[Shop-talk] Cable ferrule pliers?

[David Scheidt]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>wrote:

> I have a lot of ferrules to crimp:
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> http://www.amazon.com/Columbus-McKinnon-52337DIB-Cable-Ferrules/dp/B000WCQY4C
> /ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=industrial&qid=1269870558&sr=8-2<http://www.amazon.com/Columbus-McKinnon-52337DIB-Cable-Ferrules/dp/B000WCQY4C%0A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=industrial&qid=1269870558&sr=8-2>
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> Are there specialized tools? I don't get any usable hits on Google. If not,
> what are the best pliers to use?
>
> I'd rather not spend $50+ on a specialized tool, but < $50 at an easy place
> like Sears I would do. I do have a decent collection of shop/home pliers
> though. Vice-grips come to mind as having a nice leverage ratio.
>
> How many, and what are you using the ropes for?   a chisel works fine, f
they're not being used for load bearing applications.
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