Wire Rope Swage Straightness
Wire Rope Swage Straightness
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Is there an industry standard for straightness of a swaged wire rope termination? We have a termination for a crane's whip block that was made with a visible angle, but I was wondering if anyone has run in to this before and if there are established acceptance criteria. Thanks





RE: Wire Rope Swage Straightness
A couple photos from different orientations would really be helpful in making some judgement. It’s the old, how much is too much question; 2 degrees is o.k., but 2.5 degrees isn’t, who says? I’m not sure that I would expect to find some world wide std., but I’ll bet the people who supply the rope and the fittings have instruction/stds. sheets which give some advice and instruction, and some do’s and don’ts. But then, you also know one when you see one, it sounds like sloppy workmanship. Have them cut off the end fitting and replace it. The most important thing probably is that the end fitting not excessively load the wire rope in bending when it comes into play, assuming that the swagging is good otherwise. Call a couple fitting and rope suppliers and ask their advice, they want to protect both your’s and their equipment.
RE: Wire Rope Swage Straightness
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RE: Wire Rope Swage Straightness