Help me date and know more about this plier please!

[BioNerd]

It was given to me all rusted. We use those for electrical connections.

Thank you!

 

[Billythekid1]

It's a crimper what else do u wanna know

 

[Smokeshow69]

I am guessing maybe 70's?? I don't think it is as old as you think...I think it also had rubber grips which are now gone.

 

[woody 73]

Close up of the logo see #38

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288009&page=2

Do not forget to bring It flowers for your first date, a little wine and a box of chocolates, oh and be sure and split the bill...

Vintage no as someone said 1970's ish.

 

[notlob]

one of the best plier type terminal crimpers. Still in production:

https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-WT110M-Insulated-Terminals/dp/B007QS8WIQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1487535902&sr=8-5&keywords=thomas+betts+crimper

T&B stuff is all top o' the line.

 

[Richard Cranium]

That is it Notlob

 

[Zeeman]

OUch. That pair is 80 bucks!

 

[Mintgrun]

The pair I have are a little different, with a pivoting center piece.
Same maker, so I thought I would share them here.
Tom

 

[Plombob]

Well, I've seen lots of Thomas & Betts crimpers, but never one that pivots. T&B makes the best crimpers.

 

[555]

Probably made in the 70s. I've owned mine since 1975.
Regards,
John

 

[Shiftless]

OUch. That pair is 80 bucks!

That's why most of us haunt estate sales!
Many times something like that sells for $5 or less!
Know the good brands and be able to recognize quality.

Most of the time the people in charge recognize the name Craftsman as being the good quality top priced items but are unfamiliar with Proto, New Britain, Diamond, Starrett, etc. and those are less $$$

They might know Wilton vises but not Athol, Reed, Prentiss...

 

[leg17]

.....
Most of the time the people in charge recognize the name Craftsman as being the good quality top priced items but are unfamiliar with Proto, New Britain, Diamond, Starrett, etc. and those are less $$$

Saw a flea market seller with a box of more expensive Craftsman and a box of less expensive 'junk'. If it wasn't Craftsman, it was in the other box. Found good stuff in there including Snap-On and Williams.

 

[Zeeman]

I know Shiftless, but still 80 is super expensive for pliers. I guess I should go back and see if that price was for 12 or something!

 

[tool_scrounge]

I know Shiftless, but still 80 is super expensive for pliers. I guess I should go back and see if that price was for 12 or something!

Err... you have not been buying electronics contact crimpers then. I have paid $500 for handheld ones at work.

 

[BioNerd]

Cool guys! Ive used them since. They do their job

 

[johno]

OUch. That pair is 80 bucks!

You thinks that's expensive, look on Amazon Canada, same pliers.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B007QS8WIQ/?tag=atomicindus04-20

 

[Mintgrun]

I recently picked up a second pair of Thomas & Betts crimpers like the ones I posted above and yesterday I found a box to keep them in. The box looks a lot better than it did with blistering paint. I just removed the loose stuff with a razor blade and rubbed on it a bit with a scotch-brite pad.

 

[Mintgrun]

I grabbed some other crimpers at the same time. They're not the same brand, but the title doesn't include T&B, so I'll indulge in sharing them too. BURNDY HYTOOL is not a brand I'd heard of. Can someone "Help me date and know more about them please?" : p



I neglected to get photos of the other side of those crimpers, but the Y14CM1 are marked "for hydent connectors 22-10 navy 1-9" and the Y14MG say "for Navy 150 sealing grooves."

Tom

 

[RTM]

I grabbed some other crimpers at the same time. They're not the same brand, but the title doesn't include T&B, so I'll indulge in sharing them too. BURNDY HYTOOL is not a brand I'd heard of. Can someone "Help me date and know more about them please?" : p

Looks like 1945 - 1979 at least, per google books

Google Search

www.google.com

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Thomas & Betts Sta-kon crimpers at Friday’s estate sale.
-Don

 

[Zrxrunner]

I buy those style crimper every time I come across them less than $5! Get sick of following a new or tightwad tech using the cheapie smash style GB ones for crimping their terminals and **** connectors! Trade them even up and scrap the off brand! LOL. Worth my couple bucks to not have to fix their bad connections! Lolol
Keep a few different TB's too. Older ones seem to be almost double the thickness, which is nice sometimes, but little more difficult with short wires or hard to access spots