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Today in my research into rigging a glider 21 century upgrade from my 1970s original learning,,,,we talked to Mike at the National Phone Supply of Cleveland Ohio. Mike and his colleagues are there to help you not get killed by rigging a glider the wrong way. So if you're not sure, call them and make sure.
The first surprise Mike had for me was stainless cable can be crimped with stainless sleeves for even less electrolytic degradation. To do so requires a different tool and it will be harder to squeeze the handle. You will need the right go no go too The next best would be tin plated copper. Hang gliding mostly uses tin/ copper. I told Mike I have restored my share of vintage gliders, up to 50 years old. As long as the glider is not exposed to a marine environment tin should be good enough. Raw copper last pick still not unusable..
Next question I had was if you run a QC inspection and the sleeve is too fat can you recompress? Not advised. The normal would be to cut the sleeve off and use a fresh sleeve. Problem is 3/32 cable is too small for this to work. Make sure your tool is properly adjusted so you don't get more under compressed sleeves. As you must waist the terminal end due to 3/32nd is too small to cut just the sleeve.
The 51 G 887 die is replaceable but only with the same die.
It is recommended that the amount of bitter end cable that sticks out of the sleeve is recommended at 1 to 1 1/2 times the diameter. Another surprise! On 3/32 cable that's somewhere between diddly and squat.
Finally the 51 G 887 and standard 3/32 oval sleeves are compressed with 2 compressions. The first should be shy of the end of the sleeve, the second should be shy of the other end of the sleeve and each end should be uncompressed so they should be a flared on the ends a little. That also should mean you will need to slightly overlap the two compressions!!!! This is actually the correct procedure for a 3/32 oval g sleeve with a 51 G tool. It is not the correct procedure for other combinations. The most common tool for the 1/8 sleeve requires 3 compressions that do not overlap. So that was my call to Mike the Nic copress guy, 216-361-0221.
Any questions? Don't call me what the hell do I know. And as for you Gazooski get your own damn nicotool this one's mine
