How To Use Aluminum Cable Sleeves

Use with 1 8 in.

How to use aluminum cable sleeves.

Stop sleeves will not hold to the nominal published break strength of any cable. Most commonly aluminum hour glass sleeves are used with hot dip galvanized cable to form cable assemblies. Then once you have one that looks right really try to rip the wires out to verify that you have a good internal connection. The aluminum is soft.

2 ferrules and 2 stops. Aluminum sleeves can be used for either type of wire rope but please note aluminum is more likely to react and corrode with stainless steel wire rope and in salt water. The swaging tool is a cold metal press that allows you to crimp ferrules and other attachments onto the cable. Place the fitting between the jaws of the swaging tool and compress it firmly onto the wire rope.

Each ferrule and stop set is designed for looking and swaging the ends of wire rope. Specs for cable sleeves to order click the product above. The aluminum construction is designed to be lightweight and durable. Otherwise use pliers or get a hammer and chisel and dent the sleeve at two or three points with the chisel.

Not for use on coated wire rope. Swaging is the act of permanently attaching sleeves and fittings to wire rope. Plan on destroying one or two sleeves first just to get the technique down. When compressed by the swaging tool it will be forced into the valleys of the cable locking the aluminum sleeve into place.

For looping and swaging ends of wire rope. Sleeves and other fittings swaged over a plastic jacket will not hold to the nominal published break strength of the cable.