Abstract: A cable stripping apparatus designed to strip an end of a cable that includes an outer shield and a layer of insulation surrounding a center conductor. The stripping is accomplished by removing the outer shield at a first predetermined location and by removing the insulating layer at second predetermined location. The apparatus comprises a cutting head which includes a cable guide port, one or more cutting blades with their cutting edges facing into the cable guide port and one or more blade actuating mechanisms which drive the blades into the cable guide port and into the surface of the cable to strip the cable when the cutting head is rotated about the cable end. The end of the curing head about the cable guide port is compact, permitting it to be used to strip the ends of cables located in area where larger devices could not be accommodated. The advantage of the compact head end is maintained even though centrifugal force is used to automatically actuate the cutting blades as the cutting head is rotated.