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    Default Need help building control cables

    I got my new control cable material today so I headed into the garage to start building.

    I quickly realized this will be a big pain as I had originally thought.

    I'm trying to make a test loop in the cable to see how this whole process goes. I started with the 1x7 cable because I knew it would be hard to work with. I'm having a bear of a time just trying to get it around the thimble and slide the sleeve up enough to crimp with my tool.

    There must be an easier way! How do you guys do it?

    Also, piper calls for three different crimp styles. The simplest is a single crimp that spans the entire sleeve. The other two are multiple crimps. Either two or three. It looks like my simple hand wrench style tool I got can do the three crimp one but it isn't wide enough to do a single. Would it be ok to do a triple crimp of everything or should I get a new tool or borrow the loaner from swpc.

    I'm quickly seeing why new cable sets are $800+.

    Thanks, Tim
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