Cable tool

A tool adapted to be rotatably driven for preparing a terminal portion of a coaxial cable for installation, which coaxial cable includes,

• a center conductor having an end,
• a coaxial tubular outer conductor,
• a dielectric material for maintaining the center conductor substantially coaxially within the outer conductor, and
• a jacket encasing the outer conductor,
• said tool comprising:
• a body having a longitudinal axis of rotation, a forward end and a rearward end;
• means forming a bore in said body extending rearwardly from said forward end;
• cylindrical coring means having a forward end and a rearward end, wall means forming a central passage for receiving the center conductor therewithin, the rearward end of said coring means being affixed to the rearward end of the body so that the central passage is substantially symmetric with the longitudinal axis, stop means engaging the end of the center conductor to limit the maximum length of the center conductor received within said central passage, and cutting means positioned at the forward end of the coring means for removing the dielectric material between the outer conductor and the center conductor a first distance measured from the end of the center conductor when said end engages the stop means;
• tubular trimming means for removing the outer conductor, means for mounting the trimming means on said coring means to remove the outer conductor a second distance measured from the end of the center conductor when said end engages the stop means;
• jacket stripping means mounted on the body for removing the jacket a third distance from the end of the center conductor when said end engages the stop means;
• said first, second and third distances being different from one another;
• and
• means for applying torque and a linear force to rotate the body about its axis of rotation and for applying a linear force to the body substantially along the axis of rotation.