Swaging vs Crimping

[giantfan]

What's the diffrence.

I am new to this whole thing and don't know crap.

Can someone out there explain the diffrence between the two to me.

I looked at Swaging tools and crimpers online and they look the same to me.

[pitch bait]

I dont think there is a differance I think it has to do with where you live, kinda like flounder or fluke.

[giantfan]

Cool, thanks Bobby.

Thats kind of what it looked like to me but I wanted to check with the pros.

It was great seeing you last weekend and thanks for showing us around and taking us over to Off the Hook.

[BTH284]

True swaging is the "cup to cup" style that squeezes the sleeve to hold what is being crimped.

A true crimp is the "pin to cup" style the pinches a depression in the crimp sleeve to hold what is being crimped.

[WAHOONBOX]

I WOULD HAVE BET TEN BUCKS THAT BTH WOULD COME UP WITH THE ANSWER HERE! I TIP MY RIGGERS TO YA

THE TERMS ARE USED IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION OF ONE ANOTHER IN GENERAL RIGGING CONVERSATION...... A SWAGGER IS ONE HEAVY DUTY "PRESSING"....AND I USE IT ON 600 POUND AND UP LEADER....PLUS ANY CABLE FITTINGS

[clt_capt]

Now that the technical answer is out of the way, It has to do with the size of your tool. I carry crimping pliers with me when I'm fishing, and the Swaging tool is mounted to the bench in my rigging room...

[Cowboy]

Swage
To bend or shape by or as if by using a swage
or
The tube swage process is done mostly with aluminum, copper or thin wall steel. A tube or a solid rod and reduce the outside diameter down to a specific diameter.

Crimp
To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges

Boring morning thought I would test my knowledge