HKSBattery Cable Lug Crimping Tool 10-1 AWG with Cutter, 60Pcs Copper Ring Terminals & 60Pcs 3:1 Heat Shrink Tubing, Heavy Duty Wire Crimper Set for Battery Cables

This tool works great. The lugs are good quality.Match the crimping dies with the label on the supplied lugs. Marked in millimeter.

Definitely did the job. A bit awkward to start, as it works the same way as bolt cutters, with the handles almost in a straight line. This means you need lots of room. Still better than the anvil and hammer type.

I took off 1 star becuase the crimper I received was setup for metric guage wire. Had to find a conversion table to let me know which dies to use with 4 guage. Worked like a champ though. AI to the rescue. Probably won't have to use it again, but now I have it.

Unbeatable price for quality of item. Crimpers could use a manual explaining crimp selection and number attached to that crimp selection. Well made wire cutters.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Great product, great price, great servicee

Met my expectations and works great!

Received the items in a timely manner. Loved the variety of sizes and the items are working great.

I bought this to crimp some screw terminals to the end of some braided steel cable. I didn't need heavy duty load bearing crimps, so this was an economical solution, especially since it came with an assortment of lugs.For 1/8" cable, the 10ga (size 6) die is the best. But after several tries, I still haven't figured out the trick to getting clean crimps without creating "wings" where the dies meet. If you try to rotate the lug and re-crimp to push them back in, it just creates some going the other way. Perhaps some better quality lugs would make a difference, or maybe a true 10ga copper wire would work better.It is a little awkward to get started unless the cable fits really snug in the lug. You almost need 3 hands: 1 to hold the cable in the lug and two to squeeze the tool. I find I can manage ok if I rest the tool on a table so I only need one hand on the tool while I hold the cable with the other. It may also work if you (carefully) hold the cable in a vise or something so you can just concentrate on working the tool.The good news is they seem to hold ok. I can't pull the cable out even though I'm sure they weren't designed with stainless cable in mind. I just use pliers to flatten the wings as best I can then shrink tube covers the sins.As for the cable cutters...umm...not great. They are a little stiff out of the box, but working them back and forth and adding a little machine oil to the pivot helped that problem. The bigger issue is that they appear to be made of some very soft steel. They might work ok on aluminum or copper wire, but anything harder and the cutter *will* be damaged. Definitely not for braided steel cable. (guess how I know) It pretty much just flattened the edge where it contacted the steel while the cable remained unharmed. I was able to salvage it somewhat with a file and some patience, but lesson learned: Only the soft stuff.So overall, 3 stars. The price was reasonable and it met my immediate needs. If I was getting cleaner crimps and the cutter was more durable, it could be a 5 star tool.