Cable stripper having an adjustable bushing

A cable stripper capable of stripping insulation from a cable, the cable stripper comprising:

• a housing comprising a shaft having a passageway extending axially therethrough and a plurality of spaced slots provided therethrough and in communication with the passageway;
• an assembly comprising a mounting plate rotationally attached to the shaft, and a plurality of cable retention blocks attached to the shaft and to the mounting plate, the cable retention blocks being movable radially inwardly and outwardly in the slots and into the passageway and being movably attached to the mounting plate;
• and
• a spring mounted on the shaft and engaged with the assembly, the spring biasing the assembly into engagement with the housing;
• a spring support mounted on the shaft and engaged with the spring;
• a lock mounted on the shaft and proximate to the spring support, the lock preventing outward movement of the spring on the shaft;
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• a blade member mounted on the housing, the blade member extending into the passageway.