At 12:00 AM 8/18/2003 -0400, Arild wrote: >It has two scales; one for copper, the other for aluminum wire and fittings. >In my opinion this is better than the replaceable die set of the T&B or >Burndy >crimper since you can't lose the die and the head is less bulky Greenlee makes a die crimper with rotating dies. See http://www.greenlee.textron.com/download/archive/147-155.pdf. You push a release button, then rotate the correct sized die into position. Of course you do have to make sure that you set both sides to the correct size. :) This is the crimper that I bought and it is quite easy to use and fast to change die sizes. The advantage of a die crimper over an adjustable crimper is that the resulting crimp is correct. Adjustable crimpers rely on an adjustment scale which is not sufficiently calibrated to ensure that the correct crimp pressure is applied. This is why the Ancor (or whoever makes it for them) crimper doesn't meet the required specs. Jim McCorison M/V Manana currently at Van Isle Marina, Tsehum Harbor, Sidney, BC, Canada http://manana.mccorison.com