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The trickiest thing to get right first time is stripping off just the right amount of the outer sheath. You don't need to strip the inner wires as the contacts pierce the insulation during the crimp. You just need to line them up in the right order and cut a straight flush line across them all. That way, when you push them into the new connector, they all reach the end and are more likely to get a good connection when the pins are pushed down by the crimper.
Boots are useful if you are going to be unplugging a lot or they are likely to be abused. If it is a fit and forget then regular unbooted connectors will be fine.
There are at least two enterprise level companies whose phone systems are sending a lot of traffic through T1/E1 Crossover leads crimped at my old desk using boggo standard connectors.
I don't think they've fallen over yet.
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Cheers, I forgot to say that I looked at the Maplins website but it appears that they don't have any in stock in either of those stores (or it could just be that they have a shit website).