Where to find a good crimper ?

[Nicholas Miller]

I've always liked my snap-on set.  I think Gardner Bender, Klein, and a few
others make the same exact piece, but you can find the S-O on ebay cheaply
enough.  Its just a pliers type crimper, but with some practice its very
good for the common 10-18ga sizes.  Here's a photo of the piece I'm
describing, the top one:
http://s890.photobucket.com/user/sbebenelli/media/tools/DSC02173Medium.jpg.html

A quick mention, a set of wire strippers with adjustable depth is a really
handy tool, especially in tight places.  The long nose ones will fit where
you can't get a traditional plier-type stripper, very common on in car
wiring.  I've a few, here's a thread on the various tools you can find.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261218

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> Yes, I've been using a pair of those for decades.  Probably thousands of
> crimps with no problem.
>
> One thing I have found is that often you need to use the next smaller size
> to finish off a crimp if the wire is the "smaller size" a crimp is designed
> for - that is, 16 awg in blue-insulated crimps usually take a quick finish
> squeeze on blue.
>
> The lever action makes the hand-applied force nice and light, and the
> ratcheting feature ensures that you crimp all the way down.
>
> One minor caveat though - these won't help much with uninsulated
> connectors.
>
> - Huw
>
>
> On 9/10/2015 1:47 PM, Kent McLean wrote:
>
>> cobram at juno.com wrote:
>>
>>> MCM electronics has some very good prices on crimpers.
>>>
>>
>> +1 on MCM. I bought a pair of these years ago, and they have served me
>> well. I paid $25, so maybe these are cheap Chinese imitations, but they
>> look the same.
>>
>>      http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-13900 <
>> http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-13900>
>>
>> —
>> Kent McLean
>> ’02 VW Beetle TDI and lots of ex-Audis, including Bad Puppy
>>
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