Comments on: Knipex MultiCrimp Pliers http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:12:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Old Donn http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890972 Old Donn Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:19:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890972 Knipex makes good stuff and I'm sure this fits that profile, but $340? I'll make do with my "one size fits all." Knipex makes good stuff and I’m sure this fits that profile, but $340? I’ll make do with my “one size fits all.”

]]> By: David Bryan http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890776 David Bryan Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:24:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890776 I googled "Ideal Crimpmaster" and the very first site I looked at has a frame for $43.25 and 11 different coax dies, a pin-and-socket die, and a 10-22 insulated terminal die for $26.50 each, and an RJ-11 or RJ-45 die for $42.75. I didn't see a bare-terminal die there, which is what I use most on mine. Knipex makes some fine tools, but I think this one is not a very good fit for most folks. I'd be real careful about buying a European crimping tool and expecting to use it on U.S. sized wires and terminals. There are lots of different crimping tools available that would probably be a lot more useful and cost a lot less. I googled “Ideal Crimpmaster” and the very first site I looked at has a frame for $43.25 and 11 different coax dies, a pin-and-socket die, and a 10-22 insulated terminal die for $26.50 each, and an RJ-11 or RJ-45 die for $42.75. I didn’t see a bare-terminal die there, which is what I use most on mine. Knipex makes some fine tools, but I think this one is not a very good fit for most folks. I’d be real careful about buying a European crimping tool and expecting to use it on U.S. sized wires and terminals. There are lots of different crimping tools available that would probably be a lot more useful and cost a lot less.

]]> By: Patrick http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890744 Patrick Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:37:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890744 On sale? At that price I'll steal it, post bond, and still save money paying the lawyer. On sale? At that price I’ll steal it, post bond, and still save money paying the lawyer.

]]> By: Jereme Green http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890651 Jereme Green Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:33:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890651 Wow that is a lot of money for a crimper I cant see paying that much for this item Ill wait untill its on sale Wow that is a lot of money for a crimper I cant see paying that much for this item Ill wait untill its on sale

]]> By: Robert Blackmon http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890468 Robert Blackmon Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:35:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890468 WOW $340, that's never going to happen on my budget. WOW $340, that’s never going to happen on my budget.

]]> By: Justin http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/15/knipex-multicrimp-pliers/#comment-890339 Justin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:55:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=23103#comment-890339 I bought this ratching crimper with 5 dies off of Amazon for about $70 bucks. http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1239828841&sr=8-2 It doesn't have the neat diagram showing which die to use for which fitting, but it has written descriptions. I wish it had a faster way to switch out the dies than a screw through each one. Too bad they can't pop in somehow. I bought this ratching crimper with 5 dies off of Amazon for about $70 bucks.

http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1239828841&sr=8-2

It doesn’t have the neat diagram showing which die to use for which fitting, but it has written descriptions.

I wish it had a faster way to switch out the dies than a screw through each one. Too bad they can’t pop in somehow.

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