Vise grips work just fine. Got four terminations on 1/16 SS rudder cable done in the field in 1997, still going strong. No need for special crimping tools for the forces we put on these fittings for rudder cables and similar. The local marine shop crimps cables of any dimension for free, if you buy the fittings and/or cable there. They are Englund Marine, pretty big out/up here for the commercial crowd, and are not concerned about liability issues. The shop that refused on these grounds is one to avoid. Re: use of 1/16 cables for bow tiedowns while cartopping: I would not recommend that; the cable is a cutting hazard for someone sliding across it in an incidental contact or pedestrian contact. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 25 2005 - 00:12:50 PDT
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