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A while back I posted a wanted add for a cable splicing clamp here on the forum. I had only seen pictures, and had never saw one listed for sale. As luck would have it shortly there after one was posted for sale on Ebay with a make an offer option. I made an offer, and become the proud owner of a vintage cable spicing clamp. Interestingly enough, a second clamp showed up from a different seller on Ebay a couple weeks after the one I bought. Go figure years of never seeing one and 2 in the same month.
After receiving the clamp I went to work re-learning how to splice cable ends. I had done a set for my Grand Champion BL65 using a home made clamp. I can say the vintage clamp is much nicer to use. I am using instructions from an old Northrup Aviation school text. It has the best pictures and descriptions of the whole process. There is one typo that caused me a little trouble, but I have that sorted out now.
I am in the process of making a set of new cables for our Model A Taylorcraft. Here is a picture of one of the ends I have done. The only thing left to do is shellacking the serving.
After receiving the clamp I went to work re-learning how to splice cable ends. I had done a set for my Grand Champion BL65 using a home made clamp. I can say the vintage clamp is much nicer to use. I am using instructions from an old Northrup Aviation school text. It has the best pictures and descriptions of the whole process. There is one typo that caused me a little trouble, but I have that sorted out now.
I am in the process of making a set of new cables for our Model A Taylorcraft. Here is a picture of one of the ends I have done. The only thing left to do is shellacking the serving.
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