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Review on πŸ”© Muzata Swage Lag Screws 20 Pack: Left & Right for 1/8" Cable Railing, T316 Stainless Steel Stair Deck Railing Wood Post - Horizontal Vertical Balusters (10 Pairs) CK17, Series CA1 CD1 CS1 by Hugo Caywood

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent low cost cable railing system

Excellent low cost railing system. A few notes on installation.1. Make a template to mark the holes on the board. I used a 1x4 clamped to a post tightly on the top rail to make sure the difference is down. Drilled holes in it and used it to mark my holes on the rod, then drilled the holes with the Muzaka guide block (https://smile.amazon.com/Muzata-Installation-Horizontal-Drilling-Template/dp/B083Q8K2N5/). After pre-drilling Screw all the tabs into the rack with a drill so the 2 threads are showing, then measure and cut the cable. Notice how deep it goes. I was able to just hand pull the 25 foot cable and start crimping. Attaching the arms meant about 1.5 turns on each side to get the correct tension. I inserted all the lags and then made each of the cables.3. The included wrench is soft aluminum scrap. You could have dealt with him, but I couldn't. I used a piece of 3/4 flat bar cut to about 3 inches and took a grinder to drill a slot in it. Worked like a charm for everything else.4. If you have to go through the posts, get a 3/16 bit long enough to go all the way. Use a guide block and whatever else you can to make sure you're level and straight. Then re-drill the protectors if you are going to use them (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07174JGTR). com/dp/B08L569CWK) along with a grinder, cut-off wheel and flat iron and still save many hundreds of dollars compared to other solutions.

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