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the tool that ends a wire's freedom and bends it to your will
means A tool that squeezes (crimps) a connector, terminal, or sleeve onto a wire to make a secure mechanical and electrical join, though it can also name a tool for putting waves or ridges into hair or material.
from From the verb 'crimp,' which goes back to Old English 'crympan,' meaning to bend, curl, or contract — a cousin of the word 'cramp.' Originally it described pinching cloth or hair into folds and waves; the agent suffix '-er' simply names the thing that does the pinching, which over time came to include the wire-squeezing hand tools of the electrical trade.
- hair history
- crimped waves dominated 1980s pop and prom photos
- electrical job
- cold-welds connectors without solder or heat
- pasta cousin
- seals ravioli edges so filling stays trapped
- force tool
- compresses metal until it grips permanently
- reloading use
- locks bullets into ammunition casings
rj45 connector crimper — specialized tool for ethernet cable termination, uses 8 pins in a specific sequence
cable lug crimper — hydraulic tool used to attach terminals to electrical wires in industrial and automotive applications
hose crimper — machine that compresses hose fittings onto hydraulic or pneumatic tubes under extreme pressure