Hammer Battery Lug Crimping Tool for 8, 6, 4, 2, 1/0, 2/0 American Wire Gauge (AWG) Wire and Cable

Rather than banging your hammer away with a cable, put up a vise. It will enable you to place the cable exactly where you want it in the lug, plus you'll get all the torque/pressure you need. It also has the benefit of exerting the same force each.

Colter Taylor

| Oct 19, 2020

This crimper indeed works, but was ultimately not as suitable for my current needs as I had hoped. For the most part, it's fine for assembling cables on the bench, but at best useless when trying to work with cables already in the It occurred to me that I could get around that limitation if I used Although I tried to clamp on to it, I was unable to keep it secure This keeps the clamp from slipping off before a sufficient amount of force has been applied. It seems like there are many ways I could make the tool work, but then I realized it's not worth the time and effort as compared to buying a hydraulic tool already made. I did exactly what I wanted to do in the end. As a matter of fact, I was going to buy a mechanical leverage crimping tool because this would have met my needs, but I was able to locate a hydraulic unit at a good price that offered so much more versatility for future use that I chose to purchase it. In summary, I recommend this product for people who are only going to make cables very occasionally and are able to do it on the.

Emma Ramirez

| Sep 30, 2020

I haven't tried using it by hitting it with a hammer, but I did test it in a vise to crimp 4 AWG wire in copper connectors and it worked. As the connector fits perfectly into the device, controlling compression using the vise makes it possible to prevent the connector from falling out. There is a tight crimp on the wire, and it cannot come undone. Compared with some of the hand-held crimpers that I have seen, this device is substantially less expensive. Having never attempted it with smaller gauge wire, I am in no doubt that it will work.

Joshua Palmer

| Jun 10, 2021

Vises are so much easier to use than hammers since they can be controlled more precisely. I used the vise and it worked perfectly.

Kenzo Blankenship

| Jan 17, 2021

There are a lot of designs out there, but this one was executed better than most. The tolerance of the tool that is almost identical, TEMCo item B00E1UUVT0, is far worse. requires a zip tie around the shaft to maintain centering.

Corbin Dalton

| Apr 25, 2021

I found that working this way was very efficient. In about three minutes I built about 15 battery cables of 2AWG for a golf cart. I used a 3lb hammer three times to test the cables. As the tool appears to still be new, it is capable of doing the job. As well as using it on larger gauges of cable, I used it on some smaller gauges as well. Thank you for this, I'm very pleased with it.

Helena Nielsen

| Aug 08, 2020

This is the crimp you need if you want a low cost, guaranteed good crimp - no matter how much cable or lug variation there is. A leverage type crimper is great if you buy one made in the United States It is the high-priced version of the product.

Lana Raymond

| Aug 16, 2020

The only fault you can find with this little gem is the price. In order to make cable and lug connectors for welding cable #6, I needed it. With eight crimps, it was completed in a matter of seconds. #1 I found a lot of documents in Spanish. Use some tape to hold the connector on to the wire to make it easier. The following is find Do not use too much force when hammering. You will find that there is a point where the connector will begin to thin.

Clayton Fletcher

| Aug 01, 2020