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Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

try to ebay search crimp tools there is usually a few companies that
sell a kit w/a ratachted crimper that has changable dies and include a
die or 2 2 dies should cover what you need sometimes the kit will
also include a few crimp lugs, which you might not need

cost for a brand new one w/2 dies cost me 25usd they will crimp
any standard connector that mates w/the standard dies

if you only need to make one or 2 radio shack and simular places have
crimp tools that are either plier type or that look like a ratached
tool but aren't actually ratached at radioshack you'll sometimes pay
close to what a ratached unit cost from above their plier looking
one is pretty cheep

if you don't make many they do sell connectors that don't need crimpn'


good luck