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Tue 01/31/17


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     1. 01:12 PM - Re: Re: Trimming raggedy cable ends (AD DECKER)
 
 
 


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    Time: 01:12:30 PM PST US
    From: AD DECKER <adcon4@gmail.com>
    Subject: Re: Trimming raggedy cable ends
    canceld On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net> wrote: > > > mojavjoe wrote: > > Richard; > > > > You wouldn't have had to trim your cable ends if you had used this > little trick. It's called spin welding, and it starts by rough cutting > the wire cable aprox. 6in. longer than needed, and then clamping vice grips > at the point you want the cable to end. Next chuck a drill set to its > lowest speed setting to the rigged end of the cable. Since wire cable can > be wound clock wise or counter clock wise set the drill to forward or > reverse so the drill will tighten the wire. Insure the vice grips will not > move (put a brick on them or clamp in a vice). Next heat the wire close to > the vice grip jaws to red hot with a torch slowly tighten the wire with the > drill while pulling the drill away. The wire will break with the ends > fused. Sometimes there might be a wire end or two sticking out of the weld > but a file will take care of that. > > > > > > > Joe - You da Man! Spent today redoing the elevator and rudder control > cables, and despite my best efforts, could not get some of those old wires > to go through the nico sleeves. Remembered this post, and had my brother in > law clamp one side of the extra length of wire in one clamp, I held the > other wire in a clamp and used the torch to get the intervening piece of > wire red hot. He twirled it off, and it slipped through that nico slicker > than whiz! Since it was a couple inches from where we heated it to where we > ended up cutting it off, the heat was not an issue, so my previous > misgivings were a non issue. Thank you! :D > > -------- > Richard Pike > Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > Kingsport, TN 3TN0 > > Forgiving is tough. Being forgiven is wonderful. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465592#465592 > >




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