How to Tension Cable Railing
This video details the necessary steps to make a swaged (or crimped) cable railing connection.
Steps completed before filming:
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Doing one section at a time, measure overall length from outside face of beginning post to outside face of ending post, then add an extra 3”.
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Using the measurement from step 1, unroll cable and cut to length.
Steps demonstrated in video:
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Attach a Field Tensioner or Field Terminal to one end of the cable using the crimper.
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Push crimped fitting through a drilled hole in the first post.
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Add end hardware to the threaded end of the fitting now sticking out of the post.
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Lace the raw cut end of the cable through all intermediate posts.
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Determine final cut length of cable and cut it.
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Attach second end fitting and secure with hardware.
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Tension the cable, remove the excess threading and finish attaching end hardware.
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Passivate the cables and other exposed stainless steel surfaces.
For more detailed instructions, reference FIELD SWAGED ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS.