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Re: Lift cable

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Originally Posted by Addison4300 View Post
So our team is making a lift with a cable attached to a tough box mini to act as a winch system to raise the lift. I see many other teams have this design as well. How exactly are your teams attaching the cables to the motors? every way we try it isn't strong enough to lift anything or it is too hard to attach.
We drilled a hole in the side wall of our spool, then tied a simple knot around the spool circumference (like the first step in tying your shoes) and passed the end of the cable through the hole in the side wall of the spool. We then swage crimped the end of the cable.
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How to swage crimp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfLY6mOBzJ0
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