TEMCo Industrial Hydraulic Cable Lug Crimper TH0005 V2.0 (11 US TON) 10 AWG to 600 MCM Electrical Terminal Cable Wire Tool Kit with 32 Die Sets

This is the 2nd product I've bought from this company and works excellent! as does the knockout punch I got , The quality is comparable to any name brand I've used before and this company is out of California so I belive its made in the US so I hope so because Id rather support A Smaller U.S owned company but this is a high quality product at a price I can afford. there were other Crimpers I looked at but I knew I was happy with the punch I got and this is as good quality-wise as the other product . I will continue to buy from this company . I did have an issue with the punch 1 time and they fixed it Immediatly because it was under warranty

I first was very apprehensive of using a new tool. After fiddling with it, figuring out the position of crimp release knob, I found the position where the crimp jaws would advance on pumping. After that knowledge it was no looking back. It made an EXCELLENT hexagonal crimp. With practice I will be able to make perfect hexagon edged crimp. For the first attempt it just came out NEAR perfect. I would 100% recommend this to for any novice or a beginner, which gives 100% professional results. This tool is definitely a keeper. Kudos TEMCo. Excellent product. Though the product that was shipped to me had a bit of rusted spots on the main cylinder body. That is absolutely nothing to worry about.

Obtaining a solid and reliable crimp can often be a bit tricky and this crimper goes a long way towards letting you achieve that goal. I've had a wide variety of crimpers in the past, but really needed one that would reduce the effort required for making larger crimps while also being able to handle some of those in-between wire/terminal sizes. To evaluate this crimper I started off by doing a crimp on a standard 4/0 tin-plated copper lug with 4/0 copper welding wire. The result is shown in the first image. The 4/0 die worked perfectly, leaving just a minor tab off of one side while branding the crimp with this standard size. I then cut the crimp in half as shown in the second image and took a picture of the cross section as shown in the third image. Before making that third image I used substantial force to bend the wire back and forth to see if I could dislodge the wire, or perhaps some individual strands, from the resulting partial crimp section. All I could get was a slight movement of some of the strands that you can see if you inspect the image closely.Next I wanted to see how well the crimper would work with some terminals that I have had difficulty with in the past. These are 8AWG lugs with 8AWG stranded copper wire that go into a standard connector. These particular terminals don't take to regular crimping dies very well because they are somewhat oversize. One type of crimper creates a crimp as shown in the fourth image, which looks adequate but not confidence-inspiring. I knew that a regular 8AWG die would produce a severe over-crimp so I tried the TEMCo 8+ die. The result is shown in the fifth image. This is slightly over-crimped, but felt very solid and survived the strongest pull test I could manage. A cross-section of the cut-open lug is shown in the sixth image.For a final test I tried using a 6AWG die with the same lug and wire combination. This is the next size up from the 8+. The result as shown in the final image. This looks almost OK, but the corners of the hex are a bit rounded which mean a likely under-crimp. The terminal will not just fall off and will survive a light tug, so if you just put heat shrink on this terminal and installed it you might not think anything was wrong. But the truth is that a moderate tug was able to pull the wire free from the lug. This is a great example of why having those in-between sizes can really save the day.Great tool set to have and highly recommended.

This is an awesome tool it crimps all the way around your connector and a little added bonus is it will stamp the crimp connector size on the outside diameter of the connector itself after you are finished . Easy to use and a no hassle return policy like no other. You won’t find a better product at this price anywhere. Quality product that does what it’s intended to do.

Pros:Tool is sturdy and capable of pressing a crimp into large gage wire.Lots of die sizes to choose from. Not only are there standard sizes but there are several in-between sizes for non-standard wires and or lugs.Cons:Very heavy. Holding the wire, lug, and tool while pumping the handle can be difficult, especially for wire above 1AWG.Retaining pin for the cross bolt that holds the die in place can come out way too easily. Do not slide the bolt too quickly or the pin will come loose and fly across the room.This may be overkill for some users. The TH0006 model covers 12 AWG to 00 AWG and is less expensive.