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Cable Cutting and Swaging Measurement Instructions for factory swaged cables only

The factory can cut cable and swage fittings on cables up to 60 feet in length.
Measure from one end of the cable run to the other and specify from inside post, outside post or center of mounting hole depending on what hardware is being used. In ordering, be sure to specify the hardware being used — by part number — and where each end post measurement is taken

Measure from back side of postMeasure from back side of postMeasure from back side of post

Measurements are taken from the back side of the post, at the end, using the following hardware:

Invisiware Receiver Invisiware Radius Ferrule Ultra-tec Clip-On Stop
Measure from back side of post Measure from back side of post Measure from back side of post

If post is pipe or tubing, we will assume there will be a counter bore to a depth of .100″, unless we are told otherwise. Pipe should be a minimum schedule 80. Tubing should have a wall thickness at least equivalent to schedule 80 pipe.

Measurements are taken from the inside surface of the post , using the following hardware — Threaded Tabs (CRTT6B or CRTT8B), Fixed Tab (CRFT65A or CRFT65B, CRFT85A) or Lag Eyes (CRLE6 or CRLE8)

Adjust-A-Jaw Adjust-A-Body Fixed Jaw
Measure from inside surface of post Measure from inside surface of post Measure from inside surface of post

If being mounted in any other way using the following hardware, measure from the center of the mounting hole. The mounting hole might be a hole drilled in an angle iron or a piece of flat bar welded onto the end post or it might be a tube fabricated by the customer and attached to the post.

Adjust-A-Jaw Adjust-A-Body with Threaded Eye Fixed Jaw
Measure from center of mounting hole. Measure from center of mounting hole. Measure from center of mounting hole.

Measurements are taken from the inside surface of the post, at the end using the following hardware.

Adjust-A-Body with Hanger Bolt Adjust-A-Body with Threaded Bolt Threaded Stud into a welded receiver or into a drilled and tapped hole in a post – min wall thickness of 1/4″
Measure from inside surface of post Measure from inside surface of post Measure from inside surface of post


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Updated on June 12, 2018

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