Best Crimpers
Our professional crimp tool TC-CT68 crimps, strips, and cuts cable for 8 and 6 position modular plugs. 1 YEAR WARRANTY & TOLL-FREE TECH SUPPORT- TRENDnet backs this product with a 1 year manufacturer warranty as well as toll-free tech support.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I then tried just pressing the handles of the tool together one time, and had no further problems or issues with use of this tool and all terminated connections worked perfectly."
"The hardest part for me was getting the 8 individual wires into the cap in the right order, which has nothing to do with the tool itself. In terms of actually using the tool, the printed instructions are useless, but I found this video to be extremely helpful."
"Where as with my old crimp tool, the handles were open so I could wrap the handles around the middle of a long cable and cut it (not necessarily as part of a crimping job). Make sure the part of the cable you want to cut is lined up here with the excess to be cut off fed through the telecom strip blades."
"My IT practice might see me terminating Ethernet cables a few times a year."
"This punch down tool has every bit of quality and performance that rivals the top infamous industry brands at a good price."
"I think this crimper deserves 5 stars because it functions essentially the same as a $40 tool but for less than half that price. The TRENDnet RJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool TC-CT68 (Blue) has 4 levels of stop (you can even see the notches) before it depresses all the way and releases."
"This product works!"
"Not anywhere near as well as I expected for a name brand product. I've found a cheaper model that looks identical and works perfectly so this is no longer in my bag."
Style: Fixed Jaw Terminal Crimper. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This crimping tool works well for providing the right amount of crush on terminal ends."
"works great 5/5 stars crimps just right every time."
"Works great, I was kind skeptical when I bought it."
"Had been using cheap terminal crimpers for years."
"Giving 4 stars because still requires ample grip force to operate."
"I like them they do the job."
"I don't know why i'm just now buying these."
"Excellent product."
Crimping die marked for insulated and non-insulated solderless terminals and connectors. Manufactured with the needs of the professional tool user in mind, Klein strippers, cutters, and crimpers are designed to get jobs done with precision and quality. Crimping die marked for insulated and non-insulated solderless terminals and connectors.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I like Klein, and I like to shop around before purchasing a quality tool, this is where everyone pointed me to."
"I SO wish I would have purchased one of these 40 years ago."
"The reviewers are correct."
"Nothing beats Klein hand tools."
"I am a tool hoe, and i use these pliers instead of my matco ones that are more than twice the price..."
"This is my second set of Klein crimpers."
"grate tool every one should have this one. thank you."
"If you want a successful outcome, look no further."
Best Circular Connectors
Crimping die marked for insulated and non-insulated solderless terminals and connectors. Manufactured with the needs of the professional tool user in mind, Klein strippers, cutters, and crimpers are designed to get jobs done with precision and quality. Crimping die marked for insulated and non-insulated solderless terminals and connectors.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I like Klein, and I like to shop around before purchasing a quality tool, this is where everyone pointed me to."
"I SO wish I would have purchased one of these 40 years ago."
"The reviewers are correct."
"Nothing beats Klein hand tools."
"I am a tool hoe, and i use these pliers instead of my matco ones that are more than twice the price..."
"This is my second set of Klein crimpers."
"grate tool every one should have this one. thank you."
"If you want a successful outcome, look no further."
Best Cylindrical Connectors
Style: Cushion-Grip Impact Punchdown Tool Kit. Cushion-Grip Impact Punchdown Tool (VDV427-421) includes a ''Hi/Lo'' impact functionality for adjustable compression force on various wire gauges, blocks and jacks.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It worked almost perfectly - just make sure that, when you're pushing down on the tool, you hold it at 90 degrees to the jack, otherwise it may either damage the small prongs in the jack or just not push the wire in properly."
"Nice all round package with pick and the case is well thought out with a pouch for other Adaptor bits."
"It is unlike the other punch tools that look like a screwdriver because it has a spring loaded impact like a regular punch tool and you can set it for low or high impact as well."
"The punch end locks in solid and presses in the cable well, with the nip on the end."
"a little pricey, but worth it (to me) I like the style of the rounded grip compared to the other punch downs on the market."
