How much distance should I allow so I can use a turnbuckle to stretch the ends of a wire rope taut? (Each end of the cable is looped with wire-rope clamps).
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ends of a wire rope taut? (Each end of the cable is looped with wire-ro pe clamps).
That would seem to depend on the size of the turnbuckle. They come in sizes from teensie weensie to huge.
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of a wire rope taut? (Each end of the cable is looped with wire-rope clamps).
Usually you get the cable as tight as you can assembling it with the turnbuckle expanded. Then tighten the turnbuckle until you have the tautness you desire.
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On Thu, 2 May 2013 13:14:34 -0700 (PDT), gary wrote in Re Turnbuckle:
of a wire rope taut? (Each end of the cable is looped with wire-rope clamps).
Extend the turnbuckle to about 90% if it's length. Then pull the wire rope as taught as you can by hand and clamp.
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About as long as a piece of string.
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How long is a piece of string?
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Twice as long as half of it, of course. A rhetorical question, wasn't it.
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Just barely long enough to reach from one end to the other.