‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2017 QST PAGE 46 ‰ INNER SECTION THE 2 1/2 INCH MAST SECTION, I HAD TO CUT SMALL ACCESS HOLES IN THE 3 INCH OUTER SECTION TO INSTALL THE HARDWARE AFTER THE SECTIONS WERE NESTED TOGETHER. ONCE ALL THE SECTIONS WERE NESTED TOGETHER AND THE PULLEY BLOCKS WERE INSTALLED, I SECURELY CRIMPED THE ALUMINUM FERRULES IN THE LOOP CONFIGURATION SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 FOR THE BOTTOM CABLE MOUNT POINT. USE A PROFESSIONAL SWAGING TOOL TO MAKE THE CRIMPS. PLIERS WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CRIMP STRENGTH. AFTER CRIMPING THE BOTTOM CONNECTION, I PULLED ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