RailFX 601 Series User manual

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RFX-601-KITINST
Kit 601 Series Installation Instructions
for 4x4 Wood Posts
601 Series
Push-Lock®
Lag
Invisiware®
Receiver
Stainless Steel washer
for use with wood post
1/8” and 3/16”
1x19 stainless
steel cable
Pre-attached
swaging stud
B. Install Tensioning Terminal
1. Feed the bare cable through first end post, keeping some of
the cable with the swaging stud available so you can
perform the next step.
2. Slip the stainless steel washer over the body of the Receiver
and start the swaging stud into the Receiver and turn
3 complete turns. This will thread about 1/2 of the stud
into the Receiver.
3. Insert the Receiver with the stud into the post.
A. Drill Posts
Hole size for 1/8" dia. cable installation Hole size for 3/16" dia. cable installation
Tools Required for Installation
• 7/32” Drill Bit
• 5/32" Drill Bit
• 29/64" Drill Bit
• 3" Combo Wrench
• Driver PL-LAG
• 3/16" Alllen Wrench
• RFXPL-KEY
• RailFX Cable Gripper
S/S
Flat Washer Pre-attached Swaging Stud
7/32”
dia.
7/32”
dia.
5/32”
dia.
5/32”
dia.
7/32”
dia.
1½” minimum
29/64”
dia.
29/64”
dia.
29/64”
dia.
29/64”
dia.
For Intermediate Post
passing cable only
outside of post
outside of post
outside of post
For End Post
using a
R-6-62 Receiver and stud
Hole size for end post using Push-Lock®Lag

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E. Install Swageless Terminal
1. Place lag thread into hole and drive lag thread into
wood post using drill with PL-LAG Driver on wrench flats
milled into body of fitting. Stop turning when shoulder
on fitting between lag thread and body makes contact
with wood post.
2. Pull the cable tightly along the side of the fitting and
mark the cable 1-3/16” from the end of the fitting
opposite the post. Cut the cable on your mark.
3. At opposite end post with tensioning terminal, detach the stud from the Receiver to allow cable slack
so you can perform the next step.
4. Back at post with swageless terminal,
push the cable into the hole in the fitting
as far as it will go (approximately 1-1/16”).
Twist the cable in a clockwise direction as
you push it into the fitting.
Note: If you have trouble inserting the cable into the fitting, it may be because the locking wedges have become stuck. This is not a
defect! Here’s what you can do to “free the wedges” — For Pull-Lock®or Push-Lock®fittings for 1/8” cable, using either a RFXPL-KEY
or 1/4” diameter bolt, insert the RFXPL-KEY or bolt into the hole and press until the wedges move freely. Perform the same operation
for a 3/16” Pull-Lock®or Push-Lock®, except use a 16d nail or another tool with 1/8” or smaller diameter. Anything larger than what is
recommended can actually get stuck inside the fitting – NOT what you want!
D. Feed/Crimp Cable through Corner Posts
Instructions for going through corners for both wood and metal posts are available at our website.
See http://thecableconnection.com/pdfu/corner-instructions.pdf
Or scan the QR Code at right with your smart phone, or call us at 800-851-2961
and ask for Cable Railing Technical Support and we’ll email it to you.
C. Feed Cable through Intermediate Posts
1. Feed the bare end of the cable through all your intermediate posts and through the end post where you will be
installing the Push-Lock®fitting.
5. Return to the post with tensioning terminal and rethread the stud back into the Receiver.
Feed bare end of cable through all other posts.
INTERMEDIATE POSTCABLE BRACE CABLE BRACE
1-3/16”
Push
Rotating clockwise

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F. Tension Cables
1. Tension the cable by holding the cable securely to prevent it
from turning while you turn the Receiver with a hex wrench.
Be careful to protect the cable from damage while tensioning.
2. Tension all cables to desired amount in sequence, beginning with
the center cables, moving up and down toward the top and bottom.
As you tension each cable, give it a sharp pull downward mid-span
to help set the wedges, then re-tension as necessary in the same
sequence. Be aware that the cable may move as much as 3/16”
toward the tensioning terminal as the wedges seat.
The swaging stud will be pulled into the Receiver by
rotating the Receiver clockwise.
RailFX Small Cable Gripper
As an alternative to a large cable
gripper, this small gripper will clamp
on the cable while tensioning to keep
the cable from unraveling.
Order CG-4-6-RFX
3/16” hex