The question on the floor is how to swage ends on a rudder cable segment that
is threaded thru the S-curve on a set of adjustable rudder pedals.

I took the adjustable pedal assembly out of the airplane and put in on the
bench.  Then I ran a length of cable through the S-curve, and used my Felco
cable cutters (like a pair of wire snippers -- these are in the Aircraft
Spruce catalog) to trim the cable to the proper length.  Then I wrapped a
small piece of masking tape around the cable end so it wouldn't fray.  Or
maybe I wrapped the tape first before cutting (this sometimes works better to
prevent fraying) I just don't remember.

Okay, now I've got two rudder pedal assemblies with wires dangling from all
four S-curves, and a eight ends that needed to be swaged on.  I carried them
to the airport and dropped them off with an A&P who DID have the expensive
swaging tool and picked them up when they were done.  I think I paid $5 per
swage.

Oh, I must have put the ends on the cables and taped them into place, so the
swaging guy didn't get them mixed up.  

BTW, this is how I have my firesleeved hard lines done.  This would be for
firewall-mounted fuel lines (not going between the firewall and the engine --
those have to be flex lines).  Brent regan will probably remind us that we
can also use hard lines if both ends are connected to the engine itself, as
well.  Anyway, I make the hard line but only flare one end.  Then I slide the
firesleeve over it and take it to the airport.  The A&P has one of those
firesleeve clamp pliers and he puts the clamp on.  Then I smoosh the end of
the sleeve back enough to flare the fitting.

Sure, I'm a tool junkie, but sometimes I just pay the local A&P mechanic who
has the proper tool to do it for me rather than buy a really expensive tool
that I'll only use once.  This won't work for Nicopress sleeves, since those
have to be done on the airplane and you don't have enough money to pay an A&P
to squish himself back into your tailcone, but your EAA chapter probably has
a nicopress sleeve squasher that you can borrow.  If not, they should.  And a
"go-nogo" gauge.

- Rob Wolf