Milwaukee M18 Latched Linear crimper
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Hey Everyone!
This new Latched Linear crimper by Milwaukee is awesome! The crimps really are much smoother and no more banana sleeves!!💯👌 If I had to choose though, I'd go with the linear Jaw type "O"/D3 head w/ cutter attachments... but who says ya can't have both!!😁
I highly recommend this tool!
Hope you all had a great weekend! 🍻👊
🔥🔥M18 Force logic 6T Latched linear crimper!
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🔥🔥M18 Force logic 6T linear crimper!
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Hey Everyone! Soooo I don't actually just hang out in my truck on my time off.... only when making videos! lol 🏒🍻🤦♂
This new Latched Linear crimper by Milwaukee is awesome! The crimps really are much smoother and no more banana sleeves!!💯👌 If I had to choose though, I'd go with the linear Jaw type "O"/D3 head w/ cutter attachments... but who says ya can't have both!!😁
I highly recommend this tool!
Hope you all have a great week! 🍻👊
Pfftt... we all know you hang in your truck.
Well my son has decided to become a line man, he is in school for it right now and my youngest wants to do the same thing, I hope they have good people like yourself to look up to and to help keep them safe. Keep well and stay safe out there.
The trade has come a long way with safety. I wish them both the best! I'm sure they'll enjoy the work and learn a ton!
This style inline crimper has been available from Panduit for quite a while as the CT3001. Where I used to work Building control panels we had several. As they use standard Burndy "W" style dies you should be able to use the Burndy W28K cutting die for up to 4/0.
A warning if the head does not fully close an latch it may be possible to do significant damage to the latching parts. With the Panduit version we had that happen a few times and had to send the tool in for expensive repair. In an outdoor less clean environment I could see the latching parts accumulating dirt and not closing correctly.
Lastly from a crimping terminology standpoint the burr you get on the sides of the crimp is called "flash".
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Excellent information! Appreciate you taking the time to share 🙌🤝
I just purchased the 6 ton crimper a few months ago. It works as advertised. I use the BG die for grounding work.
So what I was taught to prevent causing a banana is to do 2 squeezes on both sides of stopper, let out rigging so tension is on the splice, leave rigging lose in case she lets go. Then complete pressing the sleeve under tension. Works every time. No need to rotate the press.
That's pretty much what we do as well, unless splicing on the ground of course! It works pretty good if there's a lot of tension, we were tought 3 crimps and to leave the pullers attached but slack in case of a slip (which I've never seen)
@@Bobsdecline yessir!!!! 336 Al sleeves don’t banana on us but we still press the same way. Smallest wire we have is 1/0 Al. They will definitely banana if you don’t press under tension
Milwaukee makes more than beer 🍺
Tools make all the difference for sure, the clean crimp and lack of banana shaping makes that a worthy tool 👍
Absolutely! As I began filming I didn't think it was going to work that well!
These tools are awesome, but we have to teach the new generation the tricks/tips of the pop tool. A lot of forgot knowledge from the old ways of linework.
Hi Aaron,,,your videos are awesome. Watching in Florida.
If you apply pressure to the connector or lug in the opposite direction of the curve (banana) while it crimps. It will counter the curving.
Huge hockey fan here in Florida... Big fan of your Channel...
I install a ton of 350 and 500 mcm,pretty easy to work with on short runs
Awesome new Milwaukee crimper! Looks easy to use and no more banana crimps.
Nice tool Aaron. The old crimpers will banana Lugs and female to female splice sleaves as well.
Just picked up the linear crimper yesterday from a Milwaukee rep to demo on a service I need to change out!
Finally going to get my unrestricted cdl. Cannot wait!
Interesting! Innovation at it's finest. It's tough to replace ol reliable, however.
Very impressive ! Sure come a long way from the MD9 😅
I feel like a guy like you should have both in your arsenal. :)
That's certainly ideal 😬
Canadian version of Tim the Tool Man Taylor. !! 👍👍👍
Probably better😊
I always hang out in the data center at my office on my days off.
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Cool tool Aaron
If only I could get our company to switch to Milwaukee!
