[quote=charlescarlis]Yup! Feel your pain. 2 tips:
1) Get GOOD, real wire rope cutters. Not "cable cutters", which are designed for copper, but these: https://channellock.com/product/910/ This makes the absolute best difference, because the jaws are the right kind of steel and cut the cable very, very clean. The ones in Home Depot only last so long; like MAYBE half a dozen cuts.
2) Get another hand or 2 to get the thimble to stay snugged up while you swage the cable. Best with 2 people, but i've rigged up a vice to work reasonably well and just pinched the end with pliers to hold the wire in place, then get the swage tool and crimp once it's pinched lightly and holding. Follow up with a gauge. The first ferrule is the holding crimp, the second is to keep the cable from fraying so much (and adds a little back-up), so space accordingly. There are some really, really good videos out there; mostly from theatrical groups that do this...[/quote]
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