Re: [Paddlewise] crimping rudder cable

yes:
most hardware stores, here in the US ,ACE Truvalue, Trustworthy etc sell
cheap (afordable--and I'm a cheap pr%$# ) crimping tools. not the big bolt
cutter type but the ones w/ the two bars w/ the screws and the cutouts in
the two bars for the diferent gauge swages. that said I have crimped the
small aluminum swages available at most hardware stores w/ regular vicegrips
set real tight. (enough to work on a snowblower clutch cable) experiment w/
a few extra swages and a scrap of cable first and get a feel for the setting
needed for agood hold on the swage.
regards: Michael

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From: <Niilus_at_aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] crimping rudder cable


> Some years ago I had to repair the rudder cable on my Feathercraft K-1.
> Feathercraft mailed the crimping/suaging sleeves free.  I got the
crimping/suaging
> tool from a local hardware shop.  I can't remember the price now but I am
> certain it wasn't particularly expensive.
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