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by slick94prix » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:07 pm

I use the bench vise at work.

by solacedagony » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:19 am

I love the bench vice for things like this. That Hammer On tool looks real nice too, though.

by nd4spd18 » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:21 pm

sinister audio wrote:i use this and it works great. http://cgi.ebay.com/Hammer-On-Welding-C ... dZViewItem
I have that exact same crimp tool

by Scarrell » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:17 am

if i use wire to big to crimp, i just take some channel locks to it as best as i can, then take the hammer and letter eat.. and pull on it to make sure its secure and not going anywhere, then i tape it up....

by brisgreat1 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:45 pm

lol well my crimper just wasnt gonna crimp that 4ga earlier

by smoker » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:00 pm

i use regualr crimpers, just man up and put your ass behind it

by brisgreat1 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:43 pm

Darthness wrote:meh, i wont ever use 4/0 but for anything bigger than 8guage its really nice to have, and its only $20. you'll spend more than that after you accidentally slip with your hammer and smash your finger trying to crimp 1/0 :P
its funny cause i almost whacked my finger real bad today, anyways i think i'll be able to crimp the 8ga in the 10ga slot... if not the hammer should do ok since it worked earlier for me on the 4ga.

by Darthness » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:38 pm

brisgreat1 wrote:The hammering didn't go perfect but it works. It's at least a short term solution.. that hammer on welding crimper looks really cool, but I don't think I use 4/0 wire enough to buy it. This is the first time I ever used 4ga and I actually took my 4 ga and am running 8ga to the battery now. So I scrapped any and all use of 4ga, I'm gonna try crimping the 8ga in the 10ga slot and if it's no go I'll just hammer it out again I guess. Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys.
meh, i wont ever use 4/0 but for anything bigger than 8guage its really nice to have, and its only $20. you'll spend more than that after you accidentally slip with your hammer and smash your finger trying to crimp 1/0 :P

by Darthness » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:36 pm

sinister audio wrote:i use this and it works great. http://cgi.ebay.com/Hammer-On-Welding-C ... dZViewItem
i use that as well, and it does work awesome.

by William from NOLA » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:20 pm

You can hammer a screwdriver, I did that on my second time doing it. First time I had a nifty little tool just like the one in the link above.

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