We all have a pair of those cheap wire strippers laying around, the ones that always make the job feel like a gamble as to whether or not you're going to successfully strip the insulation or damage the wiring within.

Instead of reaching for that waste of toolbox space, you can take all the guesswork out of the job from now on with Knipex's automatic wire stripper, which actually functions similarly to this one from Irwin Tools — in that it automatically adjusts to wires between 24 AWG (0.2mm) and 10 AWG (6mm) — but has a more pistol-like angled grip.

As you squeeze the grip, the tool clamps down over the inserted wire, automatically cuts through the insulation exactly as far as needed for that wire size, and pulls back that sleeve a bit for easy removal, leaving you with pristine exposed wiring at the end.

There's even an adjustable length stop inside the jaws that you can slide as needed so that your cables always have exactly the same amount of exposed wiring (between 6mm and 18mm long) after cutting:

Get this highly useful and time-saving insulation stripper for $64 on Amazon and never look back.