The difference a new crimper makes after 8 years

I swapped out my old crimper for a new Klein one last week after using the same beat up one since 2015. The connections on the new one are cleaner and I haven't had to redo a single end. Anybody else notice a big jump when they finally upgrade a tool they've had forever?

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rosepark12d ago

Eight years? Man, that old crimper must have looked like it survived a war. I hung onto a pair of wire strippers for way too long once, and the difference when I finally replaced them was honestly embarrassing. The new tool made me realize I was just fighting my old gear every day. Clean connections on the first try sounds like a dream compared to wrestling with worn out jaws.

coleman.hannah12d ago

The old one would slip on half the connectors toward the end.

brooke44811d ago

Clean connections on the first try" is exactly what I needed when I finally swapped out my old soldering iron last month. I had been using one that took forever to heat up and would burn everything if you blinked wrong. It's wild how much easier the job gets when you stop working around a tool's problems.

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