IDEAL Industries LB-1023 Stripmaster Wire Stripper, Pack of 100

One squeeze of the Stripmaster LB-1023 strips up to a full 7/8 inch (22mm) of insulation. The lever action does the work, so on repetitive panel or fixture wiring you are not fighting the tool all day. The jaws hold open automatically afterward so you can pull the conductor out without bending or damaging the stripped end.

It is built specifically to avoid that. The LB-1023 uses precision-ground knife-type blades and a gripper that holds the wire centered on the stripping hole, which virtually eliminates nicking, cutting or fraying on non-precision wire. That centering is the part that matters: a hand stripper held off-axis is what scores the copper and creates a break point later.

That is the case it is made for. The Stripmaster is a one-step, lever-action tool: the mechanical advantage of the lever means less hand force per strip, which the manufacturer calls out specifically for production applications and operator fatigue. A plain plier-style stripper is fine for a handful of terminations on a service call. If a crew is stripping hundreds of conductors into a panel or control cabinet, the lever tool is the one that keeps the pace up.

Order it as IDEAL Industries LB-1023. That is the manufacturer part number, and the tool ships as a single configuration with no size or finish options to specify. Distributors quoting it against a bill of material should match on LB-1023 exactly, since the Stripmaster and Stripmaster Lite family covers several separate models.

The frame is die-cast zinc, chosen for long-term durability rather than weight savings. It is a rigid metal body, not a stamped or molded one, so the blade alignment that keeps the tool from nicking conductors stays put through repeated use on a job.