Vice for wire eye splice

[Concordia 33]

Does anyone know a good supplier for the vice used for wire eye splices? I "googled" this item and didn't have much luck.

Thanks,
Paul

[Peerie Maa]

Does anyone know a good supplier for the vice used for wire eye splices? I "googled" this item and didn't have much luck.

Thanks,
Paul

My son made the patterns and had a foundry cast the bronze bits. The eye-bolts were bought on line, then a couple of days in the workshop to put it together. The middle "jaw" is held captive by filing a groove round the eye bolt end into which the pin that is just visible in the top of the jaw fits.

[TerryLL]

Here's one:

http://www.elishawebb.com/SplicingVise.htm

[StevenBauer]

Another place to ask is Brion Toss's Spartalk forum: http://briontoss.com/spartalk/


What happened to Weatherly's website? It's all blank for me.
You guys must be getting excited for a full season.

Steven

[Concordia 33]

Hi Steve-
We are looking forward to a full season. More about Weatherly later.

[Clyderigged]

The smaller # 1200 vice from Elisha Webb is a great vice for up ½”. Served 5/8” wire rope is a little large for the jaws and requires some nippers to keep the eye from popping out. For anything larger than ½” I recommend the #900 vice. We used the #900 to do over 300 wire splices on the MOSHULU and GLENLEE rigging restorations.

here is the larger #900 in action:

[paladin]

Right there is the reason I went to Sta-loks......too many lacerations and I never was able to make a splice that I was proud enough of to let folks see it.

[dredbob]

What you need is a little beaver....


http://beavertoolsales.com/wireroperigging.htm


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Bob

[lofting4fun]

Geez Bob, So many reply's came to mind after reading that