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| | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 | I didn't want to spend the money on the tool to install new ferrules, so I made a tool from a piece of 9/16" all-thread, a couple of nuts, and some washers. I milled a concave area around the base of one nut (on the lathe) that would make the proper crimp on the inside of the ferrule. Another nut was threaded onto the all-thread followed by a heavy washer and then a rubber washer to protect the finish of the outer side of the ferrule. The all-thread was passed thru the ferrule into the door. Then the nut with the concave cut was attached to the inside of the all-thread. The nuts were tightened, and the proper crimp was placed on the inside of the ferrule. It worked well,and cost nothing. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I have one of the vendor tools to put the ferrules in with and had it since 1996.... and it has NEVER "crimped" the ferrule very good. Sometimes I put a rubber "O" on the ferrule on the inside, and on the outside where it pulls up against the paint. Sometimes its decent but I have yet to install one that I've been happy with. Ugh.
The original I took out of a door quite a few years ago did not have any crimp to it at all. It was actually in a "cone" shape or maybe I should say "flared" shape and was tight as a bango string. Man, I wish I could get one that tight!
Maybe I'll have to try your method next time or at least some version of it. Those ferrules keep getting more costly each time. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 | Chipmunk,
My contraption does do the "roll," or "flare" on the inside. I turned the inside nut sort like a lug nut, but with more of a concave to provide something like the original installation. I did manage to mar the paint a bit around the outer exterior (it did buff out, and it is a 10 foot paint job of my own doing so no big loss), but that's because the rubber pad I used is too big in diameter. It's a "one off," and I have only installed one ferrule, but it worked. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 277 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 277 | ggfossen,
I think I can visualize how your one off contraption works but would really appreciate seeing a picture. Especially, the inside nut with the concave turning.
Thanks for sharing this with us. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2009 Posts: 132 | Don,
I can get the pic, but I will have to work at getting it on the forum. That will be a "tonight" project, but I will give it a strong try.
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