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These plain, copper, oval shaped sleeves are used in making eye splices in flexible cable. Sleeves are slipped over the cable and then compressed with the special tool.

The 428 series oval sleeves are made from special materials and are specifically designed for use with stainless steel aircraft cable. The tin plating gives this Nicopress sleeve a distinctive appearance.

Nicopress have determined through pull testing that copper and plated copper Nicopress oval sleeves will hold military specification grade aircraft control cable in tension until it breaks, when the cable is made to military specifications; MIL-W-83420, dated 9-7-73, for cable constructions 3x7, 7x7, and 7x19, and MIL-W-1511A-4 dated 2-20-64 and MIL-W-5424B dated 1-10-72 for cable constructions 6x19 IWRC.

However, other types and grades of cable exist and may be used with Nicopress sleeves. In order to establish the exact holding power of a Nicopress sleeve when used with other types of cable, Nicopress recommend pull testing prior to use. This step ensures the proper selection of materials, the correct pressing procedure, and an adequate margin of safety for the intended use.

Cable Diameter	Sleeve for Galvanised	Sleeve for Stainless
1/16”	18-1C	428-2VC
3/32”	18-2G	428-3VG
1/8”	18-3M	428-4VM
5/32”	18-4P	428-5VP
3/16”	18-6X	428-6VX

64-CGMP

Comprehensive hand tool, made of frop forged alloy steel, for compressing sleeves from 1/6” to 5/32” diameter.

64-CGMP-HEAD

Spare head assembly for the 64-CGMP tool.

GA-1P

Go-no-go guage which will check that a sleeve has been properly swaged. Checks sleeves for the following size cables: 1/32”, 3/64”, 1/16”, 3/32”, 1/8”, 5/32” and 3/16”.

The 64-CGMP tool comes complete with this guage, the Swage-It tools do not.

12-12000

Inexpensive Swage-It No. 2 tool, for use with sleeves 1/16”, 3/32” and 1/8”. Requires a spanner to apply the swaging pressure.

12-12100

Inexpensive Swage-It No. 3 tool, for use with sleeves 1/8”, 5/32”, 3/16” and 1/4”. Requires a spanner to apply the swaging pressure.

Part Number	Description	Stock	Price
GA-1P	SWAGE TYPE NO-GO TOOL	2	£11.71
64-CGMP-HEAD	REPLACEMENT HEAD	2	£123.00
64-CGMP	SWAGING TOOL	2	£174.25
428-6VX	3/16" SLEEVE FOR S/S CABLE	365	£1.03
428-5VP	5/32"SLEEVE FOR STAINLESS CABLE	384	£0.36
428-4VM	1/8"SLEEVE FOR STAINLESS CABLE	1,003	£0.38
428-3VG	3/32" NICO SLEEVE	548	£0.24
428-2VC	1/16" SLEEVE FOR S/S CABLE	9	£0.21
18-6X	NICO PRESS SLEEVE	100	£0.62
18-4P	SLEEVE	14	£0.51
18-3M	NICO SLEEVE 1/8"	1,567	£0.32
18-2G	NICO SLEEVE	3,780	£0.18
18-1C	NICO SLEEVE	1,587	£0.26
12-12100	# 3 SWAGE IT SWAGING TOOL (10% Off)	4	£32.48
12-12000	# 2 SWAGE IT SWAGING TOOL	7	£16.60