RJ45 Crimp Tool Pass Through Ethernet Crimper All-in-one Ratcheting Modular Data Cable Crimper for RJ11/RJ12 Standard, RJ45 Pass Through Connectors

Seem to be very well made for the money. Works orders of magnitude better than the junk crimpers I used previously. Because of the parallel movement of the jaws, the crimps are much better with much less hand force needed. The pass-through cutter works great as well. Cutter and stripper blades are first rate. The connectors that come with the crimpers though, are not great. As with all the pass-through connectors I've so far tried, they all seem to have a radius on the strain relief, which gives the same result as no strain relief at all. They might be geared more towards CAT6 cable. CAT5e seems to have too small a diameter for the strain relief to do any good at all. I can't fault the crimpers for that.

Well thought out and easy to use. The only drawback is putting the finished RJ-45 connector in and crimping. You have to make sure the wire extending out is through the blade or it may crumple as you put it in.

I bought this to run a bunch of Cat6 wire in my house. I didn't want to spend a ton of money and buy a very expensive crimper, because I'm only going to need it very occasionally. After searching on Amazon, I picked this one because of the reviews, the price, and the fact that it came with connectors.As a crimper, it works flawlessly. Couldn't be happier. The cutter part of the tool also works. The part used to strip the wire does not work. I tried it with indoor and outdoor cable (slightly different sizes) and I couldn't strip off the outer insulation with the tool so I used my electrical pliers.It would have been nice for the wire stripper to work, but there are plenty of other ways to strip a wire. What I really needed the tool for was crimping, and in that regard, it worked great. The quality of the tool also seems high. Given the price and included connectors, I'd definitely recommend this tool.

Solid experience using the crimp tool. I primarily used it on Cat6 (around 30 cables), and a few Cat5e (around 10). Most of the challenges I ran into were my skill level on using this (first time ever crimping ethernet cables), but after doing a few, I was able to do them pretty quickly. I didn't feel a need to use the yellow tool (you can use the crimp tool to score the shielding at an exact diameter, which felt more reliable). I really like the wire pass through feature, so you dont have to pre-cut the wires at the right lengths first. If it's your first time using the tool, look up a video tutorial, then practice on a cable you don't mind messing up on a few times. I had some very short ethernets traced through the walls that i couldn't risk messing up on, so made a point to do those last.

The HIIJA RJ 45 crimp tool was very easy to use. Some tools arrive without instructions but this tool is so self explanatory that instructions were not necessary. Crimper worked as advertised and is very well built. It also comes with extra cutting blades, very convient. I would recommend this product to anyone who is a DIY advocate.

I should've stuck to my online shopping motto. you get what you pay for. this is cheaply made the blade is too long so no only does it cut the wires in a pass through connector but it cuts the tab off as well. the blade cuts the wires before the first click so the rj45 is not crimped. the only thing that i will give this tool is that the crimper works very well.

First, do watch some Youtube videos of how to feed the wire through the connector because that is by far the "fussiest" part of terminating. Also make sure there are no kinks left in the wires, that will prevent them from inserting into the connectors. My wirecutters have curved sides and I pinch the wires between that and my thumb one at a time and pull the wires quickly through to remove the kinks (have to repeat 2 or 3 times). The best tip I read was to sort the wires, pinch them between your fingers in order and cut them AT AN ANGLE and immediately while still pinching them push them into the connector. This has worked well for me. Anyway regarding the tool, it has performed flawlessly. Make sure you've got the connector pushed all the way into it, and that the wires are all extending cleanly out the hole on the other side. Crimp down until the tool releases and you're done. All 8 wires have trimmed cleanly every time I've used it, and every connector has performed without trouble. It's nice to be able to make cables the length I want them instead of looping a bunch of excess somewhere and trying to hide it! I made a cable to connect from my router to a PoE hub and cables connecting the hub to PoE Ring cameras. Everything is performing perfectly.Also a note on the included jacket stripper. Some people complained in their reviews that it nicks the wires. Well yes, THAT IS WHY THERE IS A PULL STRING IN YOUR CAT6 CABLE. FIRST you use the stripper to remove part of the jacket, then you grab the pull string and tear it down the jacket several inches, then you cut the jacket off with scissors. Then you trim the wiring shorter than where it may have been nicked. The stripper works great when you do this properly!

Just used this crimping tool last night. Had to run Cat6 to the opposite end of my house due to a wifi weak zone. This tool worked like a charm. I installed the CAT6 wire (about 100') and connectors and made about 3 cables and it worked perfectly. I would buy this again in a heart beat. The wire cutting feature is so nice to have because you don't have to worry about the length of the wires or how much of the cable shield you cut before crimping, it just snips off the ends like butter during the crimping process.

I've used cheaper crimpers in the past and they were a pain because of poor alignment of the crimping comb and the need to cut the wires perfectly before sliding them into the connector. This tool worked like a charm, crimp and cut in one step, RJ45 cables working first try, I even removed and replaced old connectors crimped with the cheaper tool to make sure they were perfect.

The product appears sturdy and works well. Take care to insert the wires in correct order. It is not that difficult to figure out. After 2 or 3 ends installed it becomes easy. Pass through Cat5,6 ends work well. Might be nice to have a spare blade supplied as well but as a home owner, occasional user, I do not foresee needing to replace the cutter blade. It paid for itself the first day repairing damaged Ethernet cables.

I have had many crimpers. These work very, very well. Quite surprised at performance vs cost. Great price for an exceptional tool

I really liked this tool. It was easy to use and was very sturdy. It got the job done very easily. The cables made with this tool resulted in good quality. Everything worked out well. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap DIY tool.

This tool does a great job of terminating these through-hole RJ45 connectors with both Cat6 and Cat5 cable. Does a great job of trimming the excess cable. I looked at the ends with a magnifying glass and there are no loose wires that could short out later.There are some bad reviews on line but for my use, they are fine. I make a couple of dozens cables per year.Took me all of 2 minutes to make my first termination. So far, all 6 or 7 cables have tested perfectly the very first time.I only wish that some spare blades had been included because I know that this is what will need to be replaced eventually.