On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:23:17 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:


"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:36:59 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
Actually, it's not the crimp job that kills the connection. It's the
stripping of the coax that causes the most problems. I use various
rotary contrivances that have razor blades to make the cuts at the
correct spacing. Those work well initially, but after about 50
connectors, the blades become dull and useless. Of course, nobody has
spare blades or knows how to adjust them. They either continue to use
a dull razor or steal my new stripper.

I don't know the quality of the cutters you use, but I have bought several
from China off ebay for about $ 2 each including shipping. For the very few
connectors I do, they work. At that price, you could order a lot of them
and not worry about the replacement blades. Just like the disposiable
razors. They seem identical to the ones that sell in stores for $ 10 to $
15 .

Those are the same cutters that I like to use. Good, cheap, easy to
use, and throw away when dull. (I've tried resharpening the blades
with poor results).

This style is my favorite:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400525856013
but these also work and are usually cheaper:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360806269903
There are other designs, but I haven't used them.

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