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It was a very rainy day yesterday; a good day to build something. Here are some heavy lift cables I made. I currently don't have anything to attach them to but maybe soon.      
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Nice...Looks a lot like tri-flexs
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Those look terrific...
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ulf wrote:Those look terrific... I agree  Jeff
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Got to agree those look excellent wish i could make things like that.
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well done craneman they look awesome , just made me a long pair along with a heavy lift bar too 
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Great job there Are they quite flexible?. Think of the size of spreader bar you could make for them!.
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The cables look great. What material did you make them out of? How did you get such small crimps ?
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Ed, The cables are made from 1/16" tarred nylon line. It is used to mend fishing nets.  The aluminum tubing is 0.235"OD x 0.160"ID x 0.040" WALL  The cables are three part line double looped at each end.   I use a set of crimping pliers that I got from AC Moore.  It's a tight squeeze but four parts of line will fit through the ID  I work around the middle of the crimp and then use a round file to smooth every thing out.  Paul (thorleif) The cables are nice and flexible.  The line splices very well also.  Can anyone guess how to keep the lines twisted together so they do not unravel?
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Cheers Tom, that was very interesting to see how you made them and I think I even have a roll of the nylon line you used. I suppose you could use a little superglue here and there to stop it unravelling but the down side of that is that it will probably become quite inflexible. 
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Thanks Tom. Jeez the way you explain it-I can do that. Bob
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I love when one hobby crosses over to another. As some of you know I crack bull and stock whips for fun-it can find pictures in the lounge-and one of things a whip cracker needs to know how to do is to replace a popper, the end of the whip that actually breaks the sound barrier and makes the crack noise. To make a popper you usually take nylon line and twist it together in such a way as it holds the twist. Making a popper midwest whipsEM Brands
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Thank you. I am not sure. If I have to guess, do you put it in the microwave to bond the tarred lines together?
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Ed, Microwaving won't bind them together. Microwaves only excite water, sugars and, fats. I used a heat gun used for embossing. It works really well. The nylon line takes a good heat set. 
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Love the 'walk through'......great accessory! Chris
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RI, cuddoes on the cables!!!
I have never thought of using aluminum tubing for crimp tubes. I have the crimping pliers and I have the small jewelry crimp tubes too but the ones you made are nice, will have to try some. I have some heavier leader line that the small jewelry tubes have a hard time crimping.
I guess I need to find some of the nylon line the other half crochets with and make some lifting cables!! She has some line that is blaze orange!!!
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Great Job!!!, they look just like these.....  
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Very interesting. Do you treat only the part that is doubled up and under the crimp, or the entire length?
What size shackles look good with it?
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Great job! They look great
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