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G6Tanuki · 9th Jun 2018, 6:24 pm

It's for quickly denuding coax of its outer sheath. Fit over the cable, do a single turn to cut the circumference of the sheath, turn the knob through 90 degrees and pull along the length of the coax, the blade then doing a longitudinal slit so the stripped piece of sheath is easy to peel off.

[In the dim mists of time I had a big one for doing 100-pair telco cables too]

9th Jun 2018, 6:24 pm	#8
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: Mystery tool It's for quickly denuding coax of its outer sheath. Fit over the cable, do a single turn to cut the circumference of the sheath, turn the knob through 90 degrees and pull along the length of the coax, the blade then doing a longitudinal slit so the stripped piece of sheath is easy to peel off. [In the dim mists of time I had a big one for doing 100-pair telco cables too]