"I use the heck out of punches at work."
"As an amateur, I'd appreciate a clearer indication of the cutting side of the bayonet, but I understand that's it fairly easy to see as you're lining up to punch anyway."
Best Wire Strippers
Manufactured with the needs of the professional tool user in mind, Klein strippers, cutters, and crimpers are designed to get jobs done with precision and quality. The company's product line has broadened to include virtually every major type of hand tool used in construction, electronics, mining and general industry in addition to the electrical and telecommunications fields. Precision machined stripping holes easily remove insulation without damaging the wire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The hardest part about doing wiring jobs used to be wire stripping."
"CAN'T DO WITH-OUT MR WIRE STRIPPERS-SO NICE TO HAVE WHEN YOUR DOING WIRING ON A CAR OR TRUCKS."
"Just the gold-standard for self-stripping automatic wire strippers."
"Stripping THHN or smaller gauged wires is much easier, no screwing around with a regular pair of strippers."
"This thing is amazing."
"Used these for only 3 projects so far but they work great, can't believe they aren't the standard for wire strippers by now."
"Yeah, costs more than the $7 pair, but when you're doing a larger project (wiring a large barn with lights and outlets, in my case), this tool is just suddenly completely worth the money."
"Why did I wait so long to buy these???!!!"
Best Electrical Tape
Scotch super 33+ vinyl electrical tape provides flexibility and easy handling for all around performance. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have also found that this tape lasts for a while on the roll. I've had a roll not be used up for a couple of years and work just as well at the end of the roll as it did in the beginning."
"Very stick and the adhesive does not give out in hot weather."
"Good quality tape."
"It does the job it is supposed to do and doesn't come off like the cheap tape."
"Excellent tape at a good price."
"I used this to cover over a ripped vinyl couch (it sadly went from perfect condition to ripped on the move between walkup apartments; men, this is why you get a third guy to move a couch when your girlfriend asks you to!"
"This is the only electrical tape my husband will use."
"I got this to cover all those electronic lights that are always on: power strips, smoke detectors, etc."
Best Electrical Cable Staples
Size: 3/8 Inch. Fit the following Arrow staple and/or nail guns: T50, T50PBN, T55, T50X, T50HS, Powershot 5700.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Arrived with most of the sleeves of staples broken up in a million pieces which makes loading them in the staple gun next to impossible."
"The fasteners/staples worked well."
"They're staples....they hold things....I can't seem to really hold them accountable for anything else."
"We use these to attach laminated sheets to wooden crates, these are the perfect size."
"Except they fit and were completely intact."
"I wish I knew more about selecting sizes, but I'm using 5/16 to staple 4 mil plastic to my screened porch to keep snow out and the seem to work."
"Tape up the box and sides of the box!"
"The box was open and staples were all inside the envelopes I will never be able to get them all in."
Best Cable Insertion & Extraction Tools
Kit comes with 1- New design: Retriever, Rolling Magnetic w/Rubber "Bicycle Grip" has 30% more pulling strength! 1- New design: 1 1/4" Round Tapered Bullet Drop Magnet w/Braided Brass Flex 13" Leader* & Fish Eye-Let (fits 3/4" hole) has 25% more magnetic strength & the tapered bullet gives it less drag...1- Pull Chain, 1- Operation Manual, 1- Black Blow Molded Carrying Case, Custom Form Fitting Tool Compartment w/Stowaway Handle & 2 Metal Latches (14" X 11" X 4"). New design: Retriever has 30% more pulling strength!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I thought the same too when I received it because the latches look like old paint that was on it."
"A little pricey but I wont knock a star off."
"The only other negative, is the size of the hole that you have to make to put the magnet on the inside of the wall."
"used this to fish my speaker and video wires along the ceiling."
"Worked exactly as promised and was the primary factor in making my lighting project possible with reasonable effort."
"(DO NOT USE BULLET MAGNET INSIDE DRYWALL WITH METAIL STUDS.)."
"I'm not really a fun of single denominational tools, but in this case that job it does is well worth it."
"The magnets are really strong and work very well together."