I used to belong to a group that used a big levelwind reel, hooked to a 350
Chevy V8, to jerk a KA7 into the air. We had a 1000 M of 4mm cable that was
spliced with Al sleeves. we never had an Al sleeve fail, although we used to
break the cable fairly often. If I remember right all the control cables on
the KA7 were joined with Al sleeves. I think they are used on the late model
German glass planes too. With two swaged Al sleeves, I think you would break
the cable, before the sleeves failed.
Bill
"Bob Olds" wrote in message
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I think you will find the nico-press sleeves for aircraft are STEEL,not
aluminum.

Bob Olds
Charleston,Arkansas