Thanks for the input, hemmjo. Perhaps swager is not the best name for it, and maybe just "crimper" would be more appropriate. What I'd like to try to make is something like the one Home Depot sells for crimping small aluminum ferrules for 1/8" or so wire rope(nothing heavy duty). Following is a picture of one. I'd just like to know what the hole diameters are here so I can cut or grind an opening that size into the jaws. If this is a 14" swager, the jaws are probably around 3" long, and it seems like the biggest hole is around 1/2 inch. And, you're certainly right about cutting rebar with these. I have both a 24" and a 48" bolt cutter and even with the 48" it's not a piece of cake. You still have to press hard.
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Thanks for the input, hemmjo. Perhaps swager is not the best name for it, and maybe just "crimper" would be more appropriate. What I'd like to try to make is something like the one Home Depot sells for crimping small aluminum ferrules for 1/8" or so wire rope(nothing heavy duty). Following is a picture of one. I'd just like to know what the hole diameters are here so I can cut or grind an opening that size into the jaws. If this is a 14" swager, the jaws are probably around 3" long, and it seems like the biggest hole is around 1/2 inch. And, you're certainly right about cutting rebar with these. I have both a 24" and a 48" bolt cutter and even with the 48" it's not a piece of cake. You still have to press hard.
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