How do I wire up this connector?

[belaBartok]

I am not so experienced yet with kinds of connectors and how to wire them together.  I have been playing with molex stuff a little...so...I bought these 8pin connectors the other day from a surplus store.  I got them home and realized I had no idea how to wire them up.  I destroyed 1 of them trying various methods.   They have "Panduit" embossed in the plastic.  I went to the panduit site...couldn't really find anything to help me.  Any thoughts?  Thank you in advance. 

[amyk]

There are special crimping tools for these but a blunt rod of suitable diameter should work for punching the wire into the metal prongs.

[Psi]

The wire should be pushed in with insulation still on. The metal forks will cut the insulation and make contact.
You can try a general telecommunication punch-down tool, but i suspect its a special tool

[David_AVD]

I think I bought ours from Digikey.  It's similar to this one from memory:

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/0638133504/WM5151-ND/2327986

When you find the connectors on the Digikey site, they often list the matching tool on the product page.

[SeanB]

I have had reasonable success using a thin bladed screwdriver ( Quante tooling is an arm and a leg, and I am not going to buy it for use once or twice a year) to push the wire between the blades. Otherwise a cheap Krone or clone network tool will probably do the job.

[belaBartok]

Thanks for all the info.   I will definitely order some from digi-key so I KNOW they match.   I suppose I have a more general question would be; what are some good, reasonably priced connectors for standard pin headers one should have on hand for slapping something together?  Thanks again.