Crimper Competition Part 3! UL VS Budget Crimper, Pro VS DIY and Secret Crimping Method!

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  @WillProwse · 2 months ago (edited) · pinned

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  @robertgiresi9515 · 2 months ago

  Will channeling his inner Project Farm...

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  @CheapVlog1 · 2 months ago

  BattleBorn would use plastic lugs.

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  @mundoracer · 2 months ago

  Never thought to clean the lugs, thank you!

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  @dashcamandradomvideos1322 · 2 months ago (edited)

  Name me anyone else who gets this excited about gripping cables? II was even getting excited 😂

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  @FluxApex · 2 months ago

  Thanks for all the effort you put into these. I know it takes a while and costs a lot.

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  @avnut5517 · 2 months ago

  Major takeaway: cleaning is essential for a good connection

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  @ericgiroux320 · 2 months ago

  Will, you have been hitting it out of the park lately. Bravo!

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  @VictorBonilla787 · 2 months ago

  Now let&apos;s try with ultrasonic cleaning 😂

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  @2an_sound · 2 months ago

  I never knew the crimping method and cleanliness of the lugs could make such a drastic difference. Thank you for this

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  @DjDuncman · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m digging the mad scientist hair for this video. It fits.<br><br>I think a great take away here is that &quot;professional&quot; work does not automatically correlate to &quot;high quality&quot; work.

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  @oshmunnies · 2 months ago (edited)

  If you had told me the day before I started watching your channel that I&apos;d happily be clicking on CRIMPER COMPETITION videos, I&apos;d have thought you were crazy

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