Figure 5-13. - Attaching a basket socket by the pouring method.

Figure 5-14. - Nicopress portable splicing tool.

Figure 5-15. - Oval sleeve.

Check the swage with the gauge supplied in each die set (fig. 5-18). This process represents a savings in time over the eye formed by using wire rope clips.

Figure 5-16. - Starting an eye splice using an oval sleeve.

Figure 5-17. - Completed eye splice using an oval sleeve.

Additionally, lap splices can be made with nicopress oval sleeves (fig. 5-19). Usually, two sleeves are needed to create a full-strength splice. A short