Coax cable combo tools, any good?

[gafftapegreenia]

Well, after more research, and the feedback here, this is what I finally settled on.

I went with a compression crimper. The model I got is made by Datashark, a division of Paladin, and has worked fine for the occasional end that I do. It will crimp F, RCA and BNC ends on RG6, RG6 Quad and RG59, which are quite honestly the cables I've dealt with almost exclusively. Did a few in the apartment yesterday after the cable guy left to send lines to my roommates and I rooms. I figure this unit will be fine for me for now, and unless I need something more specific for a more unique coax type, or should I ever find myself sealing tons of ends on a regular basis. Otherwise, this should be fine for now.


As for a stripper, I went with a Klein model (of course once again showing my bias toward Klein) that has a replaceable stripper cartridge, and that, in addition to allowing for a new blade, also allows for a UTP cartridge to be used instead of a coax stripper.

[mrb]

Compression fittings all the way....you can get them in RCA and BNC in addition to F, you can even get them for mini coax.

[GreyWyvern]

I think you made a good choice. Compression fittings are much better for durability and signal quality than crimp fittings.

Dave