How To Use Aluminum Cable Sleeves

Most commonly aluminum hour glass sleeves are used with hot dip galvanized cable to form cable assemblies.

How to use aluminum cable sleeves.

Plan on destroying one or two sleeves first just to get the technique down. We recommend the use of a mechanical or hydraulic swager to obtain the full holding power of stainless steel oval sleeves. The aluminum construction is designed to be lightweight and durable. Aluminum sleeves can be used for either type of wire rope but please note aluminum is more likely to react and corrode with stainless steel wire rope and in salt water.

Swaging is the act of permanently attaching sleeves and fittings to wire rope. Stop sleeves will not hold to the nominal published break strength of any cable. Use with 1 8 in. The aluminum is soft.

When compressed by the swaging tool it will be forced into the valleys of the cable locking the aluminum sleeve into place. Otherwise use pliers or get a hammer and chisel and dent the sleeve at two or three points with the chisel. Specs for cable sleeves to order click the product above. Begin assembly with an end stop.

For looping and swaging ends of wire rope. Place the fitting between the jaws of the swaging tool and compress it firmly onto the wire rope. Each ferrule and stop set is designed for looking and swaging the ends of wire rope. The swaging tool is a cold metal press that allows you to crimp ferrules and other attachments onto the cable.

Then once you have one that looks right really try to rip the wires out to verify that you have a good internal connection. Not for use on coated wire rope.