Hey everybody I'm Tyler with E-Rigging.com, and in today's video,
I'm going to teach you how to make a basic cable tensioning rigging assembly that can
be used for a wide variety of applications. If you're hanging up string lights in your
backyard or maybe you're even giving structural support to an object this type of assembly is
going to be a great all-arounder for the majority of your applications. But before
we get into it don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more helpful rigging tutorials.
(music)
So just as a disclaimer the components that you see us using in today's video
are for demonstration purposes only so whenever you're planning out your own rigging system
you're going to want to make sure that you're selecting the correct components
based on your application. So to start off we are using 316 7x19 galvanized cable.
Like I said in your case depending on the working load limits you may need to upsize that cable
and then of course the cable links that you're going to need are also going to vary depending
on how far you're needing to stretch your cable from one point to the other.
For our tensioner, we are using a 5/16" by 4 1/2" galvanized Jaw-Jaw turnbuckle you can
easily open up each end of the turnbuckle and that makes connecting the turnbuckle to other rigging
attachments and other objects really really easy. For making the eyes in the end of our cable
and to protect the cable we have two 3/16" light duty zinc plated thimbles and then to actually
hold those cables together to form the eye into the end of the cable we have got drop forged wire
rope clips. Keep in mind whenever it comes to wire rope clips the number of wire rope clips
that you're going to be using are all going to vary depending on the cable diameters that
you're working with. So the eye bolts that we're using are going to be 5/16" by 2 1/4"
galvanized shoulder lag eye bolts the reason that we're using lag eye bolts is because we're dealing
with wood posts. You could use regular eye bolts and drill all the way through your posts and then
secure the eyebolts on the backside with a galvanized washer and a nut which would give
you a little bit more secure of a connection but galvanized lag eye bolts are a great option if
you've got wood posts to deal with and that's going to be what we're going to use today.
So electrical tape is something that you're going to use to seize up the ends of your cable once you
cut the cable nobody likes to get stuck by cable, it's not very fun, so electrical tape is a great
way to seize up the end of your cable. So enough talking about our materials let's get into it.
(music)
First, install your eyebolts. If you're not sure exactly which eye bolt you need
check out our video on how to select the right eye bolts.
(music)
Once you've determined how much cable you're going to need,
go ahead and fabricate the eyes at each end of the cable
using your wire rope clips and thimbles. If you're not familiar with thimbles and wire rope clips,
check out the links in the description below where you can learn all about them.
(music)
Okay guys, so at this point, we have our eye bolts connected to each of our attachment points.
One end of the turnbuckle is attached to our eye bolt and we've opened up our turnbuckle
to its maximum amount of take-up. So now all you're going to do is grab your cable assembly
place the thimble into the draw the turnbuckle and then attach that cable eye.
Make sure that you get your retaining pin in there and then what I like to do is take the
ear side of your shackles pass that through your thimble and then place your shackle right over
the ring of your eye bolt and attach in the shackle pin.
Get that in there. And so at this point your cable assembly is going to pretty much just kind
of be loosely suspended. The more sloppy that you are whenever you make this cable assembly,
the more threads of that turnbuckle you're going to be using to take up slack
rather than putting direct tension on the cable itself.
So the more accurate you can be whenever you're making this cable assembly the
more direct tension and usable threads that you're going to have with your turnbuckle.
So, now all you need to do is secure one end of your turnbuckle which is going to be the end
that is going to be attached to your cable. The other end of your turnbuckle is already secured
here at your eye bolt and all you've got to do is turn your turnbuckle body. If you don't know
this already, turnbuckle bodies are threaded left hand on one side, right hand on the other which is
going to draw those two ends together and that's going to be what is actually going to tension
up your cable. And once you get everything tensioned the way you want it, you're done.
(music)
If you found this video helpful, feel free to give it a like
and if you have any questions about this rigging assembly in particular
drop it in the comments below. I'm Tyler with E-Rigging; thanks for watching.