Shoutout to the old crimpers that still outwork the new ones

I swapped back to my beat up Klein crimpers from 2007 last month after struggling with a new brand for 6 months. The difference in compression on RG6 connectors was night and day, no more loose fittings causing signal loss. I'm talking about the old orange handles, not the ones with the blue grips they sell now. Anyone else notice newer tools just don't bite the same?

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jesse_thomas271mo ago

Wait, you saying the orange handle ones actually work better?

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allen.quinn1mo ago

@jesse_thomas27 I used to think it was just nostalgia or whatever but nah the orange handle ones are legit different. I had some Klein crimpers from 2019 that just wouldnt grip the connector right no matter how hard i squeezed. The old ones give a way cleaner crimp on RG6. I gotta say i was wrong for years thinking newer tools had to be better.

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