Insulation stripper for coaxial cable

An insulation stripping tool for coaxial cable having a body with cable alignment means at one end and a stripping bit at the other end axially aligned with the means, the bit including a cutting end adjacent to the means with an insulation cutting edge and a sleeve stop surface away from the means, wherein the improvement comprises an axial bore extending into the bit from the cutting end and an insulation carrying flute on the surface of the bit extending longitudinally along the bit from the cutting edge past the sleeve stop surface, the cutting edge facing in the direction of stripping rotation of the tool, said flute including a bottom surface extending from one side of the bit past the bit axis and a side wall extending from the bottom wall to the surface of the bit, the side wall including a section extending longitudinally along the bit and a curved section at the cutting end of the bit running from one end of the longitudinal section to the cutting edge whereby upon stripping rotation of the tool and feeding of the bit into an end of a coaxial cable held by the means the cutting edge severs a strip of insulation from between the central conductor and the surrounding conductive sheath and the flute carries the strip away from the cutting edge, axially along the bit and outwardly the cable without jamming while the central conductor is fed into said bore.