Frequently Asked Questions

Cable has become an excellent railing material because of Johnson Architectural Hardware. When the natural beauty surrounding a home or building is too precious to block with an ordinary railing, Johnson's cable railing makes the most sense. Johnson Architectural Hardware cable railings creates an unblocked view and satisfies code. Cable will take any path you make for it but there are some rules to follow in order to satisfy code for railings. The following is a guideline to commonly asked questions:

Q: What is a Turnbuckle? A:
A turnbuckle is a metal coupling device consisting of right and left hand threaded members screwed into an internally threaded body which when rotated expands or contracts.

Q: What is a Machine Swage Fitting? A:
A machine swage fitting is attached to the cable by a swage machine which cold forms the fitting directly to the cable. A swage fitting should not be confused with Hand Crimp fittings or other hand tool applied fittings. A specialized swaging machine is the only way to attach swage fittings to cable. Swage fittings can not be Hand Crimped, welded, glued, hammered or attached to a cable by any other means other than a swage machine.

Q: What is a Hand Crimp Fitting? A:
Hand Crimp fittings were first designed and manufactured by C. Sherman Johnson Co., Inc. in 1969. Hand Crimp fittings are attached to the cable with a Johnson-made Hand Crimp Tool model #53-210 or #53-215. . Hand Crimp fittings should not be confused with Nicopress fittings. Nicopress fittings have sleeves that are made from soft copper alloy and compress very easily. All Johnson Hand Crimp fittings are made from stainless steel and can not be swaged, welded, glued, pressed in a vise or with vise grips or attached to the cable by any means other than the Johnson tool #53-210, #53-215.

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