INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS • ALX CONTEMPORARY CABLE RAILING
ALX CONTEMPORARY CABLE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 33
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ALX Contemporary Cable
Installation Instructions for Stairs
B. Install Tensioning Terminal
1.
If a wood post, insert the post protector tube first into the face of both end posts.
Force each tube into post so it is flush with post face.
A. Drill Posts
Neither the threaded stud nor the Pull-Lock
®
will reach all the way through wood end posts, so you will need to add
post protector tubes (aka CS-TUBE) to the inside face of your end posts to protect the wood from the cable as it exits
the post at the stair angle. Not needed for metal posts.
Intermediate posts are drilled on the angle.
Intermediate posts are drilled on the angle.
Tools Required for Installation - see page 1, plus:
• Hammer
• Small block of wood
Hole size for 1/8" or 3/16" dia. cable installation
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
End Post using Threaded Stud
End Post using Pull-Lock
®
End Post using Threaded Stud
End Post using Pull-Lock
®
29/64”
dia.
1¾” minimum
29/64”
dia.
9/32”
dia.
1/4”
dia.
1/4” dia. for
CS-Tube
Minimum 1.9”
Metal Post
Minimum 4” x 4”
Wood Post
29/64”
dia.
2” minimum
for CS-Tube
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
For End Post using
Pull-Lock
®
fitting
For End Post using
Threaded Stud
For End Post using
Pull-Lock
®
fitting
For End Post using
Threaded Stud
29/64”
dia.
1¾” minimum
29/64”
dia.
9/32”
dia.
1/4”
dia.
1/4” dia. for
CS-Tube
Minimum 1.9”
Metal Post
Minimum 4” x 4”
Wood Post
29/64”
dia.
2” minimum
for CS-Tube
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
5/32” dia. for
1/8” dia. cable
7/32” dia. for
3/16” dia. cable
For End Post using
Pull-Lock
®
fitting
For End Post using
Threaded Stud
For End Post using
Pull-Lock
®
fitting
For End Post using
Threaded Stud