Microlighters

Hi guys,

Anyone know where to get one of those tools to crimp Nicopress cable sleeves?
Aircraft Spruce sells them, but they are ..... [Cough!] .... expensive.

Try three d agencies dont have contact details but behind Hirschs in Durban..

bobthebuilder wrote:Hi guys,

Anyone know where to get one of those tools to crimp Nicopress cable sleeves?
Aircraft Spruce sells them, but they are ..... [Cough!] .... expensive.

I saw one at Media Hydraulics last week for around R2000...

If you only need to do a few cables, this $20 one from Spruce is probably the best bet:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/to/ ... ngtool.php

See here to see it in action:

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=2293635648001

(You can also watch the other 3 recent Hints for Homebuilders videos - all on swaging cables.

Many thanks guys.

I keep stock of those

The $20 version is a lot easier to use than the big handled expensive affair. Also the crimps are always in spec. as there is no lever action.
Roy

bobthebuilder wrote:Hi guys,

Anyone know where to get one of those tools to crimp Nicopress cable sleeves?
Aircraft Spruce sells them, but they are ..... [Cough!] .... expensive.

Hey B........you can bum mine for a while if you want. I have the $20 Aircraft Spruce one...

Many thanks Duck, but I ordered both sizes from Spruce in the States.

Has anyone used the $20 nicopress tool to crimp 1/8 sleeves as I am also planning on ordering this tool in the near future?
I saw it mentioned that to do the 1/8 nico you need to do a centre crimp first then the thimble end and then the tail end but how would this work in the $20 tool??
Thanks in advance for advice
Raymond

The simple answer for 1/8th (3mm) cable is "No problem with the $20 tool".The sleeve length is the same as the width of the tool, so it is easy to centre the sleeve in the tool. The side crimps are a little more tricky, what you need to do is to ensure that the edge of the bit that does the crimping is just within the sleeve so that you get a full crimp but which does not extend over the middle crimp. Take your time and see that you have plenty of light to see by. The bolts don't need much force to tighten down.

Have fun

Thanks for this info, crimp tool on order