i WAS THINKING bURNDY, BUT bUCHANAN MAY BE RIGHT.
pardon the caps lok

Steve Dunbar wrote:

ant wrote:

Howdy. i want to be able to join small pieces of wire to small pieces
of braided steel cable (less than 1/16")....
what is the right tool/swage for this type of joint?

Do a Google search for "Nicopress sleeve." Also see the Flanders motorcycle
cable page at http://www.flandersco.com/FlanCableSearch.html.


it was hand tool with pliers-type handles that
you squeeze together against sprin tension. squeezing the handles
together would advance four tiny metal spikes together from four
sides, resulting in a four-dent crimp on whatever you put this tool
around. i would guess it is some sort of electrician's tool.

Sounds like a Buchanan crimper used for splicing ground wires together, or a
Daniels crimper used for crimping mil-spec contacts.

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