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• Joining chain to chain?
  • I like the idea of Hammer Links shown here...
    • i prefer double clevis connectors, but,
    • I agree, hammer links are the safest of the two approaches.
      • I notice the difference between "for lifting" and "not for lifting.
  • Imho there is no proper way. Chain is only as strong as the weakest link..
    • not sure about that
      • I used the hammer link... this was for a lunch hook...
        • Gene -- I came across another post related to this
    • so if the weakest link is strong enough, you're going to be fine with a link sleeping snug as a bug.