What to use to crimp wire?

[THXdts 10+ year member]

I was just wondering what I can use to crimp connectors on larger wire? Like 4 AWG. Thanks.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

A sledgehammer...

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[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

4 ga crimper + rubber mallet can be purchased at home depot

table vise works if you have one as well

seldgehammers are gangsta

 

[THXdts 10+ year member]

4 ga crimper + rubber mallet can be purchased at home depot
table vise works if you have one as well

seldgehammers are gangsta

Cool.

 

[jj4475 10+ year member]

drive around till u c a vase on someones truck. theres always one dude with one

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Vases would usually break if you tried crimping wire with them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

What's the purpose of the rubber mallet?

You need something to hammer the crimp...the crimping tool only gives the indentation in the connector you need, but you still need something to provide force.

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

I hear a wire crimper works well.

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

I hear a wire crimper works well.

LOL. I use the back of a wrench myself, but a hammer works well too.

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

i use vise grips myself

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

Put it in a vice, and use a flat screwdriver and a hammer. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

I tried a sledge hammer the other day....works much better then the vice if you have huevos //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[david in german 10+ year member]

Wire crimper FTW

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Purchased from Waytekwire.com for about $20

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

Thats is a cool thingy you got there. This is how I did mine............

Same pricible, different way. I'll have to look into getting one of those. What gauge wires does that go up too? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[david in german 10+ year member]

http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0B3B14644BB80400967E032+M37+ENG

Up to 4/0:naughty:

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

solder ftw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif