DataShark 70018 Cable TV "F" Compression Bundle with Cable Cutter, Coax Stripper, Compression Crimper, and 10 RG6/RG6-Quad Cable TV "F" Connectors

List Price: $39.99 Discount Price: $34.99

Features:

• Kit includes: Compression Crimper, Cable Cutter, CATV Stripper, 10 RG6/RG6Q Compression Connectors

Accessories:

This Old House (1-year)

Customer Reviews:

Cable compression tool kit for regular guys [Posted on 2007-11-21]
I bought this set because I was tired of using twist on cable ends bought at Wal Mart. This makes for a much cleaner and professional install. The unit is 1st rate other than the stripper which works but feels a little cheesy. Can't complain for the money. A good overall unit for the average or occasional cable installer.

Wow, how is it this easy?!?!? [Posted on 2007-12-12]
This product works perfectly. I wanted to shorten a few cables to tidy up the rooma bit and redirect one splitter and this is great. Great tool for the everyday person that wants to cut and compress. I have never tried the crimper but the compressor is great.

Great Tool for the Do-It-Yourselfer [Posted on 2008-01-31]
I found that this bundle worked great with RG6-Quad cable. The stripper works great for making 2-level strips as long as you use it carefully and take your time. It's just plastic and the blade is very small, but it will do the job if you don't handle it roughly. The supplied compression connectors work fine with RG6-Quad and standard RG6 cable and the compression tool is a snap to use. About the only thing missing from this bundle is a flaring tool which would make installation of the cable into the connectors easier. If it had the flaring tool, I'd give it 5 stars.

Solid Product [Posted on 2008-03-26]
This product performs very well. The cable stripper works just fine. The compression crimper works perfectly. The hardest part of the job is peeling back the shield and shoving the connector onto the cable. The rest of the task is painless using this set.

Works great [Posted on 2008-11-13]
Due to the price, I didn't really expect all that much. Since I anticipated needing to use it only once or twice in my life, I didn't really care.

This toolset exceeded my expectations greatly. These tools feel very solid, even the stripper, and actually feel like major overkill. The only part of the process that isn't "2 second-easy" is stuffing the cable into the connector... but that's nothing to do with the tools.

I wonder if the other reviewer got a bad stripper, or maybe he used it wrong. You just clip it on the cable and then twirl it. The spring clip provides all the pressure it needs.

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