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Accelo · 01-25-2022, 02:05 PM

You can get the Tool Aid one on Ebay for $25 free shipping. It works really well on the double crimps. As in, it will do the wire and insulation crimps for 10g to 22g. I still recommend soldering. If you over crimp you will damage the wire and under crimp it will pull out. Safer to under crimp and solder IMHO. Especially if you ever have to remove them from a plastic connector. A set of removal tools also comes in handy.

I also have a Blue Point for single crimps. Or you can use it twice for double crimps. It is sold under many different names. It has different sizes one each end. Between the two I managed to get through the American Auto Wiring install. Takes way longer than I expected.

I started with the Blue Point but I wished I would have purchased the double crimper sooner. Makes the job faster and cleaner. And almost all are double crimps anyway.

01-25-2022, 02:05 PM	#2
Accelo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: washington Posts: 2,162	Re: Wire Crimping Help? You can get the Tool Aid one on Ebay for $25 free shipping. It works really well on the double crimps. As in, it will do the wire and insulation crimps for 10g to 22g. I still recommend soldering. If you over crimp you will damage the wire and under crimp it will pull out. Safer to under crimp and solder IMHO. Especially if you ever have to remove them from a plastic connector. A set of removal tools also comes in handy. I also have a Blue Point for single crimps. Or you can use it twice for double crimps. It is sold under many different names. It has different sizes one each end. Between the two I managed to get through the American Auto Wiring install. Takes way longer than I expected. I started with the Blue Point but I wished I would have purchased the double crimper sooner. Makes the job faster and cleaner. And almost all are double crimps anyway. Attached Images Last edited by Accelo; 01-25-2022 at 02:29 PM.