[TowerTalk] Guy Wire Cable Clamps

[Jim Lux]

On 6/8/15 10:23 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:
> Hi Roger, serving guy wires is definitely an acquired skill! Reminds me of
> braiding a live horse's tail; few people would actually do it.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>

Having done both:
Serving is mechanically larger forces required (at least for big 
cables), but tail braiding is a lot longer process with a lot more 
complexity.  And, of course, you don't want to get kicked.

Of course, if you're needing to braid your horse's tail for a show, 
there's also a ready source of people who you can *pay* to do the 
braiding.  This is less likely standing in your yard with some 
multistrand steel cable wanting to go somewhere you dont want it to go.

You'll also not wind up getting puncture wounds from the horse's tail.

Cable grips are definitely the way to go.  If I wasn't using cable 
grips, I'd use crimp on sleeves instead.  Once you have invested in the 
crimp tool, a box full of appropriate sleeves and your steel cable 
termination process gets simple.
  Crosby clamps (never saddle a dead horse, bail to the tail) are 
tedious, etc.; and I always wonder if the nut will come loose.