"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 .



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On 1/10/2014 10:23 PM, 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 .



Ralph,

They may seem identical, but they aren't. The $10-15 ones last much,
much longer. However, unless you're doing it full time, it probably
doesn't pay to get the more expensive ones.

We tried one of the cheap ones. After about 3 weeks the tech threw it
as far as he could because he was so frustrated. The ones we have now
typically last a year or more (we don't really track them).

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"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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They may seem identical, but they aren't. The $10-15 ones last much, much
longer. However, unless you're doing it full time, it probably doesn't
pay to get the more expensive ones.

We tried one of the cheap ones. After about 3 weeks the tech threw it as
far as he could because he was so frustrated. The ones we have now
typically last a year or more (we don't really track them).


You probably do more connectors in a week than I will ever do. For me , it
won't pay, but for you it will if they last that much longer. Must be the
quality of the blades as I can not tell any differance in the couple I
bought from China for $ 2 and the one I bought here for $ 15.
I just bought one for each size and type of cable I use.
I don't do the TV connectors, just the BNC,N,PL259 types.




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On 1/10/2014 11:39 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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They may seem identical, but they aren't. The $10-15 ones last much, much
longer. However, unless you're doing it full time, it probably doesn't
pay to get the more expensive ones.

We tried one of the cheap ones. After about 3 weeks the tech threw it as
far as he could because he was so frustrated. The ones we have now
typically last a year or more (we don't really track them).


You probably do more connectors in a week than I will ever do. For me , it
won't pay, but for you it will if they last that much longer. Must be the
quality of the blades as I can not tell any differance in the couple I
bought from China for $ 2 and the one I bought here for $ 15.
I just bought one for each size and type of cable I use.
I don't do the TV connectors, just the BNC,N,PL259 types.



Yup, one tech can do upwards of 50 connectors a day on a large project.
Mostly F and RJ-45, but also some RCA and others. It counts up
quickly!

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