topofmurrayhill Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 When I buy pre-made wick assemblies the necks of the tabs are crimped right in the center with a nice dimple rather than flattened as they would be with regular needle-nosed pliers. What is the tool that does that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highflier Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Have you tried a good pair of wire crimpers. I have got a very good pair we use for wiring our race car and they make a perfect indention in the middle of the terminal. The cheap pair you buy at the auto parts stores only mash them flat. I have got one pair that it puts a very nice deep crimp right in the middle of the terminal. It would probably do perfect for crimping the wick tabs. Look for a wire crimpping tool that has a small protrusion cut in the part that mashes the terminal. In this case it would be to indent the wick tab.Hope this helps.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Thank you that sounds like a great solution. Will investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 There are a lot of specialized pliers that crimp various types of terminals. Some can get expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hey Top...you might want to check this out. It is from one of my jewelry catalogs. Fire Mountain Gems 800 355 2137 or questions@firemtm.com Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I found my crimpers on Ebay.......real cheap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highflier Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Top here is the wire crimpers that we use. Like I said they work great.http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/1006.htmlMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 I'm now thinking that the crimp I was looking at was done with something like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Top here is the wire crimpers that we use. Like I said they work great.http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/1006.htmlMikeThat's funny. We were posting at the same time. As you can see, I found it. Thanks again for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrie Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Those are the ones I use, they work great. They take a little getting used to cause they're not at all like the little type pliers you get in the craft section. These have some weight to them, but I love the way they crimp. Mine are about 50 years old so they don't even have the rubber on the handle, but hey, they still work great, and I tried many different types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 If you are looking for value, you can get those same style crimpers at Sears in Companion brand for eight dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I'm now thinking that the crimp I was looking at was done with something like this...I use this type of plier to crimp electrical terminals on bus wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 If you are looking for value, you can get those same style crimpers at Sears in Companion brand for eight dollars.Found them online...thanks for pointing that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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