Has anyone used those crimpers to splice rather than wrapping the wire together in a splice?  I have had good luck with the crimpers and it is lots easier and faster than actually wrapping the wire into a splice.  A box of small metal tubes to place the two ends of the wire in is about 20 bucks and the crimper tool is another 20 bucks.  Just stretch the wire up with the goldenrod stretcher and place the wire in the small tube and crimp it several times with the tool.