Source For Sire Splicing Supplies

[John Stone]

Hello,
I am new to wire splicing. I have spliced a half dozen liverpool splices using 1/4" galvanized 7X19 wire per Brion's book. The last couple of splices look pretty good. I have ordered some 7X7 SS 5/16" wire for more practice. If it goes well I'd like to try some 1X19.
Can some of the forum members recommend a good source for splicing supplies? I live in NC. Where is a good place to get quality (7X7 and 1X19) wire and thimbles? Who sells the kind of thimbles I will need for 7x7 (closed jaw?) and for 1X19? Brion mentions in his book in the section regarding splicing the 1x19 that one should use "oversized" thimbles to handle the wider bend 1x19 requires. I talked to a rigger that said he doesn't use oversize thimbles but serves the bight of the wiree and goes up a size thimble. I don't have enough experiece to know what the options are but would prefer not to serve if I can avoid it. Nonetheless I have not found a source for oversize thimbles.

Any thoughts or advice would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
John

[Brian Duff]

John,
Search through our past posts. Over size means that if you are splicing 3/8" wire, you might use 1/2" thimbles, or bigger even.

check our r and w warehouse

and our past postings.

[Ian McColgin]

My dam and sire got spliced about a year before I was born.

[andert]

Someone had to say it....

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
Port Townsend Foundry (http://www.porttownsendfoundry.com/rigging.htm) has 1x19 thimbles. You can use oversized ordinary thimbles, but it will be hard to find appropriate-sized turnbuckles that will accept them. Serving the wake of the thimble is in any event a very good idea with 1x19. Do you have a source for annealed 1x7 seizing wire?
Good on you for working at this!
Fair leads,
Brion Toss