I hope to get the final parts on the box tonight, though I am short a drawer because I ran out of the white filament. 

I have a set of these as far as automatic strippers go. But mine are in the garage as I only use these for automotive wiring, or power cables on robotics.

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I also have a set of these in the garage and shop, though mine are Craftsman brand.

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In my workshop I have several of this type of strippers, except they're red handled and cheaper brands. One set is fixed at 30 gauge wire for wire-wrapping. One is set for 22 gauge for breadboard wire, and one isn't set specifically.

Thanks for the feedback guys, I have a bunch of wire strippers, Klein, Greenlee I have round cord strippers romex strippers one other pair of automatic strippers but this is the only pistol grip type I have. I think they are going to be awesome for working with electronics, I tried them on 24awg stranded and it was perfect I didn't lose a hair.

I like my simple wire stripper:
https://www.amazon.com/Stripper-Adjustable-Stranded-Stripping-Electrical/dp/B0G3GRM7SP


But your Harbor Freight one looks pretty nice. Now, I'm going to have to stop at my local store and pick one up. Thanks.

Hah, nice. I remember back in the early '80s when I had my ZX-81, I thought about hooking up a tiny television to my system and having a "laptop." Actually, in 1986, I did take a Timex 2068 (color version of the TS-1000) and mount it inside a 50 caliber ammunition can along with a cassette tape recorder and a battery operated television that we bought from Sears. It was my own personal Commodore SX-64 "clone." I actually took my portable computer with me on a deployment to Homestead AFB (near Miami, Florida.) It was pretty cool writing programs on my portable inside our work shelter (a 6' x 8' x 10' box that fits in the back of an M-35 deuce-and-a-half)


The trouble was that the "portable" computer was so heavy (probably heavier than the Kaypro, or Osborne, computers that became popular about that time) that I could feel my arm getting longer every time that I carried it.  

Quote from: Jeff_T on Apr 29, 2026, 08:03 PMhttps://www.harborfreight.com/pistol-grip-self-adjusting-wire-stripper-and-cutter-59729.html

I bought one of these this week and I highly recommend it for quality and price.

The following video raises an interesting comparison between the Harbor Freight and the Snap On models.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uu18I8uOLLo

I got something similar, much older pair, but those look pretty good.

Well, the composite mod is here, SMALL lil sucker!! Has 2 adj pots and a jumper to invert the colors, also have schematics, what I was thinking is, I have 2 ZX=81s, I have a 7" LCD monitor, add battery and we have a laptop... That shouldn't be hard at all.

https://www.harborfreight.com/pistol-grip-self-adjusting-wire-stripper-and-cutter-59729.html

I bought one of these this week and I highly recommend it for quality and price.

The following video raises an interesting comparison between the Harbor Freight and the Snap On models.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uu18I8uOLLo

Quote from: Chris Savage on Apr 29, 2026, 12:22 PMSo, originally, I was under the impression that these machines were stored in the basement. However, when I picked them up, it was clarified that they were stored in the attic, and only moved to the basement for the estate sale.

I will be taking detailed photos this weekend of what I got and sharing in this thread, which will follow my refurb of these machines. Besides an Apple IIe and an Apple IIc, there is also a 1541 disk drive!

I owned a few Apples several years ago. They were part of the Computer Museum that I inherited - gave most of the computers to @OldBitCollector (Jeff) for him to build a museum, but lost contact with him shortly after.

The one Apple that I might want now-a-days is the IIgs. Although now that I looked it up, I was thinking of the IIc, but a IIc with a 65C816 8/16-bit CPU. Was there an Apple that looked like the IIc ("c" for compact) but had the '816 CPU? Oh well, I'll probably never actually get one any ways.

Quote from: Chris Savage on Apr 29, 2026, 12:22 PMI happen to have a C=64 that I got from granz some time ago, so I am thinking that I would have a C=64 system up and running as well.

Were you able to get that c=64 working? I hope that it works for you (or you can get it working.)

Quote from: Chris Savage on Apr 29, 2026, 12:22 PM

Quote from: Chris Savage on Apr 27, 2026, 10:49 AMProvided they're not corroded and rusty, I sure will. 

So, originally, I was under the impression that these machines were stored in the basement. However, when I picked them up, it was clarified that they were stored in the attic, and only moved to the basement for the estate sale.

I will be taking detailed photos this weekend of what I got and sharing in this thread, which will follow my refurb of these machines. Besides an Apple IIe and an Apple IIc, there is also a 1541 disk drive! I happen to have a C=64 that I got from granz some time ago, so I am thinking that I would have a C=64 system up and running as well.

I have Commadore monitor but would need repairs..