Window Shaving Tool for Micro Ducts (WST-225)

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A riser cable in a corner, behind a conduit, or in a crowded tray is the one you can't get a hand around, and the Jonard Tools WST-225 is the window shaving tool with the reach for it. It shaves a lengthwise access window in round FTTH riser cable and microduct from 8.5 to 14 mm (0.33 to 0.55 in) in diameter for a mid-span tap, with a high carbon steel blade set at the factory so there's nothing to adjust between cable sizes and the fiber inside is left untouched. The difference from a pocket riser slitter is the handle: an ergonomic handle with an overmolded TPR grip extends the tool's reach into corners and hard-to-reach places, while the narrow 30 mm head still fits between closely spaced and surface-mounted cables. The blades are the same RST-RB25 replacements, sold in packs of 25.

Features

• Shaves an access window. Opens a longitudinal window in round FTTH riser cable and microduct from 8.5 to 14 mm, for mid-span access without damaging the fiber inside.
• Extended handle for reach. An ergonomic handle with an overmolded TPR grip reaches riser cables in corners and hard-to-reach places.
• Narrow 30 mm head. A lightweight, narrow body that gets between closely spaced and surface-mounted cables.
• Factory-fixed high carbon steel blade. Slices through any type of FTTH riser cable, with no adjustment between cable diameters.
• Replaceable blade. RST-RB25 replacement blades, pack of 25.

Where It Fits

It suits in-building FTTH crews tapping riser cable at each floor where the cable runs in a corner of a shaft or behind other services, MDU installers working surface-mounted riser in hallways where the cable is against the wall and a short tool has no room to work, microduct installers opening a duct mid-span in a crowded tray, anyone who has the RST-8514 and keeps finding cables it can't reach, and crews who'd rather carry one long-handled shaver than contort around a pocket one.

Good to Know

Check the cable's outside diameter before you start; the blade depth is fixed for jackets in the 8.5 to 14 mm range, and a cable outside it either won't seat or won't be cut to the right depth. Seat the cable fully in the head so the blade sits on the jacket rather than above it, then draw the tool along the cable in one steady pull to the length of window you need; the long handle makes the pull easier in a corner but also easier to tilt, and tilting is what changes the depth on a fixed blade, so keep the head flat on the cable. Stopping and restarting leaves a step in the cut. The blade shaves rather than slits, so what comes off is a strip of jacket, and the fibers or the buffer tubes underneath are left exposed in the window. Make the window a little longer than the slack you need for the tap, and watch the fibers as you lift the strip. Swap in a fresh blade from the RST-RB25 pack when the cut starts to tear rather than shave. The tool is for round riser cable and microduct; flat drop cable is a job for the FDS-312 or FOD-2000, and larger cable for the MS-series mid-span tools or the RCS-30. The window edges are sharp and the fibers in it are bare; gloves for the jacket, and no tools near the glass.

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