I’ll say also, personally I’ve never had a good time with ratcheting crimpers. This style has made me super fast and super reliable and crimping my wires.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AVVO7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For wires I used 22 gauge cctv wires (link below), but I’ve seen people use telephone wire too which is brilliant might be 24 gauge.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PJRHPQ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1