Today, different methods are used to connect electrical wires in a house or apartment. For example, they can be clamped in WAGO terminals or simple terminal blocks, soldered or connected with PPE. You can also do the usual twisting.
Another possible and affordable way to connect electrical wires or cables is crimping with sleeves. In addition to the liners themselves, press clamps, which are mechanical or manual, will also be required.
However, for crimping the sleeves on the wire, you can also make a homemade tool. And for this you will need old pliers. Such a device will cost less than factory analogues, and it copes with its task.
The main stages of work
If you use old and very rusty pliers, then for a start it would be nice to develop them. To facilitate the task will help WD-40. And then between the jaws of the tool it will be necessary to weld a regular nut.
After welding, it will be necessary to clean the welds, and then use a grinder to cut the nut in half. For convenience, pliers are best clamped in a vise.
To one of the handles of the pliers, the master welds two steel strips parallel to each other. Between the strips on the other hand, weld an elongated nut into which a long bolt is screwed.
For convenience, the master welds the knob from a piece of a metal bar to the head of the bolt. For details on how to make a tool for crimping sleeves on an electric wire, see the video on the site.
