Cable Crimper/Swager?
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03/04/07 01:00 PM
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I remember reading somewhere where u can just use bolt cutters and just drill a hole into the jaws to make a crimper. Was wondering what size drill bits are used for crimping each size cable?
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Re: Cable Crimper/Swager?
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or you can buy a set from home depot for under 50 bucks
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Re: Cable Crimper/Swager?
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A cutter isn't built like a Crimper tool is... the crimpers are much sturdier and need to be for long term use. I do a lot of fencing with High tension smooth wire and don't think my bolt cutters could handle the torque.
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Re: Cable Crimper/Swager?
[Re: Flesher]
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there was a recent post that suggested a hammer and 1/4 inch nuts.....I tried it......easy, and they hold
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Re: Cable Crimper/Swager?
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03/04/07 07:28 PM
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what you are talking about is annealed nuts, they will work just fine. If you try to use hardened nuts like you buy at the hardware store you will have nothing but problems. I have to resectfully disagree, I have used thousands of 8-32 nuts straight from the hardware store for end stops on my 3/32 cable snares and NEVER had one slip at all. I used to use the annealed 1/4" nuts but they are too hard to pound and are way overkill on snares IMO. They work great for disposable stakes though, the steel nuts grip the cable far better than aluminum ferrals. As for a swager, I can't help much. I use a hammer. I do however have an old pair of bolt cutters that intend to grind notches in and try them. The ones I saw at menards are simply ground flat back an inch and a half or so from the tip on both cutting sides, not the kind that will make pretty crimps on your ferrals. ~ADC~
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Re: Cable Crimper/Swager?
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Pounded thousands of ferrules over the years. Bought a bench swager last year and before the year was out bought a hand pair for in the truck.Worth every penny.
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