The tool for the fork ends is about $6,000. If you want fork ends on one side it would be best to have Spruce swage them on for you and then you can use the Nicopress ends on the turnbuckles on the other end of the cable and swage them yourself. They do it fairly cheaply. You can also check with your local mechanics. I know of a shop here that has the tool, but by the time they take it out, get all the dust off, set it up, and swage a few ends you would pay for a half hour of a mechanics time.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:22 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> controls Hi all I am ready to start rigging my rudder. The question I have is to swage or not to swage? I would like to use swage fork ends on the end of my cables but in parenthesis it says "can be swaged on to cable with a special tool."??? the nicopress tools and swage tool don't say nothing about use with fork ends. OR should i go with the cable thimble/sleeve/cable shackles method what do you guys think? Keith Crawford http://martha.simerson.net/?cat=2 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
