Syren rigging hooks

[BETAQDAVE]

I just received my order of Chucks' rigging rope which included the 4 mm hooks.  While I am very pleased with the rope, there seems to be a discrepancy with the hooks. The hooks look different than the 3 mm hooks that came my previous order of blocks.  Obviously they were a different size,  but they also were not the same pattern.   

(The rope hole for the 4 mm was actually smaller than the hole on the 3 mm hooks.  A .5 mm drill bit would pass thru the smaller hook but could not pass thru the larger one.)  If you look at the pictures above closely you can see that the hole in the small hook takes up almost the entire end of the hook while on the larger hook it takes up much less.  Then I looked at the number stamped on the brass and found that while the 3 mm hook was labeled 90006.3mmA (as shown on the web site), the 4 mm hook was labeled 90006.4mm without the A.  So apparently the A series must be different from the one without it.  Hopefully the A series in the 4 mm hook size is still available for exchange.  The larger hole size is the reason I need the larger one as I have to get a heavier line thru it.  I would hesitate to try and drill the hole larger as that really doesn't sound feasible at all.  

Edited April 18, 2018 by BETAQDAVE
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[Matrim]

Contacting Chuck directly would seem more appropriate and useful? and I am sure it would get sorted out..

[Jim Rogers]

I use Chuck’s hooks and the ones from Age of Sails. I wind up drilling both.

[BETAQDAVE]

On 4/18/2018 at 3:13 PM, Jim Rogers said:

I use Chuck’s hooks and the ones from Age of Sails. I wind up drilling both.

How were you able to drill the holes without twisting or tearing up the hook or having it rotate out of the sheet?  Did you back up the sheet with anything in particular?

[Jim Rogers]

1 hour ago, BETAQDAVE said:

How were you able to drill the holes without twisting or tearing up the hook or having it rotate out of the sheet?  Did you back up the sheet with anything in particular?

I place the sheet on some ply, press the hook end down with whatever is handy and drill. So far no twisting or tearing.

[Richard Griffith]

Hey Jim, you may need to ream them, or use 2 or 3 sizes drill bits.      Duff

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Jim, This is a really old post but I thought I would jump in anyway.

I agree with Duff, a reamer would be best. you can get a set from Micro Mark. I use mine all the time for enlarging holes in wood and brass that a drill would otherwise cause problems. They have two styles Cutting and Smoothing. THe cutting are great for enlarging holes. I use the smoothing like a Marlin Spike to undo knots, or even enlarge a stropped eye before I apply adhesive to lock it in.

 

Sam