This machine is a true time saver and easy to use.I would tend to save my cable and strip it twice a year using just my hands and a Stanley blade.This would usually take me 3-4 days to strip and it really't was not much fun.This machine gets the same amount of work done in 5-6 hours it really is that good.It's easy to set up just adjust the load springs on the top to adjust the amount of force used on the cutting discs for the size of cables, this only needs to be done once.I would also recommend that you straighten the cable out as much as possible before feeding it to the machine as this can save you time so that you do not need to feed the same piece of cable in again as twisted/bent cable can sometimes miss the cutting disc as it is fed through.Worth every penny i can't belive how.much time and effort this saves I only wish I had purchase it sooner.