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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Daviea on January 25, 2008, 10:21:04 pm ---Speaking of tools, anyone remember Jensen Tools before Stanley gobbled them up?  Now, THAT was a cool place to browse for tools.

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I don't.  Fill me in.
Daviea:
Jensen Tools and Contact East were both specialized tool companies which each carried an AMAZING cache of tools...everything from your every day garden variety hand-tools to the extremely hard-to-find security tools used by several industries.  They also carried an immense selection of pre-made tool kits which came in handy anytime you needed to supply your techs with their own set of tools.  Sure, they may have been overpriced, but it was easy to fall into the thinking that the tool kit was something you just had to have.  I'm sure some of you can relate to that line of thinking.  We've all done it. :-)

At some point in the last year or two, Stanley Supply & Services either bought both of these companies or merged with them as the surviving company.  Either way, Jensen Tools and Contact East are gone for good.  But not completely forgotten, as far as I'm concerned.

EDIT:  Apparently, Stanley was the parent company of Jensen Tools and Contact East (I don't really know if this is true or not), but the selection of tools has definitely downgraded since the "change"....

The old Jensen Tools URL www.jensentools.com will redirect you to the Stanley Supply & Services website.  There, you will find a decent selection of tools (including crimpers), but it pales in comparison of the glory days.  It's still worth a peek if you like tools, though.  If anything, it can give you a little direction on tools you may be looking for in the used/surplus/auction market.  The pictures and descriptions are still somewhat of use even today.

David Adams
RAM Controls
Ken Layton:
I had bought from Jensen before. I loved their wide selection of ready made tool kits for different applications. I wondered what happened to them since I hadn't seen any Jensen catalogs for a while.
MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: Daviea on January 25, 2008, 09:57:11 pm ---I'll concede the point.  However, I happen to prefer the ratcheting crimp tools typical of the ones pictured in the links I suggested for at least two reasons:

 - They tend to produce a tight crimp with much less physical force from the user.
 - They produce a repeatable "uniform" crimp due to the nature of the ratchet mechanism.
 - I like the clickity-click sound it makes when you crimp a connector onto wire.  :-)

The fact that they use less force to create the tight crimp comes in handy when doing a lot of work in one evening.  Otherwise, you're likely to get some gnarly hand cramps using the HT's which, obviously, makes it more difficult to play a game of Robotron....  Having used both types of crimpers, I'm sure that the ratchet type is much easier to use, especially in high volume situations.  However, having said that, an automated bench mount stripper/crimper is even better/easier, but that's a subject for another thread.

Also, the fact that each successive crimp of the ratchet type is identical to each previous crimp, a small amount of assurance is provided that you're producing a quality crimp each and every time.  I've used the HT's in the past and have found that YMMV with each use of the tool.  I never cared for that aspect of those tools.  As long as you squeeze the crud out of it each time, you can get somewhat similar results.  However, this goes back to the use of force issue I mentioned above.

Essentially, it's my opinion that the ratchet type is just a better tool by design.  I'm not saying that one tool is the correct one to use over another.  Really, that's the choice of the user.  However, having used both type of tools, I do prefer the ratcheting type over the HT series without question.  I'm only offering my viewpoint on the subject as an alternative possibility to anyone who's as into tools as I am.

David Adams
RAM Controls

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I don't disagree with any of that.

BTW, I have operated an "automated bench mount stripper/crimper" at a factory I used to work at, and they are indeed the cat's teats. It was my favorite machine when I first started working there. When I moved across the factory to the PCB manufacturing area, and started using the Metcal soldering irons, those became my favorite machines. No other iron compares to a Metcal IMO, no matter how much you spend—which is why I eventually bought one for myself. I got an amazing deal on a used one, the same model as I used to use at work.
vintagegamer:
Pretty sure I got the one I needed for my Ms Pac from JAMECO:

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1
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