[Kinser2004]

I have been looking for Patch Cable Crimping tool that allow you to crimp multiple CAT-5 cable at one time. Can anyone who may have had a project where many custom cables have had to be made shed some light on where I can find a tool like this.

Thanks!

[JohnWill]

I've never even heard of such a tool, hard to imagine they're common or cheap. If you managed to find such a tool, I'll bet it would be prohibitively expensive!

If you really have that quantity of cables, I'd be checking into a custom cable house to build the cables, I have to believe this would be cheaper than any multi-connector crimping tool anyway.

[Wino]

Type.........RJ45 crimp tool.............into google - you'll find them from $20 on up. I've had mine for years, but can find no name on it nor remember where I bought it. It has a ratcheting/locking squeeze handle and does a good job on the RJ45 crimps.

[JohnWill]

Try again Wino, he wants to crimp multiple cables in one stroke. I have no idea why, since most of the time is consumed in lining up the wires and getting them into the connector.

[Wino]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

Try again Wino, he wants to crimp multiple cables in one stroke. I have no idea why, since most of the time is consumed in lining up the wires and getting them into the connector.

That being the case, try 3M Cable Division Austin, TX for discarded production machinery. Expect it will be considerably more expensive than my little crimper.

[Kinser2004]

Thanks for the info John, you are right, most of the time is lining up the wires. My boss wants all our cables in our new server room to be all nice and spiffy at perfect length, not a bad idea though. I've seen many server room nightmares. We are gonna need over a thousand cables and I really don't see us making them one at time. My take on this we can get the job done with common lengths available but take the necessary time to route and tie the cables neatly and manageable. We can make some custom cables but short of contracting this cable job out to someone, there is no way our staff has the time to focus on this. This was just an idea to see if anyone knew of tool that could do a couple at time, thanks everyone for your input on this question.

[ozziebeanie]

Yeah I remember my boss, no matter what you did, cables etc had to be tidy but I got to admit it looks a lot better when all tidy. Have adopted this practice myself (At work) unlike my wiring at home which is like a vine in that they twist amongst one another and multiply (I swear they do) and inside towers also.

[JohnWill]

I think the commercial cables are the way to go. I know that if I need a bunch of cables, I buy them nowadays, even though I have several tools and lots of connectors handy. I keep the stuff for the occasional oddball cable or when I need one in a hurry.