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sleong:

--- Quote from: RandyT on October 29, 2013, 12:25:50 pm ---
Ratcheting crimping tools are the best, especially if you have a lot of them to do.  It may seem like a lot of money, but you'll save time, get better crimps, and your hand won't be hurting by time you finish.  They are also handy around the house/garage for making repairs.

And, here's one for just $10.  How can you go wrong? :)

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Saw this before but to ship to Canada they want something like $35-$40 just on shipping alone for that one tool!!

Randy now if I was to be getting some joysticks and buttons would you be able to pick this up and ship it with the package together? 

sleong:

--- Quote from: PL1 on October 29, 2013, 12:32:17 pm ---http://www.pimfg.com/ is a great source for affordable ratcheting crimpers.

The jaws on page 74 of the catalog PDF work with the HT-336 frame or the Harbor Freight crimpers that RandyT linked above.

The Harbor Freight crimpers are slightly lower quality than the HT-336 -- check the HF crimpers before you buy them to ensure they are working properly. (The first pair I checked weren't functioning/adjusted properly.)

These P/Ns are the ones I ended up getting.
HF Ratcheting Crimp Pliers for QDs
HT-336-FM Crimp Tool Frame (for D-subs)
HT-236-2C4-DIE (236 dies work in the 336 frame, check out the "data sheet" tab for detailed view)
HT-236-2U-DIE
HT-225D Crimp tool (for D-subs)


Scott

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Scott,

Probably for the amount I will be crimping which I don't see a whole lot of!  Maybe for a few cab only it would be sufficient. 

I didn't see any prices on the PI Manufacturing catalog so I cannot really compare between price.

If the cost difference isn't all that much and it justifies to get something of better quality then I may consider it but again will depend on the freight charges to Canada.

Anlot of places are making a killing profit from shipping charges!

PL1:

--- Quote from: sleong on October 29, 2013, 04:39:19 pm ---I didn't see any prices on the PI Manufacturing catalog so I cannot really compare between price.

If the cost difference isn't all that much and it justifies to get something of better quality then I may consider it but again will depend on the freight charges to Canada.

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The PDF has hyperlinks embedded or plug the part numbers into the search box in another tab/window.

I think the items you want are the HT-336-FM frame and either the HT-336H-DIE or the HT-336W-DIE dies -- not sure about the differences between them.

The PIMfg crimp frame and die set will cost about twice as much as the Harbor Freight, but they are definitely higher quality and you might make up the difference on shipping charges.  ::)


Scott

yotsuya:
My ratcheting crimping tool is the best investment for this hobby I made, after my soldering/desoldering station.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: sleong on October 29, 2013, 04:32:59 pm ---Randy now if I was to be getting some joysticks and buttons would you be able to pick this up and ship it with the package together?

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I would, but we only get to Watertown about once a month.  Maybe the next time I go there, I'll pick up a few to put on the store. :)

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