I was thinking along these lines as well. But my solution it to make a
small loop with the cable, push the loop through a nut, then place a small
nail in the loop to prevent it from pulling back out. You can cover the
whole mess with tape or something so it wouldn't stick out too much.
Just a guess.
Eric P
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Waldo Emerson
Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky@gmail.com>
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01/19/2012 19:32
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David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>, shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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Subject
Re: [Shop-talk] Can steel cable be welded?
Can you just wrap the cable around something small and secure it so that
you've effectively shortened it an inch without removing any cable? I'm
thinking you'd wrap it around a small bolt with a nut and two large
washers
on it. Tighten it down so that it stays on there and you won't have
impacted the strength of the cable much.
-Paul
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 6:40 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have a couple of options for fixing the situation, but the easiest
> would
> be
> > to shorten the cable. B The stock cable is about 1/8" steel and has a
> ferrule
> > crimped on it at the end. B Moving the ferrule an inch would more than
do
> the
> > trick. B I don't trust my ability to crimp something new on securely
> enough
> and
> > was thinking about fabricating and welding in a new ferrule. B Is that
> feasible
> > with a MIG welder? B I've never heard of anyone welding cable, but it
> seems
> > possible. B I certainly don't want this failing at the wrong time, so
> I'll
> > explore Plan B if this is a really bad idea.
> >
>
> No, you're not likely to weld wire rope. They can be silver soldered
> though, depending on the fittings, and how it's put together. It's
> also the end isn't terribly uncommon (or the other end isn't.).
> Motorcycle shops do a fair amount of cable fabrication, and crane
> riggers do tons of it.
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