I never did this before.

[mark]

I had no choice. This thing was the biggest POS tool I have seen in a long time. I wasted so much time and mental anguish on this POS.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3UMI5O6H3Y2MR/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

[Axtremus]

Sorry to hear that, Mark.
I bought my RJ-45 crimping tool back in 2012. As I look back at my old purchase records, I found that it was listed as “Platinum Tools EZ-RJPRO HD Crimp Tool.” I paid the princely sum of $72 for it at the time. I have made many RJ-45 connections with it since and, unless I did something wrong, the results have been consistently good. When I click on that item from my old record today, Amazon brings me to an item called “Platinum Tools 100054C Clamshell EZ-Rjpro Hd Crimp Tool”. Going by the 100054C number, it might just be the same thing you eventually bought and found to be good.

[mark]

After all this time, I should know better than to buy an entire "kit" with 50 connectors for $20.

lol