I guess I'm greatly outnumbered! I've been using strippers for >30 yrs, and the T-strippers since I first saw them on the market. The only time I use a pair of side cutters or diagonals are in a pinch, when my beloved strippers aren't close at hand (very rarely). I replace the strippers as soon as they begin to get dull. (No, I don't knick the heck out of wires)