I have an old 4mm shroud, from which I wish to make a short security strap with an eye at each end. I read that I should not use aluminium ferrules o

[DownWest]

Downwest...Y.ou are so right...had obtained a couple of thimbles.....Ha Ha!! No way will the wire go round! Back to using soft eyes! Couple of 4mm thimbles now lying, I suppose it isn't even worth thinking about Ebay Am larfing at myself.

Tip.. Thread the cable through the ferrule in a loop, put the ferrule in the vice and heave on the long end to tighten up the eye. This way you can pull it down onto the thimble .
Out of interest, what are you using to swage it?

 

[Perplexed]

Thank you for your idea, DownWest....I am working at the very threshold of my knowledge at the moment - especially in metalwork. I will certainly use your tip.
After the advices from here, and because I was going to have to buy ferrrules anyway, not having any 'in stock', I chose to get copper ones in - afterall, the advices told that really copper is the correct and best to use.

 

[Bilgediver]

To add, if the wire is 1x19, 4mm is doable as is 5mm. just. But that is about it. Stuff doesn't like going round corners. OK if a big 'soft' eye, but if using thimbles, then 5mm is practicaly the limit.

My thoughts too. Wrong wire for this job if a normal 1 X 19