5/32" Cable Atlantis Rail Easy System

CUTTING YOUR CABLE

Cable should be cut only after you have all of your post, rails, tensioners and other cable railing  components in place. Generally, we advise that you string one run of cable in a given cable section and fasten it into the tensioner and then pull the cable tight against the tensioner or fitting at the opposite end. Once pulled tight to a position approximately at the bottom of the opposite cone you can cut the cable and remove it by pulling back through your post and undoing the tensioner stud  where the cable was connected and lay it out on the deck. Now remove the next tensioner stud in the series and connect a new cable run to it and have an assistant hold them even while you un-spool the cable to match the length. Cut the next cable and all subsequent cable for that same run to the same length. Once all cables are cut, pull them through all of the mid posts to the opposite end and put the tensioner studs back in where removed. Now you are ready to insert the cable into the far cones and fasten the cable for tensioning.