The tool and
the stripper were my best purchases ever. I was having trouble figuring out just how much center conductor to strip and then the issue of what to peel off the dielectric and what to leave on was sort of problematic. Finally inserting the cable into the connector is a two part deal. You get the dielectric lined up and started only to stop where the center conductor meets its hole. That's a much tighter shot. You need to stop and poke around until you feel it go past the hard stops and then finish pushing it in until you're (it's killing me not to say balls deep) in to a depth of 1-1/8 to 1-1/4 inches that you had in your infinite wisdom and foresight marked on the cable with masking tape.
Note: When you are trying to insert the center conductor in it's hole, listen. If you miss the hole and collapse the wire on itself, like kink it, you can hear that. Success has a sound and a feel. It's not rocket science but you have to pay attention. Oh yeah, the stripper sometimes wraps a lone copper strand from the braid tightly around the center conductor so glasses and magnifying glasses help.
The Belden rg-59 I scavenged is about 50 bucks for 30 feet. Its95% copper braid is good enough for analog audio. Straight rg-6 with whatever BJC says for foil and braid is best for digital audio and video. Quadshield is a waste of effort and needlessly stiff. What's cool is that the connectors are available at HD.
Initially you lay out some cash but when you need cables you got cables. World class cables. Custom lengths made on site ... we bad. The connectors fit well too. None 'o that death grip sh!t.
