In my multi-year long quest to bring readers a better value than the FTZ crimp tool, I think I have finally given up. Each of the pictured tools was sold as AWG dies. NONE OF THEM ARE AWG.. Total SCREW JOB... Even when I buy from supposed American companies, that claim AWG tools, they are nothing more than re-stickered Chinese tools.


All three of these tools make HORRENDOUSLY BAD CRIMPS and none of the dies are properly sized for the AWG lugs we use. The tool on the right, I had the most hopes for, as it is an apparent knock off of a $3500.00 US made tool. This knock-off tool is so grossly unbalanced it literally makes it almost unusable and the dies, fit & finish are are HORRIBLE. Not one die in the 10 die set matched any of the AWG lugs I use despite the US "sticker application company" telling me the dies are AWG. I suspect he had no clue what AWG even was...?


Bottom line is you can spend a metric $hit ton of money, as I have, experimenting with cheap mysterious die standard tools, or spend the money and just buy the FTZ tool.


As far as I am concerned, after buying and testing at least 15+ battery lug crimping tools, the FTZ is the best value for the money. I do not sell the FTZ tool here because there is no room to make even a few bucks to support the site. Vendors like Sailboatowners.com are literally giving this tool away, so by the time I stock it, carry the inventory cost then use my labor to ship it, I make less than zero for the web site. I have been searching for a better value for over three years but I have yet to find it.



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