{"title":"Tools","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hydraulic crimping tool and a heavy duty cable cutter. Two tools, both the right one for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cutter shears rather than pinches, so the conductor bundle stays round and the lug goes on square. A hacksaw or side cutters flatten the end, and a flattened end never fills the barrel properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you only need a handful of leads made up, it is cheaper to let us crimp them: the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/configure\"\u003econfigurator\u003c\/a\u003e costs a fraction of the tool. Buy the tool when you are doing a whole boat, or doing this for a living.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cable-cutter","title":"Heavy Duty Cable Cutter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy duty cable cutter, up to 70mm².\u003c\/strong\u003e 235mm long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShears rather than pinches, so the conductor bundle stays round and the lug goes on square. A hacksaw or side cutters will deform the end and give you a poor crimp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cut \u0026 Crimp","offers":[{"title":"0.5 to 70mm²","offer_id":57249101447548,"sku":"CC-TOOL-CUT70","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/0164\/6204\/files\/8-06350.jpg?v=1785879698"},{"product_id":"crimping-tool","title":"Heavy Duty Crimping Tool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy duty hydraulic style crimping tool, 10mm² to 120mm².\u003c\/strong\u003e 580mm long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the tool we use in house. If you are making up your own leads, the crimp is the joint that fails, and it fails because of tooling far more often than technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would rather not buy it, we will make the lead up for you and it will cost less than the tool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cut \u0026 Crimp","offers":[{"title":"10 to 95mm²","offer_id":57249102037372,"sku":"CC-TOOL-CRIMP","price":298.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/0164\/6204\/files\/8-06380.jpg?v=1785879712"}],"url":"https:\/\/cutandcrimp.co.uk\/collections\/tools.oembed","provider":"Cut \u0026 Crimp","version":"1.0","type":"link"}