Crimping Furutech FP203R spades
Yes, a lot of them and I used this (below) for $60 at Harbor Freight. It worked great. https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/6/6/66150_I.jpg |
Same answer as in June of 2020. It looks like the link from then expired but this is the same tool I linked previously and still use, and it is not too expensive. Amazon has quite a few different models here. Still using with those crimped FP203 spades, for probably around 10 years now, and and they still holding up just fine. However, I wouldn't argue with soldering them. |
Hard without a picture but the result is hexagonal, the same shape as the dies. There may occasionally be a bit of the spade material that squeezes into the edges where the two die pieces come together but I have never had a crimped spade come apart or fail in any other way. The end result should look sorta close to the Cardas forged connection. |
You may be using too small of a die for the wire/connector that you are crimping. Check out this video that provides some guidance on selecting the die size as well as showing what a finished crimp should look like. You may consider practicing on a few throw-away pieces to get the hang of things. Good luck. |
