Muzata CableGenie Cable Railing System User Guide

: October 30, 2023
: Muzata

Table of Contents

Overview
Components
Cable terminals
Tools
Optional components
How to find the products?
Installation
Reach us
Documents / Resources

Cable Genie Cable Railing System
User Guide

Overview

Cable Genie is a patent cable railing system, which is designed to be completely invisible for wood frames. It is an ideal choice for perfectionists since the terminals are entirely hidden inside wood posts to create a perfect neat look. CableGenie allows you to use only one post at each corner. We have two options for the terminals, swage less type CB16 and fast swage type CR73, both of them are reusable.

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Components

02-1 Posts
4”x4” or larger wood posts

Notes

It is recommended to buy wood posts from local stores since it will be cheaper without freight and packaging fee.
This system also works for your existing wood frame. Just replace the infilling with cable railing materials.

02-2 Handrails
Any handrails would work

02-3 Wire ropes
Here are two of color options of the following cables could work for this system Natural color.

WR01
T304 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”| WR02
T316 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”

WR14
T304 stainless steel wire rope 3/16″| WR17
Black vinyl coated T304 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”thru 3/16″. For both indoor and outdoor projects.| WR19
Blacken T316 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”.
Only for indoor projects.

Notes

We have two ways of packing. Wire rope in reel would be easier to control after you open it while wire rope in roll is cheaper.
The cable in roll is recommended to open in a bucket, which could help to control the cable as it expands.
1/8” are recommended for code compliance in most states.
We also have wire ropes with 5/32″ or 3/16″ size, vinyl-coated cables, blacken cables for your choice. Please search “mutate WP1″ to find more. And remember that you should use terminals of the same size to go with wire ropes. For example, 1/8″ cable should go with 1/8” terminals.

Cable terminals

Cable terminals will fix the cable on posts and fasten the cable to get enough tension as safeguards. In this system we are going to use the swage less invisible tensioner, which could be completely hidden in the posts. Please check the following images to see where and how they are used for.

Cable railing kit
CB16 – Patent invisible swage less cable railing lag screw kit for wood posts. Other options: CR73| Level protector sleeve
CR13 – To protect the level holes Other options:CR65/CR66/CR67| Angle protector sleeve
CR68 – To protect the angle holes

Adhesive sleeve
CR75 – Patent invisible swageless cable railing lag screw kit for
Other options: CR67/CR91/CR86

Notes
Concrete wall – if you need to install terminals on concrete/brick/stone walls.
Please use our expansion tensioner CB25 (1/8”) / CB26(3/16”)

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Tools

Cable cutter CT15
For cable cutting| Custom wrench CT16
For terminals tensioning| Angle drill guide CT19
Help you to drill accurate angle holes.
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Hand crimper CT03(optional)
For crimping the aluminum loops sleeve when using CR99| Hand crimper CT06 (optional)
For crimping the aluminum loops sleeve when using CR73| Allen wrench
For fixing cable attached）

Optional components

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How to find the products?

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Click on the model number with link (blue) on this file to open the web page
Search “mutate + model number”, like mutate CB16

Installation

Things to Know Before You Get Started

Please consult your local office for building codes and make sure you know all the requirements of the codes. Some states might have special rules of their own. You should choose carefully to comply with them. We can’t promise everything to comply with all the codes of every state.
It is recommended to do some planning work and estimate a budget. Please contact us if you need help with that. You might want to buy a few more materials than expected since some materials could be used by operation mistakes. Especially swage terminals and wire ropes.
It is suggested to be 2 person project.
When electric instruments Electric drill, Cutting Machine are used in the installation process, please be careful.
Please note that products made of T304 stainless steel can’t work for projects within 10 miles of sea. They will also get rusty easier than expected when being near salt water or in highly humid conditions.

03-1 Cable infilling installation
03-1-1 General steps

Drill a guide hole
Drill a guide hole of 3/8″. Use CT19 drill guide to make sure the hole is straight and level.| Measure the cable
Use the cable to measure the span between the inner side of two end posts.
Mark point B with a pen. Remember to keep the cable straight.
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Trim and cut
Add the trim length (about 3-1/2 inch) and mark point C. Cut on point C to get the correct length. The trim length is based on general conditions. Sometimes you might need to adjust it according to your project.| Install the cable
Install the cable end for CB16, screw the jack bolts tight enough to fix the cable.
Make sure the cable won’t slip out while tightening. Remember to put the adhesive sleeve in before that.
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Install fix end terminal
Install the terminal with a custom wrench CT16.Make sure the terminal is entirely hidden.| Tensioning
Tighten the cable to proper tension with custom wrench CT16. Then cover the hole with the adhesive sleeve. If the preserved cable exceed the length you need, just cut it off and do it again.

03-1-2 Intermediate posts related
Level intermediate posts

Drill the straight holes with 7mm drill bit and drill guide CT19| 1) Put CR13 in
Let the cable goes through

Angle intermediate posts

Choose the closest angle on the drill guide according to your stair angle.
Drill accurate angle holes with CT19| 1) Put CR68 in
Let the cable goes through

03-1-3 Corner solution
Single post

Option1：Use two terminals nonadjacent sides of the post.| Option 2: Drill a 45° through hole on the post. Use 2 protector sleeves CR69 to bear force and let the cable goes through the corner. The size of corner post must no less than 4″ x 4″.

Two posts

Option 1: End the cable line at the corner and start a new one| Option 2: Use level protector sleeve CR13 to bear force and the the cable go through the two posts with a 45°angle.

Notes

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Please follow the sequence to tighten the cables as shown in the left image.
For swage tensioners, please preserve some tensioning range in case the cable gets loose due to temperature change in years.
Remember to leave enough length of cable before cutting to make sure the lag screw completely hidden in the post.
Install infilling on stairs is pretty much the same as level sections. Just drill the guide hole with the same angle of your stairs with the help of CT19.

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Please follow the sequence to tighten the cables as shown in the left image.
For swage tensioners, please preserve some tensioning range in case the cable gets loose due to temperature change in years.
Remember to leave enough length of cable before cutting to make sure the lag screw completely hidden in the post.
Install infilling on stairs is pretty much the same as level sections. Just drill the guide hole with the same angle of your stairs with the help of CT19.d

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If your local building code requires 4″ sphere test. The tension is recommended to be around 200 lbs to pass the test. You can buy a tension gauge online or local store.

Reach us

If you are a beginner or not sure about how to do it. Please feel free to contact us. Our experts can do all the planning, designing and budget work for you without extra charging. Then you can follow the shopping list to buy all the materials in 3 minutes.

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Congratulations !
You’re done

Documents / Resources

| Muzata CableGenie Cable Railing System [pdf] User Guide
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