Swaging wires

In the photo, you can see me tightening the bolts of the swaying tool to crimp down the sleeves on the wire loop.

 I did all 3 halyards that raise the sails this way. The process is very simple, really. After I crimped the excess wire, I cut it using a grinder with a cut-off wheel. This way, I am assured that it will be flush. To assure that I don't cut the wrong wire, I put a piece of steel sheet between the wires.

There is another type of swage tool that looks like a big bolt cutter, but the one I have works perfectly
and tales very little space.


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“A man should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”  by Robert A. Heinlein

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