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Make a "Nicopress Squeezer" by modifying an 18" or 24" bolt cutter.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Summer 1997 pg. 6

Shopsheet. Cable terminations. Illustrated guide to adding a thimble and sleeve to the end of a galvanized or stainless steel cable.
KITPLANES Nov 1996 (v.13#11) pg. 28

Craftsman's corner. Using a high-speed grinder to cut aircraft cable and drill holes in Plexiglas.
SPORT AVIATION Mar 1985 (v.34#3) pg. 37

Convert a set of brake spring pliers into a useful tool for attachment and detachment of tensioned cables.
SPORT AVIATION Jul 1990 (v.39#7) pg. 59

Cable weaving and other rigging tidbits. (1) Tools. (2) How to make a five-tuck Navy splice. (3) How to make a wrapped terminal.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE May 1994 (v.22#5) pg. 9

Introduction to the art of wire-rope splicing. Made a "lizard" (strop, pendant), a piece of rope with a thimble or a bull's eye spliced in one end. Use as a jibsheet fairlead, crosstree lift, etc. Can also be made from fiber rope.
WOODENBOAT #126 Sep-Oct 1995 pg. 33
Added Info WOODENBOAT #127 Nov-Dec 1995 pg. 11

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