> I am installing a new rudder cable, 1/16 stainless, and need to crimp or > suage. A crimping tool at West Marine is $110 and about 3 ft long. I tried > using some vice grips but the suage did not hold. Any advice for good > crimping without the big tool? When I was pondering some modifications on my rudder, I was looking for that "crimp tool" and crimps too. There was some "crimp tool" in Home Depot - about $20, looking like medium-size pliers. Auto-parts stores might have it too. Mostly they are designed for crimping electrical plastic sleeves, though should work on small diameter copper crimps. I couldn't, btw, find any small diameter crimps except for copper ones (mine are aluminum). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 18 2005 - 16:03:46 PDT
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