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WIRE ROPE ACCESSORIES / END FITTINGS, part 1

WIRE ROPE ACCESSORIES / END FITTINGS part 1

Please find below some details of our most commonly requested accessories for wire ropes, we can supply many different variations of wire rope end fittings, from the basic thimbles, through to architectural fittings, so if you can't find what you are looking for then please give us a call, where our team are ready to help.

THIMBLES:

Thimbles are often used in the end loop of a wire rope to protect the wires. There are ordinary thimbles and solid thimbles. They come in various sizes, as well as stainless steel.

      Ordinary                              Solid

SOCKETS:

Sockets come in a variety of options, open sockets,closed sockets, open and closed spelter sockets, open and closed sockets, Wedge sockets and button spelter sockets.

These sockets can be used to secure wire rope to a fixed point to which the socket will be connected. Often used as an anchoring system in many different applications such as tow cables, anchor cables on oil platforms, bridges and roof construction etc.

                                                                                          
OPEN SOCKETS                                                                  CLOSED SOCKET

TURN BUCKLES AND RIGGING SCREWS:

Rigging screws and turn buckles are used for the tensioning of wire ropes, especially in rigging applications. Rigging screws / turn buckles come with a variety of  fittings for each end to suit your particular application, eye such as eye +eye, eye + hook, jaw + jaw, Hook + jaw, etc.

Often used on bridges, balustrading, staircases, hanging shelves, and many other applications where the tension of the wire rope is of the upmost importance.

Next week we will be turning our attention to fork terminals, eye and threaded terminals, rope grips, shackles and eye bolts.

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