Recommended Rachet crimpers?

[Adam_151]

Stupidly I picked up a 'cheapy' pair or rachet crimpers for £12, I found they gave somewhat inconsistant results, and when I did actually manage to make a reasonably strong joint I have mananged to pull it apart without the cables snapping first (something I beleive should be impossible... though it was pretty difficult and I felt the cables were not far off snapping)), looking at the ends of the cores that have been pulled out, it looks like they haven't been deformed quite enough (slight dent, but not much)

(also doesn't look very well made and the splices get stuck in the jaws a little after crimping)

Anyway I've got my money back for those, and I'm looking for something that will make a decent job of things, seen ones by draper and sealey; names that seem to ring a bell, worth going for either of these? and which one? Also someone on screwfix recommended CK ones to someone a while back, but I can't find them anywhere, anyone seen them?

(Oh... I'm talking about the insulated red, blue and yellow ones btw )

 

[JohnD]

hahahaha!

I bought some CK ones because I was worried I'd break cheap ones.

Screwfix I think had some at about £20, I don't think they had a trade name.

There are a lot of Silverline available which assumed were cheap rubbish.

I've had a few Draper tools before and found them to be cheap and flimsy, though not as bad as you can buy in street markets.

 

[Adam_151]

hahahaha!

Yes, yes, keep it down

I bought some CK ones because I was worried I'd break cheap ones.

Where did you get them from if you don't mind me asking? and what do you reckon to them?

Screwfix I think had some at about £20, I don't think they had a trade name.

I think I'd better avoid the unbranded ones...

There are a lot of Silverline available which assumed were cheap rubbish.

Rest assured that they are indeed cheap rubbish

I've had a few Draper tools before and found them to be cheap and flimsy, though not as bad as you can buy in street markets.

Thanks, I haven't had much experience with draper and non at all with their hand tools, I've got a draper 'dremel' (but the only use that sees is drilling 0.8mm holes in PCBs)

 

[JohnD]

I bought some CK ones because I was worried I'd break cheap ones.

Where did you get them from if you don't mind me asking? and what do you reckon to them?

I got them from a woman on Fleabay trading under the handle of rhianch

I got the impression she had bought the stock from an importer or shop. I think I got her last pair, but I believe I had missed her two previous last pairs. Mine were new but not packaged. She had some in absurdly large, and absurdly small, sizes.

They seemed fine to me, didn't twist or anything and have a good square-toothed jaw. I haven't tried pulling a joint apart though.

 

[securespark]

Highly, but don't use them to carry out a vasectomy.

 

[scousespark]

Got a pair of CK crimpers last month from tool-net.co.uk.
When you get out on site make sure you mark all stuff like this or it will walk.

 

[JohnD]

yes, like that

the jaws look as if it would be possible to swap for different sizes