If you’re still using pliers or a knife just bite the bullet, don’t be a scrub, pay the 10 or whatever and make your life easier. Crimps connections with the lower section so its a double win. Oh and the handle is nicer than say a CK one that’s similar also the length gauge on that one broke so i gave it away.
Great product, just as described, does everything it is expected to do. My other half is a lift engineer and it has come in very useful. Nice grip on the handles and feels nice in the hand.
Very sturdy and solid build. The wire stripping function works but is not that great. It pulls the plastic around the cable rather than cut it so, it often leaves some behind that needs manual tidying. Wire cutting function works but could be sharper as you do need some force to get through a thicker cable. All in all, it just about does the jobs it claims to do for a reasonable price.
I can’t recommend these enough, I do a lot of repairs of household appliances and I have found these to be so easy I wish I had bought them years ago. I can cut and strip a household 2 wire cable in less than one minute. For just a DIY’er or a professional, this is a must have!
Robust, quick and easy to use tool that strips regular wires perfectly, without any skill required at all. No idea what the the ‘finger moveable’ adjustment dial with plus and minus signs does, and no instructions enclosed so I have left it alone. Wire cutting bevel edge has worn somewhat and does not always cut fully through. However, overall well worth the money to achieve safe and properly cut wires.
After many years of just using wire cutters to strip wires, this makes it so much easier! Amazing range of diameter wire this will strip, even stranded. Highly recommend. Been using for a few months now, not had a single problem.
As a non-electrician, i always find cutting the main sheaf around the 3 wires the hardest, cut too deep and you go through 1 of them, cut too shallow then it won’t pull off!This fantastic tool removes the main (outer) sheaf WITHOUT damaging the 3 wires. I would give it 10 stars if possible.
After much frustration stripping wires using a Stanley knife on my old MGB, bought this. Can’t believe how simple and effective it is. Very good quality – looks to be good for many years
This was a present for my Son. He is really pleased with it and several of his friends, having seen it in use, have also brought one.
Even I have got one now
Spent a good few minutes looking at this device to try to figure out how it works and then realised that the idea of these wire strippers is to rip the shielding off the cables and whilst it does it well, the ripping doesn’t leave a clean end for doing things like adding an RJ45 clip.
You can add a clip but it’s not as clean as something like the CSTOM Cable Stripper.
You can adjust the severity of the grip and thus how deep it will grip and rip the cable sheath and so it can make stripping fast for jobs like punching down into patch panels but I still prefer the CSTOM stripper as mentioned above
These are quality made and finished with smooth efficient operation. Great fit in the hand for constant use replacing flat twin & earth 2.5mm and 4mm multicore cable. DO NOT buy the imitations or parrot nose alternatives – they’re rubbish – these FatMax are great.
Effective wire stripper, works well on all sizes tried so far. Smaller calbes are harder to strip than bigger ones and it can be a little tricky to get into position due to the size of the tool.
Overall it’s far better than the cheaper pliers type.
After installing an array of down lights in my loft and not having a decent set of strippers i had to buy a set.
These so far are excellent and will cut and strip 2.5mm twin and earth no problem. They will strip both the outer grey nicely and the inner alike. I should have brought these sooner.
Oh just buy these! I’ve been using standard strippers all those cheapo ones you get and thought “why would I waste money on those sure I can strip wires anyway!”.. I was wrong. The job is so much faster and simpler.. not to mention the crimp quality. Top notch Stanley. Top notch.
I had previously bought a cheaper brand wire stripper which had failed after a short period and when this item came up on special offer i couldn’t resist. Soft rubber grips ensure that you won’t slip and the precision action of the jaws self adjusts to your chosen cable diameter without any user adjustment necessary. The jaws also have a helpful scale on the side and a small plastic adjustable stop to help get the same length of exposed conductor every time. I have used them for a couple of months now and they are just brilliant. They also come with a cable cutter and crimp sections within the inside edge of the handle but i would only recommend cutting small diameter cable with this. I haven’t used the crimper section yet but its handy to have it there and not have to carry an additional tool.
I bought these for the missus who’s just feeling her way into her new career as a sparky.
Having used them myself, they feel robust in hand and the mechanism is satisfyingly clean.
Really easy to use product, I don’t know how any electrician could do without one as they save such a lot of time.
I have reduced mobility in my main hand due to a tendon laceration which can make simple tasks such a stripping/cutting wire difficult. Not with this!
Even allowed me to pull sheath apart to attach device to existing cable run, very neat.
Disability approved!
Really good quality item which I bought to strip wire in the middle of a run in order to splice in a soldered joint.
The pliers are a joy to use, very well made and have a quality feel about them with lots of adjustments available to carry out a clean splice without damage to the wire.
They incorporate a crimping function too but I would recommend a plier specifically for this purpose as it is easy to incorrectly crimp connectors leading to failure. However with care they will produce a reasonable crimp.
They do the job I wanted, and often perform, safely and without damage to the wire. Would have no hesitation in recommending.
A fantastic piece of kit.
