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Review on πŸ”— Muzata 20Pair Cable Railing Kit - Invisible 1/8" Upgraded Swage Tensioner and Terminal - T316 Stainless Steel - Wood Metal Post Deck Stairs - CR26 CV1 CV2 by John Lewis

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Pretty good product once you figure out the installation details.

To be clear this review is for the "Totally Invisible 1/8" 20 Pairs Improved Patented Turnbuckle Threaded Bolt Compression Fitting Receiving Clamp Hidden for 2-6" Wood & Metal Racks" . I cannot vouch for this. All other Muzata products and Muzata product descriptions are not very clear. This particular product kit consists of (1) 20 adjustable fittings, (2) 20 stubs for the other end of the cable, (3) a special wrench, the You will need to install the adjustable end and (4) a hex wrench to tighten the adjustable fitting (and a drill, which I didn't need - the old holes for the cable system were already in place). Good quality but it comes without instructions and on the web there are no printed instructions on the Muzata website. There are installation videos, but it's more of a marketing video covering several products that move very quickly and don't delve into the important features for bolt drilling or the best ways to install adjustable hardware. Videos are hardly useful and useless when you work on a hot and sunny terrace. I installed these to replace an old cable system that had existing cable management holes in 4x6 racks (various depths). I spent 10% of these fittings making them work. After you crimp the compression fitting onto the cable, that cable should be the correct length within a tight tolerance. A paper/PDF format guide explaining the basic drilling parameters as well as adjusting the adjustable fitting and cable length would make this task much easier. Also, they should contain (but not provide) information about cable expansion/contraction due to heat (my project was on a very hot summer day - how tight should the cable be as it will shrink on cooler days?) I used a hydraulic crimp -Crimping tool for crimp fittings on cables. I can't think of a project using these fittings unless you have one of these tools.

Pros
  • Railing
Cons
  • High Price