Timeline for What is the best tool to crimp cable end caps?
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| Mar 13, 2023 at 11:22 | comment | added | LC1983 | Marked this as accepted, as a Park Tool tool made for crimping cable end caps is undeniably the best tool for the job. I just need to find one in the UK now. | |
| Mar 13, 2023 at 11:21 | vote | accept | LC1983 | ||
| Mar 10, 2023 at 19:26 | history | edited | Nathan Knutson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 10, 2023 at 19:21 | comment | added | Nathan Knutson | @LC1983 I've occasionally done it with Knipex plier wrenches and it works but gives a pretty squashed look. | |
| Mar 10, 2023 at 11:55 | comment | added | arne | @LC1983: You don't want a full-length squeeze, but rather a couple of short sections dented inward. I'd just steal any old combination pliers from my granddad, the more worn out the better. Or buy a really cheap one in the equivalent of a dollar store. That way, you need to pay far less attention when doing it. | |
| Mar 10, 2023 at 10:03 | comment | added | LC1983 | @arne Knipex!!! I bet their pliers wrench set would give a good squeeze, without cutting through. Will give those a try. | |
| Mar 10, 2023 at 9:57 | comment | added | LC1983 | Thanks. Park EP-1 looks perfect, it doesn't seem to be available here in the UK at the moment, which must have been why I missed it. | |
| Mar 10, 2023 at 8:32 | comment | added | arne | Oh yeah, how many endcaps have I cut with my Knipex side cutter... | |
| Mar 9, 2023 at 15:41 | history | answered | Nathan Knutson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |