[paulk]

This may be off base, but are we talking about swaging tools or nicopress tools here? Nicopress are the lead or other soft metal sleeves that are crimped onto stuff like wire halyards to make eyes. While they may technically be swages, in that they involve the pressure-forming of the metal sleeve around the wire, they''re not considered as strong or reliable as what is termed around here to be a swaged terminal - in marine usage, a stainless steel fitting pressed around the straight end of a wire. I believe they''re put on with a hydraulic press, and are used on standing rigging and lifelines because of the need for increased reliability in these areas. I would hesitate to use nicopress fittings for lifelines, if that''s what''s being discussed here.