Installation Guide

1/8” 5/16” 1/4” 3/8”
3/16” 3/8” 1/4” 9/16”
If desired, Quick-Connect
®
SS
posts may be through drilled at
1/4” and then counter-bored
with the recommended
Quick-Connect
®
SS drill to
countersink the fitting.
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.
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 outside 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.
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.
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.
Tension the cables by
holding the Threaded
Terminal shaft with Vise-
Grip pliers and spinning
the Snug-Grip
®
Washer-
Nuts with a wrench. A
Feeney Tension Gauge
may be used to check
uniform tension. See
tensioning sequence
diagram at left.
Use hacksaw, reciprocating
saw, or electric grinder
with cut-off disk to saw
off the excess threads as
close to the Snug-Grip
®
Washer-Nut as possible.
Touch-up with electric
grinder. The special
Snug-Grip
®
threads
prevent the nut from
loosening.
Use cable cutters
or electric grinder with
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.
Feeney SteelProtect
™
can be applied for
lasting protection of
stainless steel cable
and parts.
11
9
7
5
3
1
2
4
6
8
10
12
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Cable Size
Threaded Term.
Post
Intermediate
Posts
Quick-Connect
Post
© 2016 Feeney Inc.
File 2012-520B
Step-by-Step Installation for Wood Frames
Recommended cable
tensioning sequence
Use Beveled Washers for stair termination posts with
angled holes. Available for Threaded Terminal and
Quick-Connect
®
SS fittings. Always install the Quick-
Connect
®
SS fittings in the top stair post to prevent rain
water from running down the cable into the fittings.
TOOL
CHECKLIST
Safety Glasses
Work Gloves
Pencil
Measuring
Tape
Electric
Drill
Drill Bits
Hammer
Cable Cutters
Vise-Grip
Pliers
7/16''
Wrench
Electric
Grinder with
Grinding Disk
& Cut-off Disk
Hacksaw
or Electric
Reciprocating
Saw
Cable Lacing
Needle
Feeney Tension
Gauge
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.
Cables can terminate or run through corner posts
Terminating
Continuous
DOUBLE WOOD POSTS DOUBLE WOOD POSTS
SINGLE WOOD POST
Offset drill holes at least 1/2”