Hit 500 drop terminations in one week and my fingers still hurt

Just finished a big apartment complex job in Phoenix where we had to terminate 500 coax drops in 5 days. That's 100 terminations a day, no room for sloppy work because every unit had to pass signal testing on the first try. My thumb is still numb from squeezing the compression tool, and I went through 3 pairs of gloves. The worst part was the heat in the attic crawl spaces, but we got it done with zero re-dos. Has anyone else hit a crazy termination count like that and found ways to keep your hands from cramping up?

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spencerw728d ago

Man I feel you, switching to a ratcheting compression tool saved my hands big time.

coleman.christopher7d ago

Oh man, tell me about it @spencerw72! I used to fight with those cheap squeeze handles like I was trying to win a wrestling match. My hands would cramp up halfway through a job, and I'd just be sitting there staring at the wires like they personally offended me. The first time I used a ratcheting one I felt like a dummy for not switching sooner, it's like going from a hand saw to a circular saw without the scary part. Still can't believe I put up with the old way for so long just because I was too cheap to spend the extra twenty bucks.