00:00If you're building out a fiber to the home network, you already know the struggle,
00:03one wrong strip and you've nicked the cladding, and that expensive splice just became a do-over.
00:08So I went down the rabbit hole and found the best deals on the top 5 optical fiber
00:13cable strippers for FTTH. These are the ones installers actually keep in their pouches,
00:18and every single one of them costs less than lunch.
00:22First up, the Sumatec ACS2 Armored Wire Stripper.
00:26This thing handles two ranges in one tool, 4-10mm and 8-28mm so you can jump between
00:32armored jacket and inner sheath without swapping gear. It slits, it strips, it cuts,
00:37and it's built for the abuse of a real job site. At $23.84 with nearly 4,800 sold and
00:44a 4.6 rating,
00:46it's the pick for anyone running armored drop cable all day long.
00:50Next, the 45-162 and 45-163 fiber optic stripper set.
00:56These are the classic three-hole strippers every tech learns on, one hole for the jacket,
01:01one for the 250-micron coating, one for the 900-micron buffer, plus a beam tube stripper in the mix.
01:08It's dead simple, it's precise, and at just $5.52, with 4,775 sold and a 4.7 rating,
01:16you can literally buy two and keep one in the truck as a spare.
01:19Then there's the Natalink Adjustable Cable Slitter, and honestly, this one's a steal.
01:25The blade depth adjusts across three ranges, up to 3.2, 3.2-5.6, and 5.6-7.9mm
01:32so it plays
01:33nice with coax and fiber alike. It's the kind of tool you grab when you're not sure what cable
01:38the last guy left you. Only $6.85, 4,285 sold, and a perfect 5-star rating. That's a no
01:47-brainer.
01:49Coming in fourth, the Comptico VCFS 33 3-port fiber optic stripper.
01:54Three ports, one squeeze, and you've stripped the outer jacket, the strength members,
01:59and the buffer tube cleanly, no adjusting, no fiddling, no thinking.
02:03It doubles as pliers and wire strippers, which means less weight in your bag.
02:08$7.09, 4,238 sold, 4.8 stars. If you want speed without sacrificing a clean cut,
02:16this is your tool. And the number one spot goes to the Comptico Multifunctional Fiber Optic
02:22Stripping Tool, take your pick of the F7, F3, F6, K3, or K7 variants. These are the Swiss Army
02:29knives of FTTH work, strip, cut, crimp, and it even comes with a cleaning clip built right in.
02:35At $20.68, with 4,171 sold and a staggering 4.9 rating, it's the highest-rated tool on this
02:43entire list, and it earns every bit of that. So there you go 5 strippers, 5 budgets,
02:490 excuses for a bad strip. All the links are down in the description below,
02:54and they're the exact ones I just walked through. If this saved you some scrolling,
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