Cable Sample Railing.


This shows a small sales sample with the most used fittings. Click on photos to see a larger photo and use the "Back" button in the upper left of your screen to return to this page. The left photo shows the standard stainless nuts with a cap nut to cover the end of the threaded stud. In the post in the background you can see the "Deck Toggle" that is used for angle applications or for face mounting on a post that may be to close to a house to get to the back side of it with a nut and washer like on a standard stud. The center photos shows a standard swage to swage turnbuckle (could have several styles of ends). The photo on the right shows the use of a "Stantion Terminal" on the bottom cable which is about the size of 4 or 5 nickels stacked up and has a swaged section hidden inside the post making a very clean looking polished button look to the non-adjustable end fitting. We can substitute a ball end on the "Stantion Terminal" for angles such as stairs, but caution use of same on aluminum (softer) posts. As you can possibly start to see, the planning and layout of the posts plays an important role in keeping things as simple as possible and in helping to keep costs down. The more you have stop and start a cable run, the higher the costs because of fitting costs and time to adjust and attach extra fittings. The entire job in photo # 4 on the cable Thumbnail page was done with the "Stantion Terminal", "Deck Terminal (on end posts by the house) and field installed hand crimped "Threaded Studs" where all the adjusting was done.




A listing to clear this up a bit.
  1. "Threaded Stud" either machine (factory swage) or field crimped. An adjustable fitting with approx. 2-1/4" of thread. The most commonly used fitting. We are seeing about .020 inches of necessary adjustment per ft. of the 1/8" cable. Example: A 35 ft. run would need 35 ft. x .020 inches/ ft. or 3/4" total adjustment, so one "Threaded Stud" would work fine. Turns, arcs, up or down angles would throw some doubt into this so you could use a "Threaded Stud" on both ends. If it gets even worse, you can use a "Turnbuckle" in the middle and "Threaded Studs" on each end as we did on Photo # 3 on the Cable Thumbnail. We didn't need all of the adjustment, but is was nice to have it available.
  2. "Terminal Stud" either machine (factory swage) or field crimped, but mostly done at the factory. Non-adjustable.
  3. "Deck Terminal" Has the ability to swivel in a broad arc and great for use as a face mount on a post you can't get to the back side or for a stair application. Almost always machine swaged. Non-adjustable. Mis-labeled on the catalog page just before this page. Calls it a "Deck Toggle Turnbuckle" in error in the lower right of the picture.
  4. "Turnbuckle" Can have 2 swaged ends, one "Deck Toggle" end as described above or a "Toggle Jaw" end for use in an eye bolt or in a welded tab or bar on the post (see photo at bottom of # 5 or catalog page on # 7 on Cable Thumbnail) like you might see more with a steel post application. Has two threaded ends with approx 2-1/4" of thread each giving a lot of ability to adjust or tighten the cable, but is harder to adjust than a "Threaded Stud" simply because it is harder to hold on to them with normal hand tools.
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