[SEL] Life happens!!

[jlb94 at juno.com]

Hi Dave,
Sounds like a workable idea for me.
I have a Lowes fairly close and will look up those Nicopres Sleves.
Thanks - 

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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:52:35 -0700 "Dave Otto" <ddotto at cableone.net>
writes:
> 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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