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General Category => TECHNICAL CHAT => Topic started by: billy on January 26, 2014, 08:11:06 PM

Title: Wire rope taper
Post by: billy on January 26, 2014, 08:11:06 PM: Hi all
Anyone know how to taper a wire rope so it can be inserted into a tirfor winch
Regards Billy
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: KonZektt on January 26, 2014, 08:46:14 PM: there was a wire rope supplier in coatbridge they did fittings and supplying of all sizes of wire rope
regards kz
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: stage recovery on January 26, 2014, 09:16:11 PM: Billy, are you trying to put a taper on an origional tirfor rope? Other winch rope is not the specific size needed and usually has a soft centre core.
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: billy on January 26, 2014, 10:37:48 PM: Yes the original cable jammed so I cut the bad end off,but I need to taper the end to rethred it into tirfor,
I know that when it's new it is machine welded to a taper, I was hoping for a cheat way of doing it
Regards Billy
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: aqms987 on January 26, 2014, 10:40:29 PM: It is NOT a good idea to use other than Tirfor Maxiflex rope in a Tirfor winch, the action of the winch when in use will damage normal rope which will lead to premature failure. It is not a good idea to use other than the specified rope.
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: billy on January 26, 2014, 10:47:34 PM: I am useing the original wire rope , but with no taper it's hard to thread through the tirfor
Billy
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: piper5 on January 27, 2014, 12:34:35 PM: try dipping the end in molten lead to fill the core then cut to shape. blowlamp and plumbers solder/ flux may do the same
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: billy on January 27, 2014, 06:43:31 PM: Tried that , rope too rusty to tin lol
Any way I have managed to wrangle the wire in to the tirfor winch , I will clamp the cable end so it can't be pulled back out , so I'm good to go
Cheers All
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: hunter on January 27, 2014, 10:24:42 PM: Dave is asking if you have tryed a pencil sharpner one of those good metal ones not one of those cheep plastic ones me on the other hand what about insulating tape????
ps do you want to buy a 80 :))))))
pss goodluck
Title: Re: Wire rope taper
Post by: OUTRIGGER on January 30, 2014, 11:19:43 PM: I used to have a source of damaged & condemned window cleaning cradle & safety ropes , chop off , braze or weld & dress ;)