Swpeet 14 Pcs Professional Coaxial Cable Tool Kit with Ratcheting Stripper, 10pcs BNC Crimp Connectors

I spent much time choosing whether I wanted to buy this kit from Swpeet, a company I'd never heard of before and whose name I can't pronounce, or buy the parts individually for twice as much from vendors I knew have been around a while. I like professional quality in hand tools but I know that my occasional use of such tools doesn't always warrant their higher cost. In the end my aching wallet won out and I chose the cheaper option. The kit arrived today and I was quite pleasantly surprised. The tools show the same quality I would expect from the name-brand vendors. The crimper is well-made, tight, smooth and accurate, the jaws of which are well cast and finished and they are removable which means you can probably use them interchangeably with those from other companies that sell the same design crimper. The wire cutters are slightly less perfect in fit and finish but the cutter edges are sharp and have no nicks or spaces, and the coax stripper appears to be the same item available separately, that is, it is not a cheapened copy. I noticed the blades of the stripper may need a bit of adjustment but it came with the built-in Allen wrench and adjustment screws just like the name-brand item does. There's also an interesting combination philips/slotted screw driver that has a notched shaft that can also be removed and fitted perpendicularly to the handle for added leverage. Finally, this kit comes with a well made case and five each of BNC plug and PL-259 connectors. I won't know the quality of the connectors until I've used them for a while but they appear to be excellent. When you combine this kit with Amazon's Prime Shipping you get a very good deal that you would find hard to beat elsewhere. Time will tell, of course, whether the kit works and lasts as good as it looks but so far it looks quite promising.

Good deal. It comes with a rather unique screw driver that is both straight and phillips the unique part is the adjustable length and the handle can also be put in a T configuration. The crimper, wire cutters, and coax stripper are good quality actually the exact tools i have seen at higher prices. The connectors appear to be plated brass with a gold center conductor (they are not for RG8X which was my only disappointment. At that price the connectors are almost free.) It all comes in a handy carrying case. I would recommend this product.

I had almost no prior experience with attaching these types of connectors. Consequently, the job seemed to be inordinately difficult, fussy, and time-consuming. I don't think the tool set was the problem so much as the nature of the work, and my inexperience. But, I did feel the jacket-stripping tool didn't work very well. Otherwise, the tools seemed to do their job - albeit with some difficulty - and the resulting connections seem to work OK. So, I guess that's a win.

Good quality tools.

Works great and is well made and sturdy. It is well worth the price.

I am disappointed! The screwdriver that comes with it is just an add in item, it has no relevance to the kit. The coax stripper is a cheap knock-off version of a known quality version, or at least that is how it looks, feels, and cuts! I havet had a chance to use the crimper yet. The connectors sent with the kit wont fit any coax I have here. The smallest I have is RG8X, and the crimp barrel itself is the same size as the outer diameter as the coax. The connector wont fit the coax at all. I am waiting on the package of quality connectors I ordered to arrive as well to try the crimper. I expect the crimper to work mostly as designed. It feels solid and does not feel sloppy or loose. Nice tight ratchet all the way to close. The Die's appear to be replaceable. they also don't appear to be cut real clean, and leave me to wonder about how well they will crimp on some of the smaller coax. I will update once I have connectors for the cables, and have used it for a while. I will give this a 3 stars for now based on feel and appearance. I do believe this will work fine for most coax cables as a hobbyist. The wire cutters are certainly cheap. but they will work for a little while. I have better quality already so these will just get tossed in the bag and used as back-ups to the back-ups!

This little package was just what I needed to start doing my own PL-259 connectors. When it arrived however, I received 10 of the back connectors instead of 5 BNC and 5 PL-259. After a short exchange of email and a picture I promptly received 6 PL-259’s mails from China. I used google translate to send a short message in Chinese thanks for the help and we both exchanged smiles. P.S. pink trim, no big deal. I found a utube video which explained how to adjust the cutting tool. Once I did that, it worked great.

Crimp tool works great on LMR-240 coax with DX PL-259s…..on the 0.213 setting??? You’re supposed to use the 0.255 die for LMR-240. 0.213 for RG58. The .255 die will not crimp a LMR-240 ferrule. The dies don’t close all the way…With no tension, the .255 die closes to .256; however, the slightest pressure causes the two sides of the die to push apart. See attached photo showing a very thin cotton glove pushing the die apart with handles closed all the way. .255 die = .270. .213 die = .236 .137 die = .162. There’s NO adjustment on this tool. That means you cannot crimp a RG58 size connector and you’ll have to crimp LMR-240 with the .213 die (CAREFULLY) and manually release the ratchet just before the handles are closed all the way. Coax cutters work good. Have yet to try the screwdriver. The coax stripper… What a pain! No instructions, so I watched several YouTube tutorials first. I tried two different settings and neither worked well. Then the wire spring that holds the coax in place popped out. Then I noticed that the notch in the right blade (which the inner conductor rests in while the dielectric is cut) doesn’t line up with the channel that the coax sits in! Since I’ve already taken it apart partially, I decided to slide the second cross pin out to investigate further, as well as move the blade over to allow the PVC to be stripped back further. It was slightly tough to get the second cross pin out. Turns out the small cross pin is all gouged up and it looks like whoever installed it banged it into place with a hammer!!! Yep, the left side of the pin is mushroomed! And since the pin is gouged, the pin will not slide in all the way, as it catches on the left blade. I tried to use it one last time, but the spring popped back out and bent itself slightly in the process. So, I have a stripper that hasn’t worked since I took it out of the box, and I have a about 13” of LMR-240 coax pieces in my garbage can and vacuum cleaner… Grrrrrrr! Since I don’t have another stripper on hand, I’ll have to carefully finish my job with a box cutter. *Sigh*