Installation Guide

TOOL
CHECKLIST
Safety Glasses
Work Gloves
Pencil
Measuring
Tape
Electric
Drill
Drill Bits
Hammer
Cable Cutters
or Cut-Off
disk
Vise-Grip
Pliers
7/16''
Wrench
Electric
Grinder
Hacksaw
or Electric
Reciprocating
Saw
Cable Lacing
Needle
Mark drill hole locations
on posts.
To minimize cable
deflection, space
cables no more than 3
inches apart and have
a post or vertical spac-
er at least every 3 feet.
Also, straight runs of
cable (no turns/dips)
should not exceed 70
feet. Runs with corners
(2 bends at most)
should not exceed 40
feet. See Frame
Requirements on back
page.
(Wood posts only)
Insert Protector Sleeves
at necessary locations.
Tap in until flush.
Protector Sleeves
prevent abrasion at
angled transitions on
wood posts (e.g. stair
transition posts or out-
side faces
of double
corner posts).
Insert the Threaded
Terminal through the
Terminal end post and
attach a flat washer and
Snug-Grip
®
Washer-Nut.
Spin the nut 2 full
turns. Strong resistance
will be felt as the Snug-
Grip® threads engage;
so hold the Terminal
shaft with pliers.
Use Beveled Washers
for stair termination
posts with angled holes.
Available for
Threaded
Terminal and
Quick-Connect
®
SS
fittings.
Lace the free end of
the cable through the
intermediate posts and
Quick-Connect
®
SS
end post. Slide-on a
flat washer and
Quick-Connect
®
SS
fitting until they rest
against the face of the
post.
Use a Lacing Needle
if snagging becomes
a problem.
Drill holes in posts. Hole
diameter depends on
cable size and type of
fitting. See chart below.
1/8” 5/16” 1/4” 3/8”
3/16” 3/8” 1/4” 9/16”
1/4” 7/16” 5/16” 9/16”
If desired, Quick-Connect
®
SS
posts may be through drilled at
5/16” and then counter-bored
with the recommended
Quick-Connect
®
SS drill to
countersink the fitting.
Hold the
Quick-Connect
®
SS
fitting with one hand
and pull the cable
tight with the other.
The fitting
automatically locks
when you release
the cable.
Tighten Snug-Grip
®
Washer-Nuts until you
can’t flex the cables more
than 4 inches apart using
your thumb and fingers on
one hand. See diagram to
the left for tensioning
sequence.
Important Note: If using
electric or pneumatic
tools to tighten the
Washer Nuts, spin the
nuts very slowly otherwise
they will heat-up causing
the threads to seize.
Saw off the excess
threads as close to
the Snug-Grip
®
Washer-Nut as possi-
ble. Touch-up with
electric grinder. The
special Snug-Grip
®
threads prevent the nut
from loosening.
Use cable cutters
or cut-off disk
to trim the excess
cable. Grind flush
the exposed cable
ends with an electric
grinder.
Snap on end caps
over the exposed
Quick-Connect
®
SS
fittings and the
Snug-Grip
®
Washer-
Nuts. You’re done.
Enviro-Magic
®
Cleaner can be
applied for lasting
protection of
stainless steel cable
and parts.
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9
7
5
3
1
2
4
6
8
10
12
Cables can either terminate or run through corner posts
SINGLE WOOD POST* DOUBLE WOOD POSTS
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Terminating
Continuous
*Offset drill holes at least 1/2'' if you choose to have cables terminating at a single wood post.
Cable Size
Threaded Term. Post
Intermediate Posts
Quick-Connect Post
© 2012 Feeney Inc.
File 2012-520
Step-by-Step Installation for Wood Frames
Recommended cable
tensioning sequence