Thanks Crist. That's a pretty informative thread, packed with good info. I don't have a torch so I guess I will buy one. But first I would like to know if the stuff the LHS carries will work or will it need to be heated up to?.
Note that like Crist's pictures, *you need the entire teardrop loop of tubing*, and one improvement I would make to his method would be to wrap the leadouts all the way up to and over the ends of the tubing, so it is one rigid unit, instead of allowing the possibility of deflection between the teardrop and the wrap.
Note that the partial protection "u" loop of tubing is absolutely notorious for the cable failing right at the end of the tubes, you cannot permit flex in that area.
Note that all of this does get heavy and it is critically dependent on workmanship to be acceptable. That's why I don't use bellcranks where the leadouts go through holes any more.
Brett