For the price, this stripper should work much better. It doesn't cut the braid cleanly, leaving ragged patches sticking out. Yes, I have it adjusted properly.You can't spin it with your index finger, as the instructions say, or it will wobble out of alignment. Also, it is difficult to adjust. I estimate it required about 20 test strips before it was tweaked in. Repeatability is only fair.I also use a Canare TS-31C stripper, which costs about half what this one does, and is FAR superior. In fact, the cheaper Canare strippers are so much better than this, I have to categorize this as a ripoff.