On Dec 28, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Dave Lagzdin wrote: > but did we ultimately save any money/time > over buying a $200 dollar tool- heck no. At some point one hopes there are diminishing returns. Digikey has a bunch of crimpers costing well over $500, which is a hell of a lot for any manually operated tool, IMO. A $200 tool that does almost as good a job would be a fine find indeed, in some cases. BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist