Wire Balustrade Kit #61 – Swage Stud Timber Insert System (Timber)

A staff favourite, this stainless wire balustrade kit is slimline, neat and aesthetically pleasing. It's designed to minimise the visual impact of your wire balustrade. It is quite easy to install , reducing the 'hidden' labour cost of some of the lower cost systems available.

For stair and ramp sections use Kit #61s

DIY Install Instructions

1. Using a 13mm countersink bit, countersink the posts for your threaded timber inserts
2. Pre-drill your post holes for the threaded inserts using a 9.5mm drill bit (for Cypress Pine posts). If hardwood posts, consider luricating the timber insert, and/or drilling a slightly larger hole. Caution is advised for using timber inserts with treated pine timber; you will want to maximise the thread bite and reduce the drill bit diameter to facilitate this.
3. Drive the threaded inserts into the posts with a 6mm hex drive bit
4. Cut wire rope to length. The following calculations are recommended for the lengths, however there are some privisos. This assumes a minimum of 90x90mm posts. Take care not to allow the threads to intersect inside the posts on Cornersat (90°) or where timber inserts are in a Middle post and are back-to-back at 180°. If using 35mm terminals, deduct 62mm from the internal post-to-post measurement. If using 48mm terminals, deduct 70mm from the internal post-to-post measurement.
5. Insert the wire rope into the swage stud terminal ends at each end of your run.
6. Crimp the swage terminals onto the wire. These fittings require the use of a hydraulic swaging tool.  Alternately you opt for our Factory Swaging Service (Currently Unavailable) where we perform all the wire cutting and swaging.
7. Thread the RHT and LHT swage stud terminals into the threaded timber inserts at the same time. As you do this, the wire will slowly tighten. It's important to thread both ends in at the same rate; don't thread one end in first or else you won't be able to thread the other end in. Thread with hands first and tension the swage stud terminals with a spanner multi tool or spanner.
8. Once the wire rope is tensioned, lock off the fittings with the nuts.

Customer Example

Featuring this Swage Stud Terminal & Threaded Timber Insert system, below is a great example of how nature and architecture can blend seamlessly. A beautiful forest vista complemented by slimline stainless wire balustrading.

Click through to see the rest of the photos and blog post. Photos courtesy of our customers all the way from Minnesota USA.