Nicely done on the photos.
Thank you - though all credit should go to Ricoh and their
Caplio GX200; finest macro ever seen on a pocket camera - I often use mine as a kind of microscope!
That die is definitely making a hatchet job of the insulation portion.
I
knew you would say that - but it is true. The die has a dimple in the top portion which folds the "wings" into the cable. I'm almost tempted to get a second one and grind off the dimple with a... die grinder.
FWIW, I'm also fond of using heatshrink like that.
See; I'm
not crazy
Time for an email barrage.
I was thinking I might send them an email, just to see what they say... I suspect copyright will be the issue they raise.
Out of curiosity, how's the used market for crimpers in the UK?
Pretty bad. The UK has gone from 70% of GDP from industry to 20% in just a few decades. No one makes anything here any more; it's all "money for nothing" now. Casino style. Consequently anything that resembles a professional/industrial tool is rare on the second-hand market. I buy a lot of stuff from Germany instead. But if you're looking for a dodgy financial instrument, or a tax evasion scheme, business is booming!
Edit: Don't get me wrong: if you can make money sitting on your arse, twiddling your thumbs, good on ya! Congratulations. I just fear the laws of thermodynamics take a different view, and that chickens have it in them to
eventually come home to roost.