Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: optilink!jones@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Marvin Jones) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Reader Needs Source For Telephone Tools Message-ID:Date: 10 Aug 89 17:52:11 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 30 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 287, message 4 of 12 In article , amb@cs.columbia.edu (Andrew Boardman) writes: > The first is that cute little tool used for punching down wires on punch-down > blocks. (a puncher-down?) The second has a similar purpose except it's > used on the older boards on which screw terminals are used. (A standard The tool you need is something like the Dracon D814 Impact Tool, which is used for backboard punchdown work. A couple of good companies to use for things like this are: Specialized Products Co. 2117 W. Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038 800-527-5018 and Time Motion Tools 410 S. Douglas St. El Segundo, CA 90245 213-772-8170 I am sure there are many other places as well. Unfortunately, these places don't discount very much. Anyone know of good telecom tool suppliers who discount to small quantity buyers? I am personally unfamiliar with the second tool you mention. Hopefully someone else will recognize that one. Marvin Jones {pyramid, pixar, tekbspa}!optilink!jones Optilink Corp. ATT-net 707-795-9444 X206 Petaluma, CA CIS 71320,3637