Where can I get a good crimper for CAT-5 cables?

[Swag1138]

Im talkin good. I want top of the line folks

 

[Burnt]

Home depot?

 

[PliotronX]

Aren't all RJ45 crimp tools created equal? Instead of trying to get an 18 karat solid gold crimp tool, why not spend the money on really good CAT5 wire or a Cisco router? Just curious

 

[spanky]

i got mine from work....heheheee

 

[illusion88]

I got mine from HSC...

But to tell you the truth, all of the crimpers seem to be the same. The only difference i saw was that one had an extra wire cutter, and others didnt. I gott the one with the extra cutter.... not sure why, never used it.

 

[Swag1138]

<< Aren't all RJ45 crimp tools created equal? Instead of trying to get an 18 karat solid gold crimp tool, why not spend the money on really good CAT5 wire or a Cisco router? Just curious >>





I.....I dont know......leave me alone......

Seriously, I just want one that Ill like. (i tend to be picky about how stuff looks) and I just wanted to know where to pick up a good crimper.

 

[sohcrates]

Got mine from home depot too

Only 30 bucks i believe

But my roomate went nuts and spent like 90 bucks on his...it's got sweet ratcheting action and everything...though frankly, i don't think it's worth spending all that extra money

 

[dman]

I got mine from Home Depot. It was a few bucks cheaper than the same model at lowes. Both places had various models, including one with swappable modules for crimping various kinds of wires (coax, cat5, etc).

I got the high end one for Cat5 (but it is not a module swapping one). It's called Ideal Telemaster 30-696 is the model/sku I believe. I've used it to make about 10-15 cables (30 crimps) so far and it's worked perfectly everytime (wish I could say the same about myself, but, I messed up the orientation on one or two ends).

I believe the price was $35 or so, but it may have been more. It has ratcheting action and feels like it's built solidly. Don't know if it's the best, but, I'd imagine it's good for a LOT more crimps. I'd imagine cat5 will be obsolete before this tool is.

 

[Narse]

Goto Radio shack they have alot of them here thats where I got mine

 

[RgrPark]

oops