Laser 6869 Safety Locking Wire 0.8mm x 30m

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The 1mm A4 stainless steel diameter on the mini spool is approximately 10m and is a convenient way to ensure a secure hold. The imperial bolt jig suits six sizes: UNC 1/4-20, UNC 5/16-18, UNF 5/16-24, UNC 3/8-16, UNF 3/8-24 and UNC 7/16-14. The cable is threaded through a hole on the fastener to be secured, which is large enough to accommodate the wire but too small for the cap on the other end of the cable to pass through it. Several companies manufacture safety cable, and it is becoming an industry standard due to easier control of critical inputs and reduced installation time. Locknuts such as Nyloc nuts and HARDLOCK nuts have the additional objective of preventing lost bolt tension.

The single crossover provides the appropriate friction such that the wire cannot fall completely free of the equipment when broken.

Safety stainless lock wire is an essential component of numerous mechanical systems in key industries such as Aeronautics/Aerospace. Although many systems purport to be more efficient than installing traditional safety wire, an advantageous by-product of the twisting method of installing safety wire is that it leaves a highly visible and easily inspectable indication that the fasteners in question are in fact properly secured.

As a result, technicians often break drill bits or damage the fastener when the bit slides off position. Vehicle Wiring Products uses its own and carefully selected third-party cookies on this site to improve performance. This is done by passing a couple of turns of mousing wire through the reach-hole provided for this purpose in the unthreaded end of the clevis pin and around the body of the shackle's hoop. The gauge of copper wire utilized in this application is such that the wire security can be overcome with minimal breaking force by hand, without damage to the equipment or persons, and once broken, remains affixed to the equipment without the introduction of foreign object damage (FOD). Even though drill presses ease the process, a press isn't always available, such as at a race event; and even with a press, the problem of securing the fastener still exists.citation needed] The user-friendly tooling guarantees a consistent installation each time it is used. There are also other systems of fastener retention that do not rely on safety wire at all, such as lock washers, locknuts, jam nuts, thread-locking fluid, castellated nuts and cotter pins, all of which accomplish a similar objective as safety wire, which is to prevent nuts backing off (falling off). We work very closely with our suppliers from across UK, Ireland and Europe to provide you with branded and own branded quality goods. Lock wire or safety wire is a type of positive locking device that prevents fasteners from loosening due to vibration as well as other forces. Alternatively, some threaded shackles are provided with a hole through the threaded end of the pin beyond where it emerges from the threaded hole.

A cotter pin or a couple of loops of mousing wire through this hole serves the same purpose and secures the shackle in a closed position. However, the amount of waste product is relatively small, it is non-toxic, and the hazard can be mitigated altogether if technicians properly dispose of any waste product. f. page 7-21 specifies "Safety wire ends must be bent under and inward toward the part to avoid sharp or projecting ends, which might present a safety hazard.

Drilling them is often difficult as, due to their small size and irregular shape, securing them properly and applying a drill effectively can be trying. The first picture in this article does not conform to proper techniques and practices and ought to be replaced with a better example. When finished, any excess length of wire would be cut off with a pair of wire cutters, such as pliers that may, also, be the twisting tool. It's also known as seizing wire and is most often used to prevent a fastener from shaking lose in applications where this is critical.