hydraulic crimper

[shanky887614]

what do you guys think of this?

worth having a go at £35? (10-300mm hex crimper)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hydraulic-C...8&qid=1428355353&sr=8-1&keywords=16mm+crimper

 

[123]

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i know a guy that has been using a similar set they got from ebay for years and they dont have any problems with it.

does it need calibrating though, they have seperate jaws for each size so you tighten till jaws are clossed.

they wouldnt be used on very large cables to be honest as the biggest cable ive ever had to crimp was 75mm

I'm sure he is working away great with his Black and Decker Power tools as well.

Calibration is a must. The pull test is fine for small sizes, but don't think I'd trust it too much on 300's.

I take it 75mm is a typo and either meant to be 70 or 95. If you are installing cable that costs that much...get a crimper to suit. Not a 35 quid jobbie!

 

[Leesparkykent]

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i know a guy that has been using a similar set they got from ebay for years and they dont have any problems with it.

does it need calibrating though, they have seperate jaws for each size so you tighten till jaws are clossed.

they wouldnt be used on very large cables to be honest as the biggest cable ive ever had to crimp was 75mm

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Manual hydraulic tools

 

[shanky887614]

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I'm sure he is working away great with his Black and Decker Power tools as well.

Calibration is a must. The pull test is fine for small sizes, but don't think I'd trust it too much on 300's.

I take it 75mm is a typo and either meant to be 70 or 95. If you are installing cable that costs that much...get a crimper to suit. Not a 35 quid jobbie!

yes it was a typo, only used it once for a 200amp supply

 

[123]

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thats the reason i was looking at hydraulic sets.

there quite convinient when you have to walk a couple miles with your tools to get to the job

They are heavy enough, wouldn't like to carry it a couple of miles to crimp a 25mm!

 

[shanky887614]

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They are heavy enough, wouldn't like to carry it a couple of miles to crimp a 25mm!

are you joking? there light compared to say the manual version that can crimp 70mm+ cable

the sets are about as long as your forearm

 

[123]

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are you joking? there light compared to say the manual version that can crimp 70mm+ cable

the sets are about as long as your forearm

I have a manual version that goes up to 95mm. It's much much lighter than the hydraulic version with all its separate dies. Its got no oil after all, and no separate sets of dies.

 

[shanky887614]

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I have a manual version that goes up to 95mm. It's much much lighter than the hydraulic version with all its separate dies. Its got no oil after all, and no separate sets of dies.

your version must be a lot lighter than ours then, its bulky and horrible to use. crimping 70mm is a struggle trying to keep the cable and crimp in the jaw

which one have you got?

 

[123]

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your version must be a lot lighter than ours then, its bulky and horrible to use. crimping 70mm is a struggle trying to keep the cable and crimp in the jaw

which one have you got?

Looks something like this: http://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/user/products/large/Copper_tube_hex_crimper_6_50_1.jpg

Rarely gets used and if I was to work with 70mm+ cable sizes I think I'd just hire a crimper.

 

[Knobhead]

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Calibration is a must. The pull test is fine for small sizes, but don't think I'd trust it too much on 300's.

The two sets we had (50→300 and 400→960) both sets closed to a mating surface. Why would a set like that require calibration?

The whole crimp was competed in one action. OK they needed an Enerpack to operate them. I don’t like units that need more than one individual crimp. When it comes to aluminium cables there is no way a multiple crimp would be acceptable or reliable.

The beauty of the separate Enerpack was you could get the head in to a terminal chamber fairly easily (nothings easy when you’re dealing with large cables).

It’s up to you Shanky but remember you get what you pay for. I know they wouldn’t have lasted long with me.

As an experiment I cut a 70mm² Cu and a 195mm² Al through the centre of the crimp. To the naked eye they were solid. Dye penetration showed minor voids in the copper crimp the aluminum crimp was to all intense and purpose solid.

 

[Pete999]

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what do you guys think of this?

worth having a go at £35? (10-300mm hex crimper)

Hydraulic Crimping 16 ton Force Heavy Duty Tool DIY Garage: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

For 35 quid I would give it a pop

 

[Brightspark2]

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They look very similar to a set we acquired from a job, only difference is colour, they wasn't that cheap though (probably about double) but this was about 4 years ago so they may have dropped in price.

I dont like them, the bigger sizes we tried and you could pull the lug off!!. They dont click when you have reached the limit either like usual. You just have to pump until you cant physically pump but its like it needs to go further. We tried putting the next size die down on to try it, then it seemed solid but obviously thats no good so we just jibbed it. The smaller sizes seem to be ok say 35mm and below but we just didnt trust them.

 

[rapparee]

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Klauke Cable Crimper for Copper Terminals K05L | Highland Industrial Supplies

I have a set like above only bigger. They are a good set as for as i am concerned, i don't know if klauke are a "fashionable" brand. They are not hydraulic but at least if i do enough crimps i'll have a chest like arnold schwarznegger.

 

[jeremy]

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If anyone fancies getting, ( not growing), a pair, we have a pull test calibrator test thing. I'm sure I could get a few sets tested if anyones interested?