Well yes I guess, Not like its space station or anything, we are talking about small signal C/p wires after all, The point beings why waste 10$, he could buy a buttload of crimps for that kind of money.... Jennifer usually just paws through coffee cans of crimps, looking for something I probably have somewhere but cant find, usually frustrated at the prospect, Finally driving to the store and just buying some more (and A slurpie while at the mall) Back at the bench, the fancy strippers you speak of are not used, because on some wire it is less than effective and distresses the insulation, So I use a razor blade and score the insulation carful not to score the wire , and pull it with a small side cutter(especially on small stranded) or burn it off with the torch, depending on gauge.... Ocd sets in so Jennifer gets on the interweb and goes to the BYOAC fourm (still sluping on her fun mall treat) and writes something profound. Laughing out loud at the silliness of some here, and wondering The whole time where did I last use my crimpers?