Abstract: A blade stripper has a displaceable blade carriage, which is normally biased toward a cable support to automatically accommodate differently dimensioned jacketed cables in a desired position. The blade carriage supports a blade assembly configured so that the blade can be displaced among multiple positions corresponding to respective axial, radial and a plurality of spiral cuts while the cable is engaged in the desired position.

Abstract: A tool for clamping and cutting an armor of a cable is configured with a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to receive the cable, an elongated lever having a distal end pivotally coupled to a distal end of the housing; an elongated spring having a proximal end, which is riveted to the proximal end of the housing, and a distal end which terminates at a distance from the distal ends, a clamping stud coupled to the distal end of the spring. The elongated spring and the lever are configured to have a controllably slidable contact point therebetween. A torque applied to the lever translates into a spring-bending force applied to the spring and sufficient to bring the stud in contact with the armor with a clamping force depending on the location of the point of contact and smaller than the spring-bending force.