Klein Tools 11054 Wire Stripper/Cutter with Closing Lock

No. The 11054 is not insulated. The plastic-dipped handles are for grip and comfort only and are not rated for protection against electrical shock. If you need a tool for energized work, look for a 1000V-rated insulated stripper, and wear approved eye protection with this one either way.

The difference is handling, not cutting. The 11054 pairs a coil spring, which snaps the jaws open between strips so you can work one-handed up a ladder, with a closure lock that pins the handles shut when you're done. A spring-loaded stripper without a lock stays sprung open and takes up room in the pouch. Stripping capacity is 8-16 AWG solid and 10-18 AWG stranded either way.

Yes, the 11054 has screw shearing holes sized for 6-32 and 8-32, so you can cut device-mounting and fixture screws to length cleanly without chewing up the threads. That covers the two screw sizes an electrician runs into most on receptacles, switches and box mounting.

Yes. There are dedicated holes in the jaw for looping and bending wire, so you can form a clean pigtail loop for a screw terminal without reaching for a second tool. The serrated nose grips hard for bending, shaping and pulling wire, which is what you want when you're dressing conductors back into a crowded device box.

The stripping holes are precision ground to size for each AWG in the 8-16 solid and 10-18 stranded range, which is what keeps the blade off the copper instead of ring-nicking it. Use the hole marked for the gauge you're on rather than eyeballing a smaller one.

Overall length is 7-1/8 inches (18.1 cm) and it weighs 5.4 oz (154 g). It also has a closure lock that holds the handles shut for storage, so it won't spring open and snag in a pouch or bag. The coil spring gives self-opening action in use.

Order Klein Tools 11054. That is the manufacturer part number and the tool ships as a single model, no handing, size or finish choice to specify.

Steel construction with blue and white Klein-Kurve handles. The Klein-Kurve grip is Klein's contoured dual-material handle shape, and the blue/white color is how crews tell strippers apart from the black-handled pliers in the same pouch.