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  1. Dec 1, 2020, 04:29 PM #1
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    Hydraulic swager making a giant rope sling - GIF

    Hydraulic swager making a giant rope sling.




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    The times I watched wire rope slings being made, they put a flemish eye-splice in before they swaged the fitting. A much stronger connection.

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    I wonder if they were making that for the Crane lifts crane lifting crane - GIF https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...623#post170623



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