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Any time you splice a hook into an eye, it's ideal to use a thimble. This helps maintain proper D/d ratio and reduces wear and tear on the wires, making your assembly last longer. In this video, we're making a winch line order (NOT intended for lifting), but it's essentially the same mechanical eye with swage sleeve (Molly Hogan, Flemished) that we use for our open eye wire rope slings. This time, we opted to show the full process without cutting around the little mistakes and fiddly elements th

🔧💥 Watch the magic of precision eye splicing in action! Here's a quick run-through of our shop rigger splicing a 5-ton alloy swivel hook onto a 9/16" wire rope winch line. The method? A Flemished eye splice with a pressed ferrule (aka swage sleeve) for maximum strength and durability. ⚙️ You’ll notice the tail is shorter than many riggers expect it to be — that’s because we’re doing a true Molly Hogan, which is a swaged method. This is a cleaner, more secure termination than the tail tuck styl