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Originally Posted by Brion Toss
Hello all,
First, yeah, silicone is only mildly acidic, barely enough to "blush" the surface metal. And that is only until it cures. But it's a moot point, as there are much better sealants out there, like 4000.
Next, wax does no good dripped into a finished swage, as anywhere it can go, water can get past it. Not much better to wax pre-swaging, as moisture will soon dissolve/displace it. But I'd be curious to hear about the details and protocols of the break tests with coated wires; Navtec did some a while back, and found significant loss of grip with at least some of the sealants they used.
As for the Wire-Tecnic, because the cams are not powered, as I understand it, they can have far larger, tougher bearings, and less distortion than conventional roll-swage machines. Done correctly they appear to be more fatigue-resistant than those machines, right up there with rotaries. I have never heard of heat being an issue with any swage; never seen a swage get so hot from forming that it might affect the metal's characteristics. Do you have some data on this? In any event I still prefer rotaries, if only for their smoothness...
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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When I applied wax, I used a heat gun to thoroughly heat the wire and melt the wax into it. I agree that dripping it would be worse than usless.
I don't have any data on the effect of work hardening or metal fatigue as a result of using a rotary swager. I have just noticed that the fittings get a lot hotter and it made me conclude that it must be more traumatic on the fitting.
I think the main reason I like the WireTeknic better is the extra grip on the wire and the lack of the hollow area where the swage
grows off the end of the wire using the rotary.
But whatdoIknowI'mjustarigger?
