Consider the humble OK Tools WSU-30.
I've had mine since... er. I think BYTE magazine was in existence at the time.
(At one point, I had a WSU-30M, too, but the stripper broke, and I'm not sure where the thing ended up. Could have been left on a bench at a now-defunct company.)
Anyway: basic hand wire-wrap and -unwrap tool. I still have my first-ever one, in my lab toolbox. I used it to build, let's see, three of my first five computers, plus a couple of custom add-on boards for my SWTPC 6809 box, and a couple of test stations for my second-ever consulting client. Put a lot of miles on that thing, back in the day.
It's occurred to me that I really ought to have one in my carry-around toolbox, too, so I don't find myself without one in a pinch, out at a client site (as was the case yesterday afternoon).
They're... not exactly cheap these days. Well, really, I just need something for occasional use. How about a Chinese clone?
There don't appear to be any cheap Chinese clones, nor anything vaguely equivalent.
On consideration: duh. Those tools were for hobby projects, back when chips came in DIPs that could be plugged into wire-wrap sockets. For serious uses, there were (and still are) power tools for quicker and more consistent wrapping, but those are quite a bit pricier, and don't handily drop into a small carry-around toolbox for just-in-case.
Now, of course, there aren't many hobbyists using wire-wrap interconnect methods, and those who use such things in real life - mainly test-fixture houses - pony up the cash for the power tools.
So, I guess I either cough up the bucks for the genuine article, or find the -30M with the broken stripper.
(And, hey! I bet I still have a Slit'N'Wrap around here somewhere! Boy was it a pain fixing the board I wired with that one!)
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