I went looking for a little more information on SS swage fittings and came across a couple of useful sites.

http://www.bosunsupplies.com/Fatigue/

The first seemed to be worth the time to take a look and this section that is excerpted from Brion Toss’s book “The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice – Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging” (International Marine; Camden, Maine 1998).

I don't think I will be buying the book cause I am never going to be an apprentice again.

Here is another site with some useful info from a well informed surveyor on swage fittings and chainplates:

http://www.dixielandmarin…om/yachts/DLrigprob.html

New term to learn, crevice corrosion and it for sure applies to swaged fittings.

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New term to learn, crevice corrosion and it for sure applies to swaged fittings

I thought that was a symptom of plumbers butt

BTW. good read for sure
i have a brian toss tool and dvd's

And i really liked your second link - lots of good info there for sure



Edited by MN3 on Sep 25, 2017 - 10:59 PM.