Abstract: Apparatus for cutting through the sheathing of a cable comprises a cutting wheel and a guide assembly including a guide box substantially enclosing the cutting wheel except for a portion extending through and beyond an end wall of the box. The box end wall abuts a plate extending perpendicular to the end wall and parallel to the cutting wheel. A slot through the plate has side and bottom walls extending parallel to the cutting wheel axle. In use, a cable in the slot extends axially towards and over the cutting wheel. A first cut is thus made in the cable in a plane perpendicular to the cable axis. By positioning the cable to extend axially parallel to the plate, an axially extending second cut is made. By extending the first cut entirely around the cable and intersecting the two cuts, a section of the cable sheathing is removed.