Complete Guide to Choosing Wire Rope

Which Wire Rope is best for your Project? A number of different types of wire rope (also known as aircraft cables) are currently on the market, which might make it difficult for you to decide on the option that’s best for your construction project. Wire rope uses include its original applications in the aerospace industry … Read more

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 19X7 AND 7X19

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 19X7 AND 7X19 WIRE ROPE? If you are unfamiliar with standard Wire Rope constructions, you may look at our website and say, aren’t 19×7 and 7×19 the same cable? Though it may be easy to confuse them in writing, their physical appearance and structure are actually extremely different. Most notably, these differences impact … Read more

Why do I care about thread form and locknuts?

Well – because you are CLEVER… The conversation starts with …asking for a friend…  “So the tensioner is what pulls the terminal to apply tension to the wire. But what does the lock nut do that the wire tension isn’t already doing? Or is that just in case the wire loosens over time?” .. sort of… As … Read more

Tools to Repair Gym Equipment Cables

Tell me about Gym Cables… The conversations start like “…  we manufacture, repair and fit cables to gym equipment and automated machines that can have weight stacks up to 200kg. Obviously we want to ensure that our work hold up in a commercial gym environment –  both from a safety  and durability stand point.  So … Read more

Thread Forms

The standard for the Unified thread was agreed In November 1948 by the UK, the US and Canada to be used as the single standard for all countries using inch units. In 1965 the British Standards Institution issued a policy statement requesting that organisations should regard the BSW, BSF and BA threads as obsolescent. The … Read more

6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1960 Specifications

6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1960 Specifications 6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1960 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more

7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications

7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications 7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more

6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications

6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications 6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 6×36 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more

6×25 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications

6×25 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications 6×25 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 6×25 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more

3×7 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications

3×7 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications 3×7 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G1770 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 3×7 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more