If you rotate the press 90 degrees continually while pressing ,it will take away that “ banana effect” in your sleeve Bob.😁
Yes, for the most part! I mentioned at the beginning of the video we typically do 180° swaps as opposed to 90°. Works pretty good, but a pain if you're on hooks at full reach 😟
@@Bobsdecline I’m sorry I didn’t hear you say that but yes pressing a barrel sleeve” out of a set of hooks”and rotating the press is a pain.We use an “automatic” for our neutral splices with a “ jumper wire” over the automatic especially 1/0 splices because on a service lateral there isn’t enough tension to make a good electrical connection.Enjoy your videos,don’t get to watch a lot of them so I’m not always up to date on all of them but good job 👍
Have you ever looked into 687 dies for pressing 2 and 4 acsr sleeves? The dies are shaped a little offset and I experience far less banana effect from them and I don't have to rotate the sleeve/crimper.
right course i used OH25 chrimping rachet tool or MD6. .That dates me and city would barley buys us tools
my question would be, how much flexibility do you have in selecting the tools you use for that sort of thing? In other words, can/does your company or the industry mandate what tools you must use for certain tasks?
It would seem like crimper that puts less bend and therefore less stress on a sleeve would get mandated to be the only tool you can use, unless of course it breaks down and then you fall back on the jaw type.
On the older press if you rotate the head 180 degrees for each press the sleeve won't banana
when doing DC cables at home i stop half way through rotate so i don't get the pinched jaggies.
The first 10 seconds is disturbing. I watch all your stuff and continue to. But man, whoa.
Thanks for sharing
If you get a new tool for such a critical 'join' do you need testing/approval from engineering?
And at 5th step, they still make me use the bone handles lol
I’ve been trying to get ahold of Milwaukee just to see if my m12 3/8” stubby could be use on energized lines. Our Hilti battery powered impacts work fine, they are just too big. I would like to use it to install false dead ends on energized phases. I emailed them, but haven’t heard back. I’m thinking it should be fine wearing rubber goods in an insulated bucket, you have any thoughts?
I inquired specifically about the crimper and their utility impact wrench and was told they could be used up 69kV without any issues.
We have many versions of their impact wrenches and use all of them on live 12.47kV system without issues.
I've never tried the M12 but
a couple viewers mentioned if the tools were brushless, they'd be ok.
Keep n mind, (as you mentioned) this is while in an approved insulated bucket and without putting tools in series of course. The tools themselves are not insulated for high voltage
Hang out on evening off … wearing the regular uniform and hard hat
Many clips from my videos are filmed while off duty, all editing is done on my own time 🍻 The channel takes a lot of time and effort!
Got a question interested in a crimper...What the best way to go initially...? Was looking on ebay
Initially as in; for a Milwaukee crimper or a cheap one to get ya started?
Good deal Aaron, seems like game winner to me, Or game weiner.
nice....im sure its pricey !!!
Can we apply it when live line maintenance ?
Absolutely! Just remember, the tool itself is not insulated and my be treated as conductive while in contact with love lines
Live lines 🤦♂️
What is the minimum wage that lineman to get paid?
i was taught to crimp 90 degree from the last crimp
I've never done line work but was thinking "Why not alternate each crimp by 90 or 180"
That's what we've always been trained to do... still doesn't offset perfectly. Can be a pain if your at full stretch on hooks,, but a good option with a regular crimper
Great Vid Aaron! Can U do a video of the Strand cutter that RED has? IM curious of its performance on anything 6.6 m strand thru 16M Strand If they have one that can Cut 16m as rare as it is. . I know ACSR is the Majority of what you guys cut and splice but Surely your down guys are Just steel strand. 6. 6.6m thru 10 is mostly what we Use for our telecom South of You as a messenger and Anchoring our VZ poles. Tho the occassional 16m In the mountains is very common. Itd be awesome to see if you can demo basically Milwaukke bolt cutters.!! Thanks Bud. Also on top of that do U guys have bundled primary for 34kv ? I always wonder how U guys lash that stuff since its Such a big Bundle of 3 cables and Most power Guys dont have Roving or mobile trucks as we do when placeing and or lashing Our Stuff. Hoe U understand that cause not sure how or what telecom does Up your side of the border. Thanks Broski. Jeff C..
What's the best and worst thing about your job?
The diversity of the work, being able to help others and our community and going home feeling like you made a difference.
Getting an emergency call at 4am 30 min after you got home from a 1am emergency call.
@@Bobsdecline I can fully grasp what your saying.
I worked for National Grid in the UK many years ago, mainly substation work. I too hated the early morning emergency callouts. But yeah it is satisfying when you get homes back online after a power outage.
For some reason your type of work appeals to me more, but too old now to start again.
If I could do it all again, I would defiantly emigrate to the USA and train to become a linesman there.
It’s a nice tool but unless you work for the utility you’ll never see it. Contractors try to get away as cheap as possible when it comes to tools.
He is holding about 10k in tools right there hahahahaha
BobTheSpender
Sounds like you live near a commercial flight ✈️ airport
Wait... you guys don't just use electrical tape to splice things together like the rest of us normies?? 😂
🤣 Actually have had a few stealing power by doing that