RJ 45 tool and accessories?

[ssdave]

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[buddylee1998]

I do a fair amount of cabling and use the $20 trendnet tool. I personally like the pass through jacks so that you ensure good sheath inside the crimp and cables to the tip of the plug. Those are about $12 for 100 pack. If you want to get super fancy for another $10-$15 you can get the river caps for the terminals to look factory made.

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[macwhiz]

Most any crimper will do the job for Cat5e. I use a 15-year-old Ideal. No ratchet, no frills, also does RJ11.

More important is getting quality cable ends. The “CETech” Home Depot house brand are terrible. Stay away. No name Chinese ends from Amazon are better. I’m currently using a bag of Tripp-Lites that are spec’d for solid or stranded with no issues.

I’d also pick up a cheap RJ45 continuity tester with remote.

If you’re doing a lot of pulls, a data cable jacket stripper is worthwhile. Not to mention a cable label maker.

 

[buddylee1998]

I do a fair amount of cabling and use the $20 trendnet tool. I personally like the pass through jacks so that you ensure good sheath inside the crimp and cables to the tip of the plug. Those are about $12 for 100 pack. If you want to get super fancy for another $10-$15 you can get the river caps for the terminals to look factory made.

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Meant to say rubber caps.

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[yamaha0343]

I’ve had a Klein crimper forever. They’re like $30 at HD. I like the Tripp Lite connectors and we go through a ton of them.

 

[joyridin]

If you haven't made up any cables in a while, you probably should consider the 'EZ-RJ45' terminals made by Platinum Tools, There pretty much idiot proof since you stick the wire completely through the terminal and out the end, you can pretty much verify you have the wires in proper order. They sell a special crimper that also sheers off the ends of the wires but if you want to go cheap, just about any crimper will do and cut off the ends with a razer blade or sharp knife. Amazon, Home Depot, etc sell them. You could probably also skip on buying a cable tester to save money

 

[JBH]

Don’t get a tool (gasp!). Use field terminable plugs. The ones I like are from Belden or Panduit. No crimp, just wire and clamp down with your pliers wrench.

Monoprice’s are a little fussier but they work too and cost a lot less.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I have a business doing this type of work. If you want some parts or pieces let me know I likely can help you. I have Amp, Leviton, Belden and some Ortronics and others. I thinking of getting out or down sizing so if you or any of you guys are looking for something just pm me.

 

[ovilla]

Just curious if you’re also going to set up Cat5e/6 wall plates in the garage ceiling or walls. I’m in the same situation as you and set up a temporary office in my garage but I just ran a 50’ cable through the house for now.

 

[Ohmthis]

Add a simple data switch to the last port and have more ports. Terminating all your cables to a patch panel is ideal (house wiring). From there you can run a patch cable to device or a bigger switch.

 

[Ohmthis]

Did some more research last night, the easy answer is to install an 8 port switch in the basement where the wires are homerunned to, and then connect one port to the router, 6 to the house wiring, and one to the shop. Won't have to touch the existing office stuff that's already connected up. Will get the house completed, and network into the shop for less than $100 overall. I'll order the stuff today.

Yep! That’s exactly what I’d do too!!!

 

[AE2]

If you are pulling cable out to the garage, go ahead and pull two and if you have some coax pull that also. You can terminate it later if you need to.

 

[bmwrd0]

When I worked for ATT, we always used a punch down tool with a new wall jack and used stock cables to connect. Crimping an RJ45 (or RJ11 for that matter) is a lot of extra work that never looks as professional.

 

[u2slow]

I always put jacks on the ends of installed Cat5/6 cabling... and use pre-made patch cords to connect equipment and devices.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I love how the stock photo of the EZ connector has the wiring backwards.
I've been using an Ideal ratcheting crimpmaster with 8 pin modular die for years.

https://idealind.com/shop/30-506.html

https://idealind.com/shop/30-559.html

 

[signcrafter]

I've had this one for a while now and it's worked for me.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-R...ERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-300497233-_-100076104-_-N

Just used it the other day to move my router to the middle of the house.

 

[InjectorService]

I use the Klein pass thru tool, and the silver pass thru ends. I make all my own cables so they are exactly as long as I need them. Works great. I had bought a non-pass thru tool originally by accident, what a terrible system that is.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076MGPQZQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K7GCJM5/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[wkndwarrior29]

How much are you going to use the hardwired connection? I recently stepped up to a mesh network utilizing only two ubiquiti amplifi routers and I'm getting 260 mbps in my office - on the opposite end of my 3000 sqft house and up a level from where the hard wired router is (on a 300 mbps service). It also lets me run a second network for the 25 smart devices in the house. Much less effort than pulling CAT6 cables everywhere.