IDEAL Industries LB-1211 Stripmaster Wire Stripper

One squeeze of the LB-1211 Stripmaster strips clean up to a full 7/8 inch (22mm) of insulation. It's a one-step action, so there's no scoring and pulling as a separate step, which is what makes it worth having on a production or panel-build job rather than a pocket stripper.

The Stripmaster 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. After the strip, the jaws are held open automatically so you pull the wire out without dragging the blades across the freshly stripped end. That matters on stranded conductors where a few cut strands change the ampacity of the termination.

It's built for repetitive use. The frame is die-cast zinc for long-term durability, and the lever action gives a mechanical advantage that cuts the hand effort per strip, which the manufacturer calls out specifically for reducing operator fatigue in production applications. If you're stripping a few wires a week, a simple hand stripper does the job; if you're terminating panels, control cabinets or fixture harnesses all shift, this is the tool class you want.

Order it as IDEAL Industries LB-1211. That's the manufacturer part number as well as the model designation, so there's no separate catalog code to cross-reference when you put it on a PO.

Both are lever-action, gripper-style strippers in the same IDEAL family, and both work the same way: the gripper holds the wire on center while knife blades cut and pull the insulation in a single squeeze. The LB-1211 is the full Stripmaster with the die-cast zinc frame. If you're choosing between them, the deciding factor is the wire range each model's blade set is cut for, so match the model to the gauges you actually terminate rather than picking on frame style.