As winter seems to have a grip on to lessen some outdoor activities it promotes great thoughts and more improvements it seems.
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As an avid fisherman I thought of this project to make better crimps and provide me with some entertainment in my shop. It started with having several crimpers already and wanted to see If I could make a larger crimp for 2.8mm crimps.
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the project had a pair of 16 inch bolt cutters with poor quality jaws as the base for thought.
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These had the power and leverage needed and were free. So a piece of sst flatbar was welded to each side, top and bottom.
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after some grinding the sides a drill was used to rough out the new crimp locations and sizes.
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a round file cut the grooves quite nicely as it was not heat treated as before. one was for 2.2mm and another for 2.8mm crimps.
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this is a test crimp. was quite easy with the increased leverage. and adjustable with the wrench and bolt to stop the diameter of the crimp. a good deal for me on the cheep. no cost. What do you think?
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A good crimp deserves another! ;)
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Lets go Fishing. :D
Neat solution Gary :)
Very cool Gary. That's a Man sized set of crimpers! I started a set of jaws to go in my bench vise and never finished them.
Ya just gave me some incentive to find them and get r done!
Glad to see you doing lots of projects, Its good for the mind.
Keep up the great work Bud, .. Lou
Gary, very nice!
Thanks and yes, years ago I used a bench vice to crimp harpoon and battery cables. The flat sides will smash it down in a pinch. These are way wider than hand swadgers and easy to use. Invention is the mother of all evils. Have fun. Go fishing,!🧜♂️🎣🧜♂️
I like it.
I have always thought someone could make a killing by selling a set of double-jointed crimpers with replaceable jaws that could handle all of the various sized and types of crimps. The larger crimpers are typically only setup for 1 size crimp.
I like this one...
https://www.lindgren-pitman.com/390-hand-crimp-tool-standard-1004-ct.html
but it is pricy, and would be much better with replaceable jaws IMHO.
John
Good job Gary. Now John has a good idea with changable jaws to handle all size crimps. If you can come up with an working model for changable jaws we can try to get a patent and find a manufacturer that can produce them or one of our machinest members like Adam to make them. Dominick
Excellent invention, Gary!
Best,
Fred
That's a perfect crimp Gary.
I use a bench crimper for our billfish lures.
Ya Gary, I'm thinking I like your idea better. I have a gift certificate for HF. Quality isn't perfect from there but it'll probably be fine for building a set like yours.
Keep at it Bud, your doing great. Them Butts don't stand a chance this season!
Regard's, Lou
Yes it is of my opinion, it's going to be fiss honn 😂. I simply cannot justifie a hundredth dollar 💵 for what I could do in my little town,🛠 I sometimes have time,🔧 wife takes all the money 💰😫
Great tool Gary.....Bill