Recommend a crimper

[Jev88]

I do a fair bit of tinkering with engines, lawnmowers, plumbing etc .... At an informed level of DIY. Well my best description anyway.

Cable crimpers.
I often resort to a variety of old pliers but would now like an affordable crimping tool for up to and including engine battery terminal cables.

What's a good one for the money? Not interested in £850 hydraulic units I just googled!!!!!!!

 

[Two on Tour]

I bought this one from Amazon for the bigger crimps

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LVNMD1G/?tag=mhf04-21


and I have had a couple of pairs of this type for years for the red, blue, and yellow crimps.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DQHDK8P/?tag=mhf04-21

 

[Cockers]

I used this one for a few years now, I find it really easy to use and crimps up to 70mm

 

[Barryh]

I thought this was a hairdressing thread . Very disappointed. Mind you it brought back memories of my curly perm days in the 70’s.

 

[Cockers]

I can’t remember what it’s like to have hair, my left over 30 years ago.

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[St3v3]

I used this one for a few years now, I find it really easy to use and crimps up to 70mm
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These are good but I've found you need to use a die smaller than marked. E.g. for 16mm cable, use the 10mm die.

And a set of the red/yellow/blue above.

 

[pwilmo]

These are good .. 5AWG - 20AWG

They crimp to hexagonal shape better than the normal crimp shape. Good range aswell


iCrimp HSC8 16-6 Upper Range Crimp Tool for 20 to 5AWG End Sleeve Ferrules Ratcheting & Self-Adjustable
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MZSC7PY/?tag=mhf04-21

 

[Two on Tour]

These are good .. 5AWG - 20AWG

They crimp to hexagonal shape better than the normal crimp shape. Good range aswell


iCrimp HSC8 16-6 Upper Range Crimp Tool for 20 to 5AWG End Sleeve Ferrules Ratcheting & Self-Adjustable
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MZSC7PY/?tag=mhf04-21

I use a pair of these for the thin-walled bootlace ferrules for screw-down clamping, I'm not aware that they will handle normal heavier-duty copper tube ferrules for cable termination.
Do you have a pair and have you used them on the normal heavier-duty copper tube ferrules?

 

[Silver-Fox]

I thought this was a hairdressing thread . Very disappointed. Mind you it brought back memories of my curly perm days in the 70’s.

I wasn’t the only one back then having one