Muzata MZZ138 Woodloft Cable Railing System User Guide
- June 3, 2024
- Muzata
Table of Contents
Muzata MZZ138 Woodloft Cable Railing System
Overview
Industrial style is an aesthetic trend in interior design that takes clues from old factories. WoodLoft is an industrial-style cable railing system at a cost-effective budget. It is great for lofts, garages, factories, warehouses, any industrial style decks and stairs. Wide adjustable range turnbuckle is friendly to beginners.
Components
Posts
2″x 2″ 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.
Handrails
Any handrails would work
Wire ropes
Both of the following cables could work for this system
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T304 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”
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T316 stainless steel wire rope 1/8”
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 “muzata 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. The swage multi-angle terminal is friendly to beginner. Please check the following images to see where and how they are used for.
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Cable railing kit
CK01 – Adjustable multi-angle turnbuckle cable railing kit for wood posts.
Other option: CN09
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Level protector sleeve
CR13 – To protect the level holes
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Angle protector sleeve
CR68 – To protector the angle holes other option: CR67
Tools
- Cable cutter CT15/CR12 For cable cutting
- Drill guide CT19/CT21 Help you to drill accurate angle holes.
- Hand crimper CT03
For crimping the aluminum loops sleeve
Optional components
How to find the products?
- Click on the model number with link (blue) on this file to open the web page
- Search “muzata + model number”, like muzata CK01
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.
Cable infilling installation
General steps
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Measure and mark
Divide the height of the post into equal sections (3″ recommended) for each run and mark with a pencil. -
Install fix end terminal
Start with the terminal side, press terminal into the gap of thimble and put it into eye strap before installing them.
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Install the cable
Thread the cable into the ferrule, then thimble, pull to tighten the cable. Crimp the ferrule with a hand crimper or hydraulic crimper. Crimp twice to make sure it is firm enough.
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Measure and cut
Expand the tensioner, draw the cable to the other side to measure the cable length between two posts. Leave a suitable room and cut the wire rope with a cable cutter.
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Install the tensioner
Install the tensioner into the gap of a thimble and put it into the eye strap before installing them. Thread the cable into the ferrule, then thimble, pull to tighten the cable, and crimp the ferrule with a hydraulic crimp. -
Tensioning
Tighten the cable by rotating the tensioner, then fix the tensioner with the two nuts.
Intermediate posts related
Level intermediate posts
- Drill straight holes with 7mm drill bit and drill guide CT19
- Drill straight holes with 7mm drill bit and drill guide CT19
Angle intermediate posts
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Choose the closest angle on the drill guide according to your stair angle.
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Drill accurate angle holes with CT19
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Put CR68/CR67 in
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Let the cable goes through
Corner solution
Single post
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Option1：Use two terminals on adjacent sides of the post.
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Option 2: An adjacent pre-drilled post to go with 2 protector sleeves CR69 to bear force and let the cable go through the corner. The size of corner post must no less than 4″ x 4″.
Two posts
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Option 1: End the cable line at the corner and start a new one
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Option 2: Use level protector sleeve CR13 to bear force and let the cable goes through the two posts with a 45° angle.
Notes
- 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.
- Install infilling on stairs is pretty much the same as level sections.
Notes
- 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.
- Install infilling on stairs is pretty much the same as level sections.
- 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.
Congratulations !You’re done
Documents / Resources
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Muzata MZZ138 Woodloft Cable Railing
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