How to Select the Right Steel Cable - Buying Guide for Wire Rope and Aircraft Cable

[@robwhite2282]

So good Tyler. I always learn so much from your vids. Thank you!

[@E-rigging]

Anytime, Rob!

[@tomwong5940]

You need wire rope stranding machine?

[@LakeGrego]

Very good video Tyler!

[@heckyes]

What an interesting channel. I don't even need to rig anything and yet I wanna buy one of everything from their store.

[@kamranahmed44]

very Informative. Which type of cable do you suggest for suspension bridges.

[@grahamsteckly9511]

What diameter of pulley do I use for 3/16”, 7x19 galvanized steel cable to accommodate and 90° bend? I’m building a storage lift in my garage. I would like a flex cycle life of 4000 times. Cable load will be no greater than 250lbs.

[@bevylaw8233]

How do you make sure you have the proper rating and calculate working strength and breaking strength?

[@anthonylawlor9130]

What’s the best paint to clean up slightly rusted ss railing cable

[@undertheradar9295]

Hi, I am going to use wire rope chokers for climbing anchors set up high in trees (single person), they may be left there for 2 years at a time. What type and diameter should I buy? Thanks, Loved the video.

[@alageshan61]

Great information. When and where are left hand lay ropes used.when where and what are Lang lay wire rope used for? Thanks

[@E-rigging]

This a great question! It's a really big topic that we'll be covering in an upcoming video.

[@ghenadie6960]

hello Tyler. what is better for crane for lifting, 18x7 or 24x7? thank you!

[@garysgarage.2841]

Which one is recommended for roof truss building in tension heavy loads new England area?

[@E-rigging]

Hey great question! Maybe someone in the comments can offer a more specific suggestion, but we now offer 6x26 IWRC Galvanized Wire Rope with WLL of up to 3.7 tons. It's a great general purpose wire rope that can withstand a lot of force and abrasion.

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Thanks for the video =)

[@lovetheNorml]

I got 8x19 elevator cable, is that stronger and more flexible than airplane grade? If I'm understanding right..... I got it for free and don't know much about cable it's 3/8 but i wanna rig it to pull stumps. Thanks

[@ahmedhaiba-ng8dz]

What is the Best type for gym equipment

[@davidgrassl4989]

What cable would be best putting up a border fence for dogs?

[@scottf9044]

Great video. How do I determine what size cable to use based on what I’m hoisting? Going to be hanging ~150-200 pounds from the ceiling of my garage using a ceiling hoist. Lifting a pallet that will remain overhead, so it needs to be safe. What size and type will work best?

[@octopusmusic332]

Thats what he supposed to cover but..

[@brandonwyatt86]

What size diameter of cable and type would you recommend for a 500' zipline?

[@aviviapatrick707]

Can wire rope be used as an outdoor curtain rod?

[@sandstree]

My church has a paved parking lot and we need to run a power line 150' to the marquis sign from another pole that has a timer on the parking lot lights that are a 110 volt we and can not do under ground, my question is what cable can we stretch that far to put an electrical wire over to the sign?

[@E-rigging]

You should be able to use 1/8"-1/4" cable depending on personal preference and weight of the electrical wire. Thanks so much for reaching out, let us know if you have any more questions!

[@sujanmaharjan4246]

What would be best for 1200m zipline? What would be capacity of 18mm cable?

[@keithcarpenter8931]

I need a good cable that will not brake . 1/8 cable for my brake foot paddle in my mail car what will work best for me

[@jvs00051]

Looking for a light duty cable to hang in a tree. Local national named hardware store has a 7x7, 1/16”, 100’ cable with a description “Heavy duty Electrogalvanized steel” cable for $19.00 & a regular galvanized cable that is the same length and price without the Electogalvanizing. I checked out the descriptions of Electogalvanized on the internet and it sounds like it goes through an additional process and should be more expensive. What is Electogalvanizing and do think the company advertising their cable as being Electogalvanized is just using that term loosely or is the consumer actually getting a good deal buying a cable that has Electogalvanizing process for the same price as a cable with out that process?

[@E-rigging]

electro-galvanizing is a corrosion resistant coating that is put on the steel typically before spinning it into the cable. It really depends on the company doing the coating process whether or not they are going to get a good deal. Typically you want the extra coating on plain steel. Stainless will typically come uncoated when purchased.

[@vilawang]

@@E-rigging maybe hot dipped galvanized is better

[@thomasparkinson]

I am trying to support a 4 x 6 balcony to my house. What type of cable and other materials do I need?

[@ArtSailing]

Hi. For some reason cant find any info for the strent of 7/19 compared with 1/19 stainless wire. I have spliced a lot of 7/19 on a merchant ships. Think to splice the rigg on my 7 tones sailboat from 7/19 as I like to do it by myself. Any calculations for replacing 1/19 with 7/19? Thanks!

[@E-rigging]

the 1x19 is going to be slightly stronger but near impossible to splice. The fewer wire strands at larger diameters that make up the 1x19 makes for a much stiffer cable in comparison to the 7x19 made up of much thinner, more flexible wire strands.