What crimp tool for 4 AWG?

So, I've been reading up on the auxiliary fuse block mounts and how people wire them up. Lots of good info and some great work by people. The one question I can't find here relates to what crimp tool to use. I saw one guy used a handheld crimper that looks similar to some of the tools I use in IT. When I look online at Paladin Tools and their crimpers, I don't see anything rated for 4AWG.

So, the questions I have are,

1. Is 4 AWG the right gauge to be working with to wire up the Blue Sea fuse blocks?
2. What crimp tools do you guys use?
3. Do I need to spend $150+ on those massive heavy duty crimpers?

I could justify a Paladin Tool easier since I could swap out dies and use it for more than just this project. I don't want to spend the money though if I'm doing it wrong in the first place.

PS - I'm also going to be replacing the cables in my Camry and expect I could use the crimpers for that job as well.

Thanks guys,

Eazy

Paladin Tools Crimpers - http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1755660.pdf

Heavy Duty Crimpers - http://www.amazon.com/SDT-JT-300-To...sbs_hi_12?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HPEAQSCCCTZC4KM6HYY

 

I used a hammer and a punch/chisel to crimp my terminals. Then throw some heat shrink over it.

 

The wire gauge you go with will be determined by the amperage pull of the accessories you'll be hooking up. 4awg should handle at least 100amps, so check that you'll actually need that much.

Best Choice Products 16 Ton Hydraulic Wire Crimper Crimping Tool 11 Dies Battery Cable Lug Terminal

I have this crimper, and it has done extremely well for me.

This is a 0 awg wire for my winch install that was crimped with the above crimper.

 

This is what I use, I acquired it from my last job and it came with a whole crimping kit.

 

Awesome, I'm glad that one has worked out. That's a good price, imo, and justifiable. Thanks guys for all the info.

 

I have been using this

$20 Forney 57637 Lug Crimping Tool, Blue

one for some time with a little sledge. Like the look of teh $50 one and if I had it today I would go that route. Also been using Solder slugs or Fusion lugs now. Check them out. Fusion. Watch the YouTube video on them. I love DelCity. I have also just bought the color coded slugs and used lugs that I had on hand or bought locally.

 

Don't crimp them, solder them

 

This is terrible advice. I am a state licensed electrician and work 99% in an industrial environment and there is a reason we crimp instead of solder. Soldering wiring together will fail eventually due to vibrations and whatnot. A correctly crimped connection won't break under stress.

 

Exact same thing for me - same crimper with same little sledge. $15 is a lot cheaper than $50 but that one does look nice and I'd go for it. The $15 tool crimps by pounding a smaller point into the terminal end. Seems to work well but the more expensive tool makes a cooler looking crimp.

 

agree

i always laugh at the solder everything. i work on a 30 million dollar helicopter and we hardly ever solder. use crimps 98% of the time. if a crimp works on an apache, it will work on my 30k truck