▲ 153 ▼ Bought myself a crimp tool. Because those ferrules aren't gonna crimp themselves. (thelemmy.club) submitted 23 hours ago by neidu3@sh.itjust.works to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments And it's a square crimper because it's simply better for wire ferrules. Hexagonal crisper are for coaxial cables.
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago (1 child) You're looking at about 400 USD of tool here. Snap on ain't got shot on these swedes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children) Jimminy. I can't imagine a situation that both a. requires that much ferrule crimping and b. can't be automated. Like, maybe they'd be worth it if I spent 8 hours a day crimping wires, but at that point I'd be better off getting some sort of machine to do it. Maybe I'm just poor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 15 hours ago I used to work with maritime electronics, both installation and maintenance, and I went through A LOT of ferrules. And now that I am building my personal tool collection I've come to appreciate the wurth quality. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 16 hours ago I can't speak for the crimpers, but a colleague gave me a small electronics screwdriver set made by würth, and they are really really nice. Grippy without stripping, feels good in the hand. They really do make tools that are a pleasure to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children) Jimminy. I can't imagine a situation that both a. requires that much ferrule crimping and b. can't be automated. Like, maybe they'd be worth it if I spent 8 hours a day crimping wires, but at that point I'd be better off getting some sort of machine to do it. Maybe I'm just poor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 15 hours ago I used to work with maritime electronics, both installation and maintenance, and I went through A LOT of ferrules. And now that I am building my personal tool collection I've come to appreciate the wurth quality. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 16 hours ago I can't speak for the crimpers, but a colleague gave me a small electronics screwdriver set made by würth, and they are really really nice. Grippy without stripping, feels good in the hand. They really do make tools that are a pleasure to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 15 hours ago I used to work with maritime electronics, both installation and maintenance, and I went through A LOT of ferrules. And now that I am building my personal tool collection I've come to appreciate the wurth quality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 16 hours ago I can't speak for the crimpers, but a colleague gave me a small electronics screwdriver set made by würth, and they are really really nice. Grippy without stripping, feels good in the hand. They really do make tools that are a pleasure to use. permalink fedilink source parent