Cable Swaging

[iflywhatevr]

Never swaged anything in my life this was my first attempt with the swaging tool in the builders tool kit. Instruction aren’t very detailed with pics but followed them to the letter and this is what I got. I guess I’m used to seeing the swages with the three much narrower crimps versus one that looks like this. This is for the adjustable rudder cables. How’s it look before I try to do any more.....




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[mattkalin]

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This is my example... I used a set of Cable swage pliers as shown in the pic.

[Utah-Jay]

Check this out

https://youtu.be/rmWGR7Qtv0M

[jrevens]

This is my example... I used a set of Cable swage pliers as shown in the pic.

Matt,

It looks like you may only have 2 crimps on that cable. I know that the size cable used on the newer models requires 3 crimps, FWIW.

[taff]

ifly,

It looks very good, good and tight, professional
Cover only the cable end with shrink tube and it's it.

[taff]

It's hard to see in the photo (borrowed from ACS)

ifly, Is this the crimper you have ?

[iflywhatevr]

It's hard to see in the photo (borrowed from ACS)

ifly, Is this the crimper you have ?

No more like this one :

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catal...?clickkey=6674



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[jrevens]

Never swaged anything in my life this was my first attempt with the swaging tool in the builders tool kit. Instruction aren’t very detailed with pics but followed them to the letter and this is what I got. I guess I’m used to seeing the swages with the three much narrower crimps versus one that looks like this. This is for the adjustable rudder cables. How’s it look before I try to do any more.....

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I haven't seen "approved" swages done with a single wide crimp like that. I'm curious what "builders tool kit" the tool came from came from... Kitfox? Did it come with a gauge? Generally, a group of 2, 3 or 4 individual crimps are made, depending on cable diameter. I believe this may have to do, at least partially, with allowing the compressed sleeve material to flow properly between swages. That's also the reason the first swage made (in a group of three for instance) is the middle one, and there is definite spacing between crimps . I'm not saying yours is wrong, but just that I don't know. I do know that the Nicopress sleeves used with SS cable must be either tin-plated copper, or SS. Zinc-plated copper or aluminum are not allowed. I'm sure Kitfox knows this and they sell the right ones.

[iflywhatevr]

I haven't seen "approved" swages done with a single wide crimp like that. I'm curious what "builders tool kit" the tool came from came from... Kitfox? Did it come with a gauge? Generally, a group of 2, 3 or 4 individual crimps are made, depending on cable diameter. I believe this may have to do, at least partially, with allowing the compressed sleeve material to flow properly between swages. That's also the reason the first swage made (in a group of three for instance) is the middle one, and there is definite spacing between crimps . I'm not saying yours is wrong, but just that I don't know. I do know that the Nicopress sleeves used with SS cable must be either tin-plated copper, or SS. Zinc-plated copper or aluminum are not allowed. I'm sure Kitfox knows this and they sell the right ones.

It was in the builders tool kit supplied by Kitfox. The swage tool is similar to this one on Spruce.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catal...?clickkey=6674


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[Shadowrider]

When you have a question on a critical part, no offense to anyone here, but I would go to the factory.