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Crimping tool questions

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Gab

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Aug 4, 2011
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Hi all,

I am hesitating between buying a used crimping tool, I found someone selling an Omer tool and someone else selling a Mares. The difference is in the number of crimp slots (for lack of a better term), the Mares has one more.

This prompted me to look at what size sleeves are used and I noticed that there are different ways of classifying them, I found some are using diameter (like the Omer tool has printed on it), some in mm (like the Mares tool from what I see), others say stuff like 140, 160, 180 (Cressi), etc. How am I supposed to see which too to choose? I am aftaid the Omer may be missing a size I need, although it would be strange since Omer is specializer in spearfishing gear....

Thanks,
Gabriel
 
The 140, 160 and 180 should mean: 1.4 1.6 1.8mm of the inner diameter (similar to the mono diameter)
 
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