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02-07-24, 07:43 PM

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Ged117

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Originally Posted by SirMike1983

You can take thin brass hobby tubing or #3 fishing leader sleeve and press it onto the cable using a Bell Systems B crimper. You'll probably need to smooth down the crimped tubing just a bit with a file or a Dremel tool. Make sure the cable is the right length before crimping the tube. Measure twice, cut once.

Does Peter have a shop or website where we can buy those grips online?

Thanks Mike. In my case, its measure three times, cut once, measure again, cut another cable...

The proper cable set ups just look right.

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