Comes supplied in the usual plastic display packaging (which is a pain to remove in my opinion),
Strips outer casing of twin and earth cable, and the individual live and neutral cables with ease. No more using a knife or wire cutters for me!
Allows measurement of length to be stripped and a ‘stop’ to be set to allow repeat lengths to be stripped.
Allows a centre section of wire to be exposed to allow a wire tap to be soldered in to extend or create a new circuit – very useful for automotive use!
Wire cutters seem good and cut 2.5mm twin and earth with ease.
Only possible downside is that very thin cables cannot be stripped as it cannot be gripped (unless someone knows how to adjust the wire grips?)
Can’t see me using crimping section, but useful to have it there.
A fantastic piece of kit.
Comes supplied in the usual plastic display packaging (which is a pain to remove in my opinion),
Strips outer casing of twin and earth cable, and the individual live and neutral cables with ease. No more using a knife or wire cutters for me!
Allows measurement of length to be stripped and a ‘stop’ to be set to allow repeat lengths to be stripped.
Allows a centre section of wire to be exposed to allow a wire tap to be soldered in to extend or create a new circuit – very useful for automotive use!
Wire cutters seem good and cut 2.5mm twin and earth with ease.
Only possible downside is that very thin cables cannot be stripped as it cannot be gripped (unless someone knows how to adjust the wire grips?)
Can’t see me using crimping section, but useful to have it there.
Very well made no problems cuts and strips wire like a hot knife thru butter.
Crimps and attaches clips with ease.
Compared to others of similar type that I’ve had over the years these are a doddle to use.
Did exactly what i needed it to do, was able to power through stipping everhthing for solid core mains cables to skinny LED 12v leades when adding muliple transfromeds adn LED Downlighters to the kitche
Wow is this thing well made ! I’m a bloke who appreciates a well made piece of kit and this most certainly doesn’t disappoint. Nice and weighty, easy to adjust and has stripped everything i’ve put in it 1st time. Very impressed ! Would recommend
Fed up of using my old basic cable stripper I thought I’d give this a go, as the reviews were pretty positive on the whole. It literally takes seconds to strip the outer sheath and then do the inner wires either separately or in one hit. The plastic yellow length limiter is the only potential weak point, as it could easily be lost or damaged amongst other tools in my bag but it’s really not a deal-breaker.
I only wish I could give this tool ten stars, it’s that good.
Nice tool. It failed to strip lengths of 10mm RGBW cable until i separated the five cores, which was a bit tedious, but other than that it’s been good.
If you need to strip Wires, these are what you need. Very reliable and does the job well, even with really thin wires.
Every electrician needs a set of these!
Durable but fiddly when insulation clogs mechanism. I don’t think these will last forever but they’ll survive long enough for me to get good value out of them.
These are a must for my son who is starting his electricians appreticeship. He is double chuffed with them.
He showed me how to use them, stripping the outer cover on a 3 core cable, then stripping the individual cores to just the length he neeeded.
The handle also incorporates a cutter and crimping notches to attach the copper tails. Very impressed.
Awesome product and works extremely well at stripping wires. I bought this without doing much research and although the product works perfectly it seems this product are made in a factory somewhere with different brand names slapped on them. If you look you can find the exact same product for less than half the price………..
POSSIBLY THE EASIEST STRIPPERS IVE USED. NO HASSLE AND NO WASTE. ONLY DOWN SIDE WAS THAT THEY CANT TRIM VERY THIN CABLE LIKE ALARM CABLE, IT JUST TENDERED TO SNAP IT, I WOULD MARK THEM DOWN FOR THAT AS THEY EXCEL IN EVERY OTHER WAY
I wish I’d known such a device existed before it is really useful. It makes awkward wire stripping much easier especially outer insulation. This particular seller provided a very reasonably priced model within a very quick delivery time
Great, quality wire strippers from a trusted brand.
These are brilliantly made strippers that look and feel like they’re going to last a long time.
They work effortlessly – once you’ve realised how to work them!
Great bit of kit.
Very good results. Very happy. Had several different types of strippers in the past, but so far this is the best type of stripper I ever used. Copes with thinner and thicker wires. Not the thinnest and not the thickest. But is strips electrical wires for home use extremely well (extension leads, telephone wires, etc.)
I’m very much an amateur so far as things electrical are concerned. Until I discovered this tool the little wires inside a cable were never too much of a problem. I always had trouble though with the outer covering. A fraction too much pressure and I had cut into one of the smaller jobs inside. This dedicated tool has been a great joy to me. It cuts through the outer cable covering – albeit sometimes with more than one squeeze of the handles – and it will deal with the inner wires either one at a time or individually if you want differing lengths. The instructions aren’t as clear as they might be for people like me but you will discover by trial and error, for example, that the small yellow spacer can be moved out of the way entirely when necessary. Nonetheless it is very good value for money.
Love this wire stripper works great, had a few on my electrical course and everyone wanted to use them as they make any job quick and easy. Now i have my own i keep it close by when on any job. Well worth the money and god value.