by John Cooper » Sun Dec 07, 2014 3:47 pm
Nicopress specifies tin-plated sleeves for use on stainless cables and so does Mil-Spec MS51844E (SLEEVE, SWAGING-WIRE ROPE). Back when I re-did my rudder cables, I decided to use the tin-plated sleeves but they were kind of hard to find. VERsales carries the 428-3-VG sleeves but I had to purchase 250 to meet their minimum order requirements. Needless to say, I have plenty left over so if anybody needs some, I'll sell them in lots of 10 for $5.00, First Class shipping included. (Later on I discovered that Aircraft Spruce carries them - they list them as "swages" - for 36 cents each, but you'd have to pay the shipping.)
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