Quality Zenith Brand Chrome Plated Copper Swage/Ferrule 3.2mm 12qty (3 packs of 4) Swages for Wire Rope Balustrade

Quality Zenith Brand 3.2mm Chrome Plated Copper Ferrules (Hand Swages)

Ferrules (Crimps) are the Mechanically Swaged pieces that secure the end of a stainless steel wire. They are made from Chrome Plated copper and they are designed to work with High and Medium Flexibility Stainless Steel Wire Rope. Each size of Swage is designed to work with a specific size of wire.

Please note the Chrome Plated or Plain Copper Swages are required when working with Stainless Steel Wire rope. Use of Aluminium Swages or Crimps is cheaper - but it will cause the wire to fail because of corrosion created because of dissimilar alloys reaction.

Application:

Normally, the end of a length of wire is threaded through one side of a swage, the wire is then looped around a thimble and the end of the wire is threaded back through the swage.

Swages are normally used in concert with Thimbles (the tear drop shaped thin strips of metal that go inside of the Terminating Loop) so that when it is secured, the force of the bearing point is evenly distributed along the length of the thimble and minimizes wear and stretch on the wire cable. The swage and thimble are then secured using a manual crimping tool. The thimble forms the 'loop' that is normally fastened to the saddle, eye screw/bolt or a shackle already secured to the posts or uprights that form the frame or area that will contain the wire.

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NOTE: can also be used with galvanised steel wire rope of similar diameters