where to buy/order crimps

[dremarquis]

I need some crimps to secure my black's releases on my downrigger cable. Where do you all get em?

 

dre

[Sk8man]

I haven't purchased them in a long time (ordered hundreds long ago) but I think Jann's Netcraft may still have them. Here you go Dre:  http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Search/crimp%20sleeves.aspx

[LongLine]

If you're going to put the crimp between the legs of the black's release on an un-coated cable, you'll need something bigger than the standard rigger crimp.  I buy foot long pieces of 1/16" copper tubing at Home Depot & cut it about 1/2" long. When it crimps, it's much bigger than the holes in the release and won't slip thru.  On coated wire I sometimes do the same or I use an electrical crimp which are crimped on top of a plastic tube ( like what comes on a can of WD-40 spray)  Doesn't hurt the coated cable at all as the plastic extends thru the release legs.

 

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[holy mackerel]

Use regular crimps with a plastic bead in between. It acts as a bearing.

[bout time]

You can also use a standard (blue) 18 gauge wire crimp. I've used terminal ring crimps before and just cut off the ring. The coated outside insulator also acts as a bushing against the blacks release

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