Intros

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

A Zip Line makes you measurably cooler… 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 let’s assume that you want to build something safe for both … 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

Steps to Replace a Wire in a Caravan Figuring out how to Replace a Wire in a Caravan is problematic. But ultimately pretty simple Buy a Replacement First recommendation is to get a replacement wire from the manufacturer.  They made decisions about engineering, load (static/dynamic), dissimilar alloy interactions, and other relevant criteria. Alternatively – contact … Read more