In article , DoN.
Nichols wrote:

On 2015-12-09, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
On Dec 8, 2015, Joe Gwinn wrote
(in article ):

Yesterday, I noticed that the lamp hanging over the kitchen sink was no
longer hanging by the woven polyester cable sheath (which is intended
to carry the weight of the lamp fixture) and was now hanging by the
electrical wires. Which were coming undone - the terminal screws had
already backed out a bit. Not good.

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This same book talks of "constrictor knots", used to repair such things
as split tillers. Hmm. This could work.

So, I replaced the metal ferrule with a double constrictor knot made of
nylon cord, all well daubed with Pliobond rubber cement. We'll see how
well this works, but it ought to be permanent.

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Followup: It failed already - the constrictor knot just slid off the cable.
Probably due to the heat of the lamp softening things. I?ll probably make
some kind of tight-fitting swage collar of metal.

Hmm ... do you happen to have crimpers for coax RF connectors?
Perhaps one of the sleeves which go around the shield to crimp it to the
body of the connector would work -- if the size is right. I would
probably try to turn up a sleeve to go inside the jacket of the cable so
there would be something for the round crushed to hex ferrule to press
against.

I do have such crimpers and can make a ferrule, and was considering
doing just this. Maybe wetted with epoxy before crimping.


BTW You can still find Pliobond somewhere? I haven't seen it for
years, and have to use the alternative rubber cement brand.

I think so, although Goodyear sold the line. I have a half-pint steel
can with brush, bought from McMaster-Carr in May 2012, of "Pliobond
25". It is made by The Ruscoe Company of Akron, Ohio. The product
code seems to be PBC-25-LV. The Pliobond trademark appears to be owned
by Ashland, Inc.

I also have "Super Contact Cement" (cat no 8336) made by MG Chemicals.
This also seems to be pliobond rubber cement, but without the trademark
name.

Joie Gwinn