I don't kniow what the tensile rating is of the chuck joint, but I bet
it's nowhere near that of a properly swaged coupling.
JR
Dweller in the cellar

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:58:08 GMT, The Hurdy Gurdy Man
wrote:


I was rather surprised to see some rather nice looking wire rope terminators
at Harbor Freight this weekend, like so:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97599
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96892
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96900

And, at less than $10 each, it's quite the bargain for stainless. But
does anyone else make these sorts of things at such reaonable prices? I know
Sta-Lok makes them for architectural and marine use, but they're seriously
pricey. Same goes for the ones McMaster carries. I'd really like to find
something fairly close to the same price range so I know where to source such
things affordably other than just Harbor Freight, but I haven't had any luck
after a decent bout of web searching. Any suggestions for retailers?
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