turnbuckle wire rope tension factory

Lexco® Cable carries a full line of cable turnbuckles for adjusting the tension or length of wire ropes and aircraft cables when they’re attached to structures, supports, or other cables or wire ropes. Turnbuckles are available with various end connectors, including hooks, eyes, and jaws. Threaded studs are also available. We stock both domestic (Made in the USA) turnbuckles and imported models.

We offer galvanized and stainless steel turnbuckles for various applications, such as marine and architectural, as well as midget turnbuckles for light-duty applications. Corresponding jam nuts are available upon request. For aerospace applications, we offer turnbuckle body MS21251, clevis MS21252, eye MS21254, eye MS21255, and turnbuckle locking clip MS21256.

Architectural and marine turnbuckles are stainless steel Type 316. Architectural turnbuckles for cable railing applications have close (pipe) bodies. Cable railing turnbuckles are typically machine swaged to the cable, but some models can be field installed via hand tool 53-215 or swageless models via wrench.

Imported forged, galvanized turnbuckles meet US Federal FF-T-791B specs; domestic-made forged, galvanized turnbuckles meet ASTM F1145-91 Type 1, Grade 1 specs.

All varieties of turnbuckle we stock are available in bulk quantities or as part of completed cable assemblies. Lexco specializes in cable assembly fabrication, to save our customers valuable time and money in production costs.

To view standard swaged turnbuckles, please visit ourArchitectural Cable Railing Components page. If you are looking for open body or closed body swageless turnbuckles, please see our Swageless Fittings page.

Note:There are three ways to specify the callout of the turnbuckles your application requires. Most common is, for example, 1/2 x 6, where “1/2” signifies the thread size, and “6” signifies the take up, or how much thread length is useable for adjustment. Instead of specifying take up, turnbuckles can also be specified by “open length,” where the turnbuckle ends are fully extended; or, “closed length,” where the ends are turned fully into the body.

Request a quotefor the cable turnbuckles you need, or contact Lexco® Cablefor more information. If you don’t see the right turnbuckles for your application in our online inventory, please contact us for assistance. We’re here to help!

A turnbuckle also is known as rigging screw, tensioner, straining screw, barrel strainer, or adjuster, is a device for adding or releasing the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. They are used for rigging or tensioning wires, ropes, rods, etc., typically within industries such as oil and gas, construction, shipping, mining, and fishing. You can easily twist the turnbuckle body to expand or contract the length, without rotating the end fittings on both sides.

The most common turnbuckle materials are carbon steel and stainless steel. We usually add a zinc layer on the carbon steel galvanized turnbuckles with protection against rust and corrosion, while stainless steel turnbuckles can be used in high chloride or high moisture environments, as they offer a higher level of corrosion protection. If corrosion is a concern, stainless steel turnbuckle is your best choice.

Rigging turnbuckles are available in many different types, sizes, but basically there are three primary turnbuckle accessories: a turnbuckle body, a right-hand threaded end fitting, and a left-hand threaded end fitting.

Hook end – are used for temporary connections and are much easier to install and attached or detached from other rigging components than jaw end turnbuckle and eye to eye turnbuckle. However, it is far less practical due to the lack of a safety latch, which may unexpectedly release from attached rigging components, cause the hook to dislodge.

Jaw end – are composed of a jaw, bolt, and nut, but depending on size, some jaw turnbuckles only come with a cotter and a pin. They can attach the wire rope sling straight onto the jaw end and pin to the lifting eye bolts and lugs, which cannot be opened.

Eye end – are intended for straight-line pulls only or in-line applications not for lifting purposes. They have no moving and opening parts, designed for a shackle or quick link to go through on each eye end, then attached a wire rope sling or other approved rigging components.

The turnbuckle ends can be combined according to different needs that whether the solution is permanent or temporary, so there are many different types of turnbuckles.

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Before the installation of any type of turnbuckle hardware, it is important to know the right and left thread and the Working Load Limit (WLL), click here for more knowledge of M.B.S & W.L.L. By common convention, most threads are the default for right-handed screw threads. Therefore, most threaded parts and fasteners have right-handed threads.

If you want to get more useful knowledge about how to use a turnbuckle, you can contact us by email at info@hilifting.com. We will be glad to share with you more useful information.

Fork and Fork Turnbuckle. Forged from high strength Bronze alloy, with a polished chromium finish. Supplied with Stainless Steel Fork each end. UNF Thread. Certified. Manufactured in the UK

Assembly Design - Insulated PVC-Coated cable of smooth surface prevent the wire rope getting rusty, made it last long and more safe and can protect fingers from injury

Easy installation - These connection between screw and the turnbuckle is adjustable.our wire rope comes with reel,convenient for spread wire rope out and it not easy to put a kink in it.

Package Included - 19 Pcs Include Length: 50ft,OD: 2mm PVC Coated Wire Rope, 2PCS M5 Eye turnbuckle, 4PCS M2 Wire Rope Thimbles, 4PCS M5 Wire Eye Straps, 8PCS Aluminum Crimping Loop.