[TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...

[Jim Lux]

On 12/13/15 3:58 PM, Jeff DePolo wrote:
>> The twisting of the strands over the "live" side is an
>>
>> There is a name for this process, but I have forgotten it.
>
> "Serving" is the word you're looking for.  Rohn's serving tool was the CST1,
> but I don't think they still make it.  Hubbell and (I think) Klein also make
> (or made) similar versions.

there's also the venerable Molly Hogan to make an eye in a stranded 
cable. Or, the full on Eye Splice (although to be honest, I can't 
imagine feeding strands under other strands with wire rope, but I'm sure 
there's people who've done it)

>
> Serving seems to have fallen out of favor over the years, with preforms
> generally being preferred by Rohn and most other manufacturers.
>

Labor costs and consistency, probably.