Right now, Amazon has a way to get all—well, most—of the screwdrivers you need for cheap with this bestselling set from Craftsman that's under $20 right now. The Craftsman Ratcheting Screwdriver Set ...

These pliers press the crimping wings of the connector into each other, a task made much easier on the non-ratcheting pliers if you use a rubber band to hold the jaws of the crimping pliers open ...

So I’m going to evaluate the three different crimping methods available to me, namely my shiny new ratchet crimp pliers, my aged simple crimp pliers, and for comparison an ordinary pair of pliers.

Basic as these hand tools are, they’re not one-size-fits-all, so it’s important to find a ratchet that best suits the task at hand. There’s a big difference between a high-end ratchet and a ...