Ok i finally got the pic thing figured out thanks to Mike...Heres one of my leads and my homemade crimper
this fella' uses the same crimping tool i do, youd be better off buying a cheap pair of bolt cutters from Big Lots or some off brand cheap-o's and dulling them down a bit and adapting them to whatever suites you best, no need to buy a special gizmo for hundreds of dollars. especially when smashing em' with a hammer works too, haha, you just may need an extra set of hands for that process but whatever works i suppose. ive also tried those tri-ribbed barrel looking "cable clamps", for the actual "cable" and not the smooth wire stuff, and is actually what i used at the start of this do-it-yourself hobby but i always had the loops slip out on me? im thinking that the cable i have may be too thin for those style cramps to get a solid grip or something and always had better luck with the furrel style cramps, but i did like the way those crimped down more flush and smooth, i just wished they held tight for me but who knows why i had that problem, could have been a mis-labled box and i bought the wrong size or something haha
The smaller hardware store where i live has several color options for the transparent tubing to use slipped over main cable for added comfort and its pennies a foot, it is in a seperate section though, and is on racks nearer the electrical supplies, so they may have it in your town too and just stashed it away in an odd place so hope that helps whoever was looking for the tubing. I only gave up on the tubing because i tend to lose alot and/or lend one on a hunt and never see it again way too often so i rarely get to use the same one long enough to get a blister from it lol, but id have to agree that adding the tubing makes it easier on the hands and if i were to make one and know it would not vanish a month later, i'd go all out and make it with that added luxury for sure!
