screw the tool. buy the size of cord you need.

randy

"Jamie" wrote in message
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As others have noted it is probably possible to do without a crimping
tool,
but the other side of the coin what are the costs and benefits of just
buying the tool. You can probably get a cheap one for under 10 bucks, well
worth avoiding possible headaches from an improperly installed connector.

Acutally, I realize I have at least two plastic ones lying around that
probably came with some installation kit. Want one? Paypal me 5 bucks and
I'll mail one to you ;-) Email this address and I'll send you my real
email
address and contact info.

"Alan D." wrote in message
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Hello everyone,
I have a phone extension cord pulled from one side of a room to another
one
(around the room, under the carpet). The thing is that the extension cord
is
way too long, which results in big bundle of unused cable at the "output"
location. I'd like to cut the cable down, and re-attach a new phone plug
onto the new end. My y question is - is there a way of attaching a plug
onto
the cable without that special "crimping" tool. I don't really feel like
buying this tool just to do a one time job (I will if I need to) but
thought
that perhaps there's another way of doing this. I'd greatly appreciate
any
information or advice. Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Alan D.