Date:         Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:41:09 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Hi David.

Thanks for the ideas. Yes. I had thought of doing something like you
suggest. Saw this type of end:

http://www.aeroassemblies.com/images/wirerope/WR1.jpg

But it's the other end that could be a challenge. At rest, not much
room between spring end and pivot pin for lower arm. But as per my
edited subject post, that too could be addressed.

I'm putting my $ toward a gas cartridge strut system a la the EV.   :)

Neil.



On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 1:57 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:03 AM 8/4/2010 Wednesday, neil n wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Trying to come up with a way to make a cable ( I'll use 3/32" OD)  for the
>> spring in pop top.
>
> I see you're already squared away on swaging tool -- but for accuracy the
> system I was talking about is Nicopress, not Nicropress.  Silly me.
>
> Thinking about it, it occurs to me that you can get the appropriate
> Nicopress fitting at your local marine supplier, take it to your rigger and
> simply form a smallish loop in the end of the wire, no thimble.  Put a short
> bushing on the bolt (with a washer atop for assembly convenience) so you'll
> have a smooth surface for it to bear on and Bob's your uncle.  Make the loop
> as long as reasonable so the entry angle into the swage is small.  Since
> you're bolting into a flat area you won't have to profile the underside of
> the bushing.
>
> Yours,
> DAvid
>



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