Rolling your own 1/4" Cables: Crimpers

[altitude909]

Does anyone have any recommendations? I need a good crimper for normal size audio cable (the TRS ends)

 

[Track Rat]

What is this "crimper" you speak of?

 

[mshilarious]

What is this "crimper" you speak of?

I think maybe for the tabs inside the connector? I take the ghetto route & use linesman's pliers

 

[altitude909]

Ya,
Need to look professional though and quick

 

[Simman]

Crimp

You are talking about crimping the strain relief? Right.

I use/recommend these http://www.markertek.com/Product.as...t=ACONNECT&prodClass=SPCON&mfg=&search=0&off=

They have a compression type strain relief and they "look professional" as well.

 

[Track Rat]

Hmmmm. I'm a solder guy myself. I don't believe I've ever seen a crimp type 1/4".

 

[altitude909]

I'm talking about the cable end, not the tip. Where you secure the cable to the connector

And yes, i use neutriks but not the compression ones

 

[SonicAlbert]

I use pliers for that. But I make most of my cables from Neutrik connectors, which have a strain relief mechanism that doesn't require crimping.

 

[punkin]

Hmmmm. I'm a solder guy myself. I don't believe I've ever seen a crimp type 1/4".

What T Rat said!

 

[robin watson]

Long-nosed pliers do the job just fine.