What to use for crimping brake cable?

[demographic]

Can you not just solder the ends on them like brake cable ends on bikes?

Bit like you would with THESE?

 

[tombear]

I can't do it myself, can't even do it with rope but has any one made a loop in wire rope by splicing? For handles on billys and alike?

My old boss way back when I was doing some voluntary work for the Duke of Edinburghs office back in Chesterfield had been on barage balloons back in the war and could splice anything.

I once aquired some interesting looking metal spikes on a surplus tool stall and later discovered they were for splicing wire ropes, lethal looking things they are.

ATB

Tom

 

[Weesi]

Sounds like marlin spikes Tom...
I think you get them in most sizes right up to scary big lol

Simon

I can't do it myself, can't even do it with rope but has any one made a loop in wire rope by splicing? For handles on billys and alike?

My old boss way back when I was doing some voluntary work for the Duke of Edinburghs office back in Chesterfield had been on barage balloons back in the war and could splice anything.

I once aquired some interesting looking metal spikes on a surplus tool stall and later discovered they were for splicing wire ropes, lethal looking things they are.

ATB

Tom

 

[johnnytheboy]

http://www.rokmax.com/subcat.php?catid=75&name='Crimps,+Thimbles,+Rigging'

crimps available here for heavy duty fishing wire

Swager and crimp tools avialable here

http://www.rokmax.com/subcat.php?catid=63&name='Tools'

I have the small swager if you need to borrow it your not far from falkirk

 

[Chance]

I can't do it myself, can't even do it with rope but has any one made a loop in wire rope by splicing? For handles on billys and alike?

My billy's crimped. But how about this for an eye splice in wire rope ?

 

[Chance]

Referring to a concurrent thread, you know you're a bushcrafter when you take photographs of rigging, to show your mates.

 

[mayobushcraft]

is this any good
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wire-Rope-Acc..._Lifting_Moving_Equipment?hash=item25581e8cab
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bike-Alloy-Ca...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item2a01557ad8
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wire-Rope-Gri...tEquipment_Accessories_SM?hash=item518faff7c4
alternitively you can open up the cable abit /spread the strands and solder them together, its fiddly amd messy but it worked last time i tried it
lee

Along this line put a electrical slice on and then solder it. Should be strong.

 

[shamal]

if the cable has six strands unwrap in two halfs hold apart cross over ends just under half way up and rewrap following lay of strands loose ends can be bound with wire and will be very strong hope this helps pm and will try to send pics

 

[shamal]

yes did my training underground so all types of steel rope splicing

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Any chance of photos of this please, as it sounds a handy skill

 

[hiho]

Any chance of photos of this please, as it sounds a handy skill

i'll agree Spikey

 

[shamal]

Any chance of photos of this please, as it sounds a handy skill

http://www.unirope.com/endattachments/flemeye_standard_thimble.shtml try this let me know if it helps

 

[al21]

http://www.unirope.com/endattachments/flemeye_standard_thimble.shtml try this let me know if it helps

That look nice and easy compared with a Liverpool Splice.

Must confess, I used the smallest diameter copper brake pipe I could find to make eyes when I replaced the bail on my billy can.

Al

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

http://www.unirope.com/endattachments/flemeye_standard_thimble.shtml try this let me know if it helps

Thanks, saved it to my favorites file

 

[chris_irwin]

I used these

and these

for my billy can wire bail...

Crimp terminals and wire crimper/stripper