BNC RG58 Plug Crimp Connector and Striping Crimp Tool for RG58/RG59/RG6 10 Pack Red

The crimp tool is easy to use and a reasonable price . As a ham I don't make a lot of cables but it's nice to have the crimp tool when needed. I find that bnc connectors can be difficult to install with any method. It would be nice to have more info. about the dies that come with it and what other dies that might be available to use with it. The knife and connectors that came with work well.

Tools are good, but bnc breaks after a couple projects

For what I needed it to do, it worked. I needed a crimper that would crimp the BNC connector to the cable. It did that. The only thing is that you needed to make sure the crimper was orientated in the correct position. There is a "stepped" position. But, once you have it figured out, it worked great. Very happy with this product.

None of these items worked for an RG58 cable. First off, the stripper. I tired adjusting this thing over and over and would not get anything close to a clean cut on an RG58. No big deal as I have the Paladin stripper which works great. Slid the sleeve over the RG58 and the PIN did fit the core nicely. Found the crimp tool was not the same as the picture. The crimp tool I received was the collar only crimper. It had 3 crimp sizes, not 6 like the picture. Ok still not a huge deal. Maybe my ferrule crimp tool will work fine on the pin. Slid the BNC end on the cable after teasing the jacket open a slight bit. THEN there was NO WAY I was getting the crimp sleeve over the RG58 jacket once the end is slid under it! At this point I would have to makeshift another tool to press the collar over the jacket. I'm not sure which part of this bundle is for RG58 but I've never needed so many "Other" tools or parts to make the thing that's supposed to work...work.

This is a nice BNC connector kit including a cable stripper/cutter and the crimp tool. I believe the thumbnail showed heat shrink tubing but none came with the kit. Thankfully I have some on hand so made do.

The center pin for RG59 did not crimp correctly. I might have to bite the bullet and get a Saladin or Platinum brand.

Great for replacing remote cable ends.

I used it on RG-58 standard 50ohm cable. Since there are no directions I had to figure out how to align the two cutting blades for the correct distance (they were too close by default). Took a while to figure out that the two pins have to be removed to reposition the blades. For the RG-58 only the center conductor blade (the one with the notch) needs repositioning (to the outside). After doing that, reassembling the pins and adjusting the blade depths by trial and error, it worked great for my particular job. An interesting puzzle but rewarding for those wanting to simply insert the cable, turn a few times and voila!