change as will be described more fully hereinafter when the dividend d of the number of crimping wheel teeth divided by the number of driving gear teeth i e the number of crimping wheel teeth per driving gear tooth is an integer the mesh of the crimping teeth will always be the same regardless of the rotational positioning of the driving gears relative thereto for example for crimping wheels of tooth count each of 300 and driving gears of 60 tooth count each d 300 u00f7 60 5 i e for each relative movement of one tooth between the driving gears the crimping teeth will be displaced exactly five teeth and the mesh spacing y and y 39 or position of the crimping teeth of one wheel relative to the teeth of the other crimping wheel will remain the same when the dividend d of the number of crimping wheel teeth over the number of driving gear teeth is a combination of an integer and a fraction however the crimping teeth mesh spacing will vary upon relative repositioning of the driving gear teeth for example assume that the tooth count of the crimping wheel is 300 and the driving gear tooth count is 79 then d 300 u00f7 79 3 63 79 the dividend number d represents the number of crimping wheel teeth per driving gear tooth that is the relative rotational positioning of the teeth of the crimping wheels for a relative shift of one tooth between driving gears this invention recognizes that minute adjustment of the position of the teeth on one crimping wheel relative to the teeth on the other crimping wheel can be made by.