Brace yourself – this is actually basic “machining” While many stainless steel products come pre-drilled and cut, there are some circumstances where you may need to do additional work onsite, or post-installation. With the right tools and know-how however, working with stainless steel can be effortless. Whether you’re drilling, tapping or cutting stainless steel, the … Read more
Tapping is the process of creating internal thread features into a part.  Before deciding to tap stainless steel, it’s important to consider the thickness of the steel being used; 1.5 time the thread pitch is REQUIRED (e.g. M6x1.0 thread REQUIRES a minimum of 1.5mm), and 3 time the thread pitch (or thicker) is ideal. Angle of … Read more
There are many different ways to cut stainless steel. However when working with stainless steel (if you haven’t figured it out already and really want some advice), there are a few classes of tools: Really Stupid: which include tin snips or shears, an ungoverned (full speed) circular saw, and reciprocating saw Acceptable: which include angle … Read more
When it comes to choosing the right wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. This requires working with the right stainless steel wire supplier that knows their products and understands your application. Commercial and Domestic builders know that Stainless … Read more
When it comes to choosing the right Galvanised wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. This requires working with the right wire supplier that understands your application and explain how a product will meet your requirements. Commercial and Domestic … Read more
When it comes to choosing the right wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. This requires working with a wire supplier who who has an excellent Certified product and understands (and can explain) Grades, Structures, and Suitability. Commercial and … Read more
Each full reel of our Wire Rope comes from a known and recorded ‘batch’. And this is done for both Stainless Steel and Galvanised Steel Wire Ropes. Each batch of our Stainless Steel wire is graded or certified at a specified MBS and the batch will meet or exceed the rating. This is against standards … Read more
Choosing wire rope material is an important choice. Wire ropes can assist in the moving of an object, loading of an object and in supporting the rigging and lifting industries. Their use can be static (e.g. architectural), or dynamic (e.g. cranes). Wire ropes make it easier to translate motion than gears or levers. They can … Read more
First of all, when well built and thought through they are marvelous, thrilling, and at times – incredibly useful. Secondly, when shoddily constructed or poorly thought out, they can be a liability that can border on lethal. So lets assume that you want to build something safe for both the users of the Zip Line, … Read more
Comparing AISI304 and AISI316 grades of stainless steel is important. While the stainless items in this website are mainly grade AISI 304 & AISI 316 – commonly referred to as G304 and G316 respectively. And while not rigorously enforced – “Marine Grade” is generally accurately applied to only G316. Indoor vs Outdoor installation G304 stainless … Read more