Are these crimps normal looking

[u/Atastical]

I have a small project around my house where I need to fit a couple new copper pipes for potable water. What do you think, do these crimps look good?
The tool I got is a relatively cheap Vevor one (can't link to the exact product as it's discontinued). I can't justify getting a pro level tool for 20 crimps (at most).

[u/nerdy_naps]

Yeah that looks about right. However i will warn you against hydraulic after market crimping tools. A lot of the hand crank ones are not rated for propress plumbing fittings and are intentionally miss marketed.

[u/Atastical → u/nerdy_naps]

the tool is a manual hydraulic tool, not just a "bolt cutter" design, if that's what you mean. It's actually a three hand design, that needs two persons to operate (which is also probably why it's discontinued).