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Bought myself a crimp tool. Because those ferrules aren't gonna crimp themselves. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 21 hours ago by to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
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And it's a square crimper because it's simply better for wire ferrules. Hexagonal crisper are for coaxial cables.

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[–] 3 points 9 hours ago

Nice.

We use that style crimper. Ours are some rebrand from Automation Direct. They do the job. Ferrules are SOP in my life now.

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    [–] 25 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

    Was it wūrth it?

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    • [–] 9 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    Mr. Moneybags here and his Wurth gear.

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    • [–] 10 points 21 hours ago

    THAT is a nice looking crimp tool

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    [–] 8 points 20 hours ago

    That's some nice quality crimping tool. Congratulations!

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    [–] 4 points 20 hours ago

    I've been looking for a Hexagonal Crisper for months.

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    [–] 3 points 19 hours ago

    That's a good tool! Crimp long and well with it!

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    [–] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    I wish you Godspeed. We've got a crappy one of those at work and it's the bane of my existence. Yours seems nicer though.

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  • [–] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 child)

    You're looking at about 400 USD of tool here. Snap on ain't got shot on these swedes.

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  • [–] 2 points 14 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.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 13 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 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.

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    • [–] 2 points 19 hours ago

    Not a lot of ferrules in my life, aside from the occasional DT connector. But a proper crimp is a wonderful thing.

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    [–] 1 point 18 hours ago

    This is what I’ve taken to using for speaker wire. Cheaper than banana plugs.

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    [–] 0 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    No square sucks harder to fit in terminal blocks.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

    Uh, no? It's the opposite.

    Source: I've used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all.

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