Is this type RJ-45 Crimp tool any good?

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GGD wrote:
I've used one similar to the $8 without any problems, the actual crimping is the easiest part of the whole process and it's just applying leverage.

The harder part is getting all of the wires into the proper channels before crimping.

Yep. Hardest part is the cutting, stripping and getting the wires into the right place. But a bad tool can do a bad job. I bought a cheap tool off monoprice.com and it works great. I bought ends and booties just to replace the occasional broken one.

Grateful11 wrote:
I was looking at this page on How To: Run your own network wiring

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/22/how-t...rk-wiring/

That's a bad example. It's mostly good, but if you look at the crimped end, they cut too much of the sheathing off. The crimp part should go into the sheathing, not the wires.