[TowerTalk] Crimp connector tool

[Gedas]

Hi Charlie. Yes once the bars are attached to the vice you close the 
jaws and the interface where the two bars meet make it super easy to 
start drilling. Guaranteed to find center :-)

The taper was made by grabbing a larger drill bit and just drilling down 
1/8" or so. I did that after the holes were drilled and the bars removed 
and flipped over. That way you don't make the hole any bigger but you do 
make a taper.

Gedas, W8BYA

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On 1/7/2020 10:11 PM, n0tt1 at juno.com wrote:
> Gedas,
>
> Sounds like a great idea!
>
> I'm assuming that you drill through where the two bars meet in the
> center, right?
>
> How did you get the taper, with a hand reamer?
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie, N0TT
>
> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 14:37:05 -0500 Gedas <w8bya at mchsi.com> writes:
>> What I did was purchase an inexpensive 5" harbour-fright vice that
>> had 2
>> screws hold the serrated teeth bars. I took the two screws out from
>> each
>> side and replaced the hardened steel tooth bars with 1/2"x1/2"x5"
>> aluminum bar stock.
>>
>> I drilled two holes thru the aluminum bar stock for  the holding
>> screws
>> and put them back on the vice. I then drilled a series of different
>> sized holes along the bar. It is absolutely awesome. I have my own
>> custom crimping machine that will make a perfect compression around
>> any
>> crimp connector. I have about 5 holes in one bar that manages most
>> of my
>> needs. And if need be another set of aluminum bars can be made with
>> different sized holes if the occasion ever came up. I also have a
>> small
>> taper at one end (the bottom of the drilled holes) that leaves a
>> slightly less compressed area just like my hand-crimpers do.
>>
>> Gedas, W8BYA
>>
>> Gallery at http://w8bya.com
>> Light travels faster than sound....
>> This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
>>
>> On 1/7/2020 2:22 PM, Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk wrote:
>>>    I recently purchased this one via EBAY.  The dies are cut for
>> metric lugs (mm�) but are fairly close to US sizes.  I haven't
>> looked to see how close they may be for coax connectors though they
>> are hex dies.  The die is fairly simple so if one has machining
>> skills (and gear), it wouldn't be difficult to fabricate an exact
>> die.
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>>>       On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 11:05:36 AM PST, Grant Saviers
>> <grants2 at pacbell.net> wrote:
>>>    
>>>    The HF hydraulic press/die set is designed for ~#6 and larger
>> electrical
>>> wire lugs so using it for coax crimps is probably not a good idea.
>>>
>>> Worked great for home/shop use, I think about $75 for an identical
>> unit
>>> on ebay/amazon.  Greenlee pro unit $1500.
>>>
>>> Grant
>>>
>>> On 1/7/2020 10:05, jimlux wrote:
>>>> On 1/7/20 9:16 AM, Earl Wesner via TowerTalk wrote:
>>>>> I saw a recent post on crimp tools for hex crimps on coax, which
>> had a
>>>>> comment from a gentleman regarding physical ability to squeeze
>> the
>>>>> crimper handle tight enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> It comes to mind that there is a tool available from Harbor
>> Freight
>>>>> and others which uses a (small hydraulic) lever/pump which takes
>>>>> several strokes to close the dies, and which comes with assorted
>> dies
>>>>> for small to quite large hex sizes. I got mine from Amazon:
>> BETOOL
>>>>> 8020 is the item model..
>>>>>
>>>> There are also pneumatically operated crimpers.
>>>>
>>>> Nobody on an assembly line making hundreds of crimps a day is
>> going to
>>>> use muscle power, unless they want to be doomed to disability
>> payments
>>>> and OSHA fines for the repetitive stress injuries.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen the hydraulic ones for things like battery lugs. I
>> assume
>>>> they're available for coax connector size things.?? How expensive
>> are
>>>> they? is it a $100 item or a $500 item.
>>>>
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