[SEL] Life happens!!

[brent]

I just used some old cable out of another mower throttle cable couldnt buy
parts for it anyway as to old hasnt mised a beat since i resoldered on the
original block piece on to the new cable using a gas cooker worked fine
soldering iron didnt get it hot enough.

The mower had been sitting in a shed for 20 years the only thing wrong with
it was the frayed cable kept jamming use it all the time now to cut the
lawns and take me for rides..brentnz


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Otto" <ddotto at cableone.net>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Life happens!!


> Hi Joe
>
> I just went through this with my vintage Lawn Boy Mower; they wanted
$75.00
> for a new engine brake cable; I don't think so.
>
> The sheath was ok so I ordered some bulk cable form McMaster Carr (it was
an
> odd size not available in town) and made a new cable assembly using the
old
> sheath.
>
> One end of the cable had a ball. What I did was turn up an aluminum sleeve
> in he lathe and squish it on with my buddy's Nicopress tool.
>
> I used it several more times this season and it worked great. Lowes has
the
> Nicopres tool and sleeves if you have one near by.
>
> The sleeves you can buy are the double type for making a loop on the end
of
> a cable. That is why I made a single sleeve to replace the ball.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Dave
>
> Dave Otto
> Boise, Idaho
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-
> > bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of jlb94 at juno.com
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:52 PM
> > To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > Subject: Re: [SEL] Life happens!!
> >
> > Hello Joe,
> >         Building a ball using silver solder (not the stuff that looks
> > like lead
> > solder) will work if the cable is stainless.
> > =        =        =        =        =        =
> > Thanks Rupert,
> > I don't have any Silver Solder but I can probably get some.
> >
> > I'll need to do more experimenting.
> >
> > I can't do much machining but, I just might try to get a couple
> > cable clamps that "squeeze" on the cable and make that work.
> >
> > I didn't think cable would be necessary but, after pulling a couple
times
> > with fuel,  the compression really climbs in that little 2 cycle.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.
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