Addendum: I was at Harbor Freight yesterday and noticed they sell a 'hydraulic cable-swedger' for $49.95, with a bunch of dies included. I didn't open the shipping box, but surely this could be made to work on most cables, even if some home-made steel shims were needed to take up slack in metric cables or ends.
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