Norseman fittings with RH laid wire

[JumbleDuck]

I thought I was ready to start making new standing rigging, but I have just realised that the drum of wire which arrived from S3i today is RH laid while the existing wire is LH laid. I shall be re-using Norseman fittings (with new cones). I have been looking for instructions on assembling these and found this from Practical Sailor:

It also makes the terminal easier to use with right-laid wire, which can be accidentally unwound with Norseman terminals (though not with Hi-Mod).​

and this from Sail magazine

Also, be sure you are using wire with a left-hand lay.​

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Should I try to find LH laid wire?

 

[penfold]

From the Sta-Lok website;

The Sta-Lok Self-fit terminals are a simple mechanical method of terminating 1×19, 7×7, 7×19 and compacted strand wire ropes. Suitable for both right hand lay and left hand lay constructions.

From the horse's mouth so to speak.

 

[JumbleDuck]

From the Sta-Lok website;


From the horse's mouth so to speak.

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Sta-Lok are different because they have a separate cup former which avoids twisting the end of the wire. The warnings about RH laid wire all seem to apply to Norseman only. I don't understand Picture 7 in the Norseman instructions, but I wonder if it is possible to avoid a problem by holding the terminal and turning the sleeve for RH wire.

 

[penfold]

Maybe send Norseman Gibb an email for clarification?