I was about to say the same thing. I have a small screw driver set of their I inherited from a coworker. And they are so worth it. Them and a $2 harbor freight blue handle were my most used tools at that job.
Jimminy. I can't imagine a situation that both a. requires that much ferrule crimping and b. can't be automated. Like, maybe they'd be worth it if I spent 8 hours a day crimping wires, but at that point I'd be better off getting some sort of machine to do it.
I used to work with maritime electronics, both installation and maintenance, and I went through A LOT of ferrules. And now that I am building my personal tool collection I've come to appreciate the wurth quality.
I can't speak for the crimpers, but a colleague gave me a small electronics screwdriver set made by würth, and they are really really nice. Grippy without stripping, feels good in the hand. They really do make tools that are a pleasure to use.
Source: I've used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all.
22 Comments
zigmus64@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 13d
Was it wūrth it?
perishthethought@piefed.social · 8 pts · 13d
I'm not OP but I bet they're glad they didn't sCrimp on this purchase.
BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 13d
I was hoping that comment was here. I am not disappointed.
ladicius@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d
Do you really want to würth me? Do you really want to make me crimp?
redlemace@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d
you beat me to it (but no hard feelings, still upvoted)
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 13d
Let me work it
I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it.
Lodespawn@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 13d
THAT is a nice looking crimp tool
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 13d
Mr. Moneybags here and his Wurth gear.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 13d
I was about to say the same thing. I have a small screw driver set of their I inherited from a coworker. And they are so worth it. Them and a $2 harbor freight blue handle were my most used tools at that job.
synapse1278@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 13d
That's some nice quality crimping tool. Congratulations!
Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13d
I've been looking for a Hexagonal Crisper for months.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d
That's a good tool! Crimp long and well with it!
MrOtingocni@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d
Nice.
We use that style crimper. Ours are some rebrand from Automation Direct. They do the job. Ferrules are SOP in my life now.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 13d
Not a lot of ferrules in my life, aside from the occasional DT connector. But a proper crimp is a wonderful thing.
papalonian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d
I wish you Godspeed. We've got a crappy one of those at work and it's the bane of my existence. Yours seems nicer though.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 13d
You're looking at about 400 USD of tool here. Snap on ain't got shot on these swedes.
papalonian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d
Jimminy. I can't imagine a situation that both a. requires that much ferrule crimping and b. can't be automated. Like, maybe they'd be worth it if I spent 8 hours a day crimping wires, but at that point I'd be better off getting some sort of machine to do it.
Maybe I'm just poor.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 13d
I used to work with maritime electronics, both installation and maintenance, and I went through A LOT of ferrules. And now that I am building my personal tool collection I've come to appreciate the wurth quality.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 13d
I can't speak for the crimpers, but a colleague gave me a small electronics screwdriver set made by würth, and they are really really nice. Grippy without stripping, feels good in the hand. They really do make tools that are a pleasure to use.
dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 13d
This is what I’ve taken to using for speaker wire. Cheaper than banana plugs.
Auli@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 13d
No square sucks harder to fit in terminal blocks.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 13d
Uh, no? It's the opposite.
Source: I've used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all.