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sleeves flemish eye sleeves · · made from specially processed low carbon steel for use with 6 x 19 and 6 x 37 rrl classification steel wire ropes rope size 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1/8 1/4 3/8 1/2 3/4 dimensions before swage a 1.00 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.75 2.75 3.19 3.56 4.00 4.81 5.19 5.81 6.25 7.25 8.50 b 0.66 0.91 0.91 1.22 1.22 1.47 1.47 1.72 2.03 2.28 2.50 2.78 3.00 3.25 3.84 4.38 d 0.31 0.38 0.47 0.53 0.63 0.70 0.75 0.91 1.03 1.16 1.28 1.44 1.56 1.69 1.94 2.25 e 0.28 0.44 0.39 0.65 0.56 0.63 0.63 0.84 1.00 1.13 1.25 1.41 1.56 1.69 1.97 2.25 g 0.47 0.62 0.66 0.85 0.91 1.03 1.09 1.28 1.53 1.72 1.94 2.16 2.36 2.63 3.13 3.63 maximum dimensions after swage 1st stage 2nd stage 0.57 0.08 0.75 1.01 1.01 1.24 1.24 1.46 1.68 1.93 2.13 2.32 2.52 2.71 3.10 3.56 weight lbs 0.045 0.137 0.120 0.310 0.280 0.630 0.500 0.900 1.380 1.900 2.570 3.440 4.200 4.880 7.850 11.000 vanguard code 2956 0016 2956 0020 2956 0024 2956 0028 2956 0032 2956 0036 2956 0040 2956 0048 2956 0056 2956 0100 2956 0108 2956 0116 2956 0124 2956 0132 2956 0148 2956 0200 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 2.87 3.84 3.81 note the cold swaging of dies is a delicate process requiring considerate movement of the steel in the fitting as it is forced under great pressure to flow into the crevices between wires and strand as well as elongating parallel to the wire rope for this reason swaging must be performed by way of multiple pressings this will also prevent excessive `flashing a term used to describe the material which is squeezed out into the area between the die faces excessive flashing can result in scoring and/or cracking of the sleeves inspect swaging dies frequently for nicks or scratches which should be polished out apply lubricants to the die blocks prior to swaging after swaging measure the od of the sleeve and compare the results against the figures shown in the table to assure that the sleeve has been properly swaged vanguard steel ltd.

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