Installing Wire Rope Clips - The Right Way

In this video, we'll show you how to use and install Wire Rope Clips. We demonstrate the processes of assembling an eye on a wire rope, using a pulley as a thimble, creating a lap splice to connect two sections of wire rope, using and sizing vinyl-coated cable, and how to use and assemble stamped cable clamps.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THE VIDEO

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TIMESTAMPS

0:28 Terminology of Wire Rope Clip Parts
1:12 Materials for Assembly of Wire Rope Clips
1:33 Seizing Cable
1:55 Measuring Turnback Length
2:22 Applying Wire Rope Clips to Wire Rope
4:10 Test Working Load on Assembly
4:32 Termination Efficiency
5:09 Reusing Wire Rope Clips
5:58 Pulley Assembly
6:20 Fist Grip Clips
6:44 Vinyl-Coated Cable
8:46 Assembling a Lap Splice
10:08 Stamped Cable Clamps

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PLAYLISTS

[johnnywalker]

Im here because I'm connecting a stainless steel wire rope to a 2hp submersible well pump as a safety cable. As a back up. Using stainless steel clamp assembly. Thank you for your video. I was going to do 3 clamps at the end and alternate the saddles. Glad i saw this. I wont now. Pump and my galvanized pipe will weigh about 890 lbs. In order to not lose or srop anything in a 260 ft well, its important my wire rope is secure and tight.

[shawnwalsh]

Excellent video! I saw a 1/8” wire rope kit at the hardware store and figured it’d be great to string some lights over my backyard. I definitely would have saddled a dead horse had I not watched this video.

I’ll say though, it’s harder than you make it look. I ended up securing the wire in a woodworking clamp while I attached the clips, and I still had trouble getting them lined up. No matter how careful I was, I could never get the clips pointed in exactly the same direction after tightening. I know this isn’t a “real” issue, but as a perfectionist it bothers me.

[latemnetlom]

This is how you do an instructional video! Well done- Watched at 1.5x speed and it was perfect.

[karich]

thanks for taking the time to record- very informative!

[towks]

Thank you for such a comprehensive tutorial on wire clips! I certainly have an all new appreciation for this job now. You taught me what I need to know.

[mikesmith]

I'm rearranging my garage with unistrut, came across a couple videos using cables to reinforce and/or add functionality to strut assemblies. Those 2 videos led me to you. I'm glad they did. I've used wire ropes on various projects, successfully and with out issue. However seeing this video, I now realize the things that I didn't know before that I'm glad to know now. Kind of a "you don't know what you don't know" moment.


I really appreciate the informative and direct to the point format of this video, as well as the detailed explanations. I subscribed to your channel just based on this video because I appreciate your content. Thank you for providing this information in a simple and easy to digest way. It seems as though you are only intermittently active, just posting to provide quality content. If you enjoy making videos, you should collaborate with others that have knowledge to share in other trades or skills. Bringing your quality production/editing style to videos about other topics would be a worthwhile endeavor if you actually enjoy doing it.

[robwhite]

This is the BEST instructional vid I have seen on this topic. Thank you!

[bzzhc]

"Don't saddle a dead horse (wire)". Now that's memorable.

[Eric-uebv]

I was reading a text description of the usage of wire rope clips in my school reading material and I could not make any sense of it. The visual demonstration offered by this video has made all of that clear. Thank you!

[quytran]

Thank you so much. Very clear and concise! You have saved many homeowner diy'ers 💰💰💰

[bradock]

wish I would have seen your website before! Would have saved me a ton of money. Great video, Thanks!

[tbpuumt]

Thank you for that video, I was not sure how to do it correctly. cheers, Howard in Brisbane Australia

[jmpublicvideos]

I just found your video
I didn’t strip the coating for my 1/8 coated cable
The coating broke and the cable came loose
This is for landscape lighting so not a lot of stress

[quiznexfisher]

Glad I saw this video or I wouldn't have known to "don't saddle a dead horse." I would have messed it up.

[Trouble]

I will definitely vouch for stripping the plastic before attaching the clips! (though the advice is two broken ribs and a lacerated spleen too late)
And thanks for explaining the "don't saddle a dead horse".
Since my injury (almost two decades ago), I've read somewhere that the best way to make a safe termination is to loop back twice, so that the two kinks in the wire stop the wire from slipping through. Has anyone done any experiments to find out if this is true?

[a.r.r.]

VERY very helpful as I set up cable for my home workout room! Much safer than what I had planned on doing for connecting to my lat bar and pulley. THANKS!

[alejandramariasantillan]

A pesar de no saber Inglés puede entender perfectamente el video para hacer mi proyecto.

[johnchivington]

Great information, I have completed projections after viewing your video.Thanks

[ericviele]

Fantastic video! Clear, concise, and complete!

[joshuabellamy]

Excellent Video! Thank you! Very comprehensive.