On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:19:15 -0800, "BTIZ"
wrote:

Corky... the point is.. we had a bad tool... and someone knew it.. but never
marked it or told anyone else.. it was perfectly good for using to set
cables for picnic awnings.. but not for aircraft use.

I understand. My thinking was that the original poster was asking if
the cheap tool was safe to use. My experience and that of those
who've used it and mentioned it here over the years, is that it does
produce aircraft quality swages.

Corky Scott