Prime-Line GD 52216 Swage-It Crimper Tool, Use with 1/8 In. - 1/4 In. Ferrules, Steel (Single Pack)

Respect to the old days I see and feel why they went to using hydraulics now days lol worked great just get REAL grade 8 bolts and nuts I drilled out the old holes and went 1 size bigger

I bought this tool to swage ferrules on 1/4" galvanized steel aircraft cable (7 x 19 wire rope). It works well once you get the hang of it. If you've never used one of these before, make sure you use the two bolt holes on either side of the size you are swaging (you wouldn't use the two holes shown with bolts in the picture at the same time. You would move the bolts next to the hole in use.)Tips:1. The package says the hex heads require a 5/8" wrench. Wrong! They need a 17 mm wrench. 5/8" does not fit and 11/16" is too big (you'll strip the head). This 17 mm size was further confirmed by taking a bolt out and having the guys at the hardware store measure it in their screw thread sizing tool.2. If you are swaging 1/4" like me, it requires a LOT of force. I recommend buying the following for this job: a 17 mm impact socket with a 1/2" drive (such as, on Amazon, TEKTON 47808 1/2-Inch Drive by 17mm Deep Impact Socket for $6-7) and a LONG 1/2" drive breaker bar (such as, on Amazon, Neiko Heavy-Duty 25-Inch 1/2-Inch Drive Chrome-Vanadium Steel Breaker Bar for $25-26). I bought a 17-inch breaker bar first and I wish I had bought longer. The impact socket has stronger steel than the typical chrome stuff so get one that says "impact". I ended up putting a foot long iron pipe over my 17 inch breaker bar handle to extend it. (Again, I was doing 1/4", the biggest size, so I can't speak to how hard or easy the other sizes are). The breaker bars I saw at the big box stores were more than twice this price while the impact sockets were about the same.3. If you have a big vise, clamp the swaging tool while you wrench it down. That should help.4. Also, if you're at the hardware store, consider buying a couple of extra bolts (the exact size is metric: M10-1.50 x 40; $0.92 each at the big box). I broke one with the tool (could have been my fault). The tool's bolts are class 4.8 steel whereas the replacements I got are class 8.8 (higher tensile strength).In summary, a good tool but not for the faint of arm. If you think you can wrench this thing down on 1/4" cable with the 17 mm wrench laying around in your tool box, you are a much stronger or much more delusional man than I.

Might want to try something else if you have a number of swages to perform on ferrules, as this one experienced two failures during one use (two eyes, two ferrules, two stops, one 1/4" wire rope). First, while tightening for the first end stop - alternating 1/2 turn with my breaker bar on each bolt, one of the bolts cracked, but fortunately allowed me to back it out without leaving a piece in the tool to have to remove. Trip to hardware store to buy 10 x 40mm 1.5 bolts. Upgraded from the provided 4.8 to 8.8 hardness.I completed the first eye, and started on the second. Half way through the second stop, one of the bolts started turning without much resistance. This was the bolt between the 1/4 and 3/16" crimper. As I extracted it this time, threads from the actual tool were embedded in the threads of the bolt, and as I peered down the hole, I could see missing threads in the opening. So, I placed that bolt (after cleaning threads) into the next closest hole between 3/16" and 5/32", allowing me to finish both the stop and ferrule.I accomplished what I needed with this tool, but if you should need more than two ferrules, look somewhere else. Disappointing.For those still wishing to purchase, have a 1/2" breaker bar, 17mm impact socket, and two 10 x 40mm 1.5 bolts before you start. Since the threads held on one side, I would guess the damage occurred when the original bolt snapped. Will add pictures.

Great tool.One of the other reviewers is correct; the bolts are 17mm.I used a deep, six point socket in a breaker bar to tighten the bolts with the tool in a good, heavy vise on 1/4" cable using an aluminum ferrule. It was a piece of cake.It's probably not a tool for someone doing this all day long, every day, but if you just need to swage some cable from time to time this is the ticket.

I purchased this tool to swage some 1/4 stainless steel cable for a come along. First off, on the front of the package it says Heavy Duty then on the back it says for residential and light commercial crimping. Package says wrench required 5/8 for GD-52216, don't believe it, they are metric bolts, made in China, you need a 17mm socket and ratchet, forget about doing any crimping with just a wrench. I crimped a 1/4 cable stop, fine, then I crimped a ferrule, Ripped the head off one bolt halfway through, luckily I was able to remove the broken bolt without too much trouble, Yes I tightened the bolts evenly so I know it wasn't me. Cheap Chinese standard bolts, I replaced them with stainless steel ones and had no problems. Going to look around for hardened metric bolts or retap to American fine thread.

It's a solid tool, but I also had trouble with the bolts. I sheared the head off one while crimping 1/4 aircraft cable. They are indeed 17mm and not 5/8". I used a long box wrench and was able to crimp with a bit of elbow grease.

This tool feels like a high quality tool. The swaging was very easy to do. It is helpful to have a vise to hold the bottom half of the tool. It does not require a lot of force. So as soon as the two halfs meet, stop cranking on the bolts. I like the fact that it is compact and will be ready to go in my specialty tool drawer for hopefully the rest of my life...

Re-doing the cables on a classic Pop-Up trailer lift. The local hardware store had the crimp fittings, but not the tool. This was just what I needed, Thanks!