Originally Posted by
spaceworm
Very nice, as usual! Do you use the crimping pliers suggested by the fishing braid supplier, or? I do likewise, however, I like to use copper tube as it softer and less likely to crack from the crimping action. (I also use copper for fuel tank installs, for the same reason, and that it does not have zinc that may react with nitro, et al).
Sincerely, Richard
That is soft brass tubing left over from a fuel tank... tank kits come with soft easy to bend tubing, its not the tempered brass tubing.
I use my automotive crimp tool used for crimping insulated electrical terminal ends... made by "blue point".. it has a half moon cradle, with a smaller opposing half moon crimp button... the tool is about 3/16 thick... I crimp the entire length of the crimp collar, which leaves a small channel in the collar to allow the loop back piece of the pull pull cable to nestle in.. the CA wicks into the channel as well... works very well... and the nice thing about those crimp pliers, you can't over crimp the collars.
John M,