Having the right tools for the job

OK. Time for a little glimpse of the tools I use almost everyday. This is what you would call an Insertion tool. Its originally from a company called Krone. And by now, there are a few variations of it. But here, in Malaysia, its often mistakenly called the Krone Puncher. What it does is twofold, one to push the cables in then, cut it off at the correct size. Where the name "punch" comes into play, is the how the mechanism works. You push the tool into the connection module, the spring would be compressed until it reaches the desired tension and then, springs back to its original position. Just like a mechanical punch. The kinetic energy released would then be directed to the pair of blades which cut the cables.

So now, after paying RM35.00 or more for it, I have the short
Krone puncher as well as the normal Krone puncher.

Why do I need one, you ask? Well, you see, sometimes
a system was installed in a very cramped space (as in
against the Rules) and there is nothing much you can
do except to get on with the job. In this case, you can
see that a normal Krone Insertion Tool is useless.

And so, this is where the shorter tool comes in. Also,
here is an example where a tool is expensive and not
necessary until you really needed it.