wrote:
What are those compressed/crimped wire rope clips for fiber rope
called? They overlap by about half the circumference of the clip and
have flat tips. It's a cheap fast way to make eyes for noncritical
stuff. We're looking for the clips and a manual crimper. Searching is
hard because of "wire rope". So I need a name or link.
I did a search for hog rings but they either butt at the ends or the
points go past each other. I don't want sharp points because these are
going to be used with animals.

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/rope_clips.jpg

We may end up using these:
http://www.raraequus.com/productcart...3&idproduct=92
Thanks
Karl

Well the new version is about all I've seen. If your using them for
leads and reins and things other than load bearing I don't see why you
couldn't make up sleeves out of proper sized seamless tubing. Simply
select a size that secures the rope ends when you compress the center
into a figure 8. For a cheap crimper get a HF set of cable/bolt cutters
and grind the jaws to fit the rope and sleeves.

Or learn how to use a marlin spike and make spliced eyes...
http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?page=28
http://www.boatered.com/Splicing.pdf
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Steve W.