When I made my new lifelines last year, I bought a crimping tool at Bacon Sails. It was a little metal block with holes for 4 sizes of crimps, with a bolt on each end that gets tightened down to make the crimp. It cost about $35 and was handy as can be.
Steve Demore S/V Doin’ It Right C&C 20 MK1 From: Della Barba, Joe [mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2019 10:34 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Using West Marine in-store swaging tool for lifelines? Not all West Marine shops are any good at rigging. The Annapolis West Marine has an actual rigging shop in the store and made my lifelines for pretty cheap. If you don’t have gates in the middle it is just 2 pieces of wire, 4 ends, and labor to press them on. I think it was something like $120 or so for my boat. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:22 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net <mailto:wolf...@erie.net> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Using West Marine in-store swaging tool for lifelines? FWIW, it may be worth comparing the price of materials and a swage tool against the cost of having an outfitting company like Rigging Only fabricate replacements. From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 8:42 AM To: C <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> &C List Cc: Bruce Whitmore <mailto:bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Stus-List Using West Marine in-store swaging tool for lifelines? Hello all, I need to replace the lifelines on my 1994 37/40+. I am going to go with bare 7/19 wire, and need to crimp on the stud fittings. For the hand crimp stud fittings, Johnson says not to use a nicopress tool. West Marine's had swage tool is set to use both for oval (nicopress) fittings and round fittings, but the person at the store had no idea if the tool was adequate for the stud lifeline fittings. I wasn't ready to do it this weekend, but would like to get the job done shortly. Does anyone here know? Thank you! Bruce Whitmore "Astralis" (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> _____ _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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