How To Crimp 1 8 Cable

Slide the thimble up against the edge of the sleeve.

How to crimp 1 8 cable.

Higood aluminum crimping loop sleeve for 1 8 diameter wire rope and cable 1 8 100pcs 4 7 out of 5 stars 207. Closeup shots of the process. Ben shows us how to crimp a cable. You can crimp a connector onto beefy 8 gauge wire as effectively as you can onto 18 gauge wire as long as you use a connector of the right size.

Grab the crimp in your crimping tool. For use on uncoated wire rope. You want the wire to be unable to come pull of the crimp if you lightly tug. Put the seam side up under the nub on the crimper so that they get pushed inwards and apart when you clamp the crimper.

Pull the cable through the sleeve so that the trace is 1 8 in length. Next put your crimping sleeve into your crimper or hand swager. This video details the necessary steps to make a swaged or crimped cable railing connection. This way when you slide it back into the crimp it won t pull all the way through and out of the crimp.

Watch this video to learn how to use a hydraulic pro swager to crimp the end of stainless wire cable balustrade fittings. Tighten the monofilament around the thimble. Step 6 swage the ferrules by starting at one end and compressing the oval shaped fitting sideways between the jaws. Crimp connectors work best with stranded wire because solid wire usually isn t malleable or ductile enough to make a reliable connection.

One swage or crimp is usually sufficient for smaller fittings. Get it as soon as wed sep 30. Use enough force to create a deep indentation. Glarks 315 pieces 8 sizes aluminum crimping loop sleeve double barrel ferrule for wire rope and cable line end assortment kit m1 2 m6.

Steps completed before filming. Clamp down over the plastic grip moderately hard and maybe do this a few times. Zinc plated wire rope thimble 2 pack wire rope thimbles serve as an alternative to wire rope thimbles serve as an alternative to splicing and are used with wire rope clips to make loops. Doing one section at a time.