Helffer 1/8 T316 Stainless Steel Cable, 164 FT Wire Rope, 7x7 Strands Construction Braided Wire Rope, Strong Load-Bearing Steel Cable for Deck Cable Railing Kit Outdoor DIY Baluster

This type of stainless steel cable is great for DYI decking and stairway railing. It is strong and pretty impervious to most weather. The cable is smooth--no jagged edges and relatively easy to work with considering it is steel. To get the most out of this, I think it would be helpful to have the proper fittings and tools to put proper ends on the cut cable and to stretch it tightly.

This is nice, heavy duty wire that we will be using at the back of our property to string some outdoor lights onto. It’s great that it will not rust and is stronger so that we don’t have to keep redoing it. This is a very manageable thickness. Perfect for our needs!

Yep... its 1/8 twisted stainless steel wire... it works. Definitely recommended.

I needed to run new lines for the swinging bridge on my kids play center the last few where rope and wore/broke quickly. This time Im using the branded metal line for support and the rope for look. This line makes for a much stronger and better support.

Using as guy wire to stabilize large open carport.

I built a tension fence and used 1/8 steel cable, it turned out great, it is very strong, doesnt stretch, and easy to work with. I decided to build more fencing now, seeing how nice this one turned out so nice.

Kudos to the delivery driver. This box, while small, felt like it had lead bricks in it. Thank you Amazon guy! I bought this for a specific purpose. I put up an antenna mast outside of a small workshop I recently built. It’s not like a 600-foot FM radio tower or anything. Just a 20-foot mast that I didn’t want to attach to the side of the building. I needed to run some guy-wires to keep it secure. I love that this spool come with cable cutters. I thought for sure they’d try to skimp on those but they were actually a pretty heavy-duty and durable pair of cutters. The wire rope is a good thickness to work with. Not too thick and stiff so that it’s easy to manipulate, but not so thin that I worry about it failing under load from wind or something. For my needs, it was just the right diameter. It was fairly easy to cut, no worse than other wire rope I’ve used. It went around a thimble nicely and was able to be crimped with the existing sleeves and crimp tool I had. I used some turnbuckles to ensure good tension. So far so good. I can’t speak to longevity while exposed to the elements but if this cable fails sooner than I expect it to, I will update my review.

Cable is wonderful, The box they shipped it in was horrible, would be better it it was shiped in a wooden box. the cutters was not in the box either.

I know this is not winch wire, but it is a suitable substitute for chain when you need winding ability. I replaced the strap on a hand crank boat winch with this that I attached to my 4-wheeler and was able to tow some 14-20 diameter, 6-8 long logs a few hundred yards through my property. THEN, I was able to hoist said logs with another hand crank winch onto a mill sled. I also used the same wire to make a long lead for a come-along to help fell the trees. Its not listed what the breaking strength is, but it is a great wire to add some length to things without using heavy chain

I did not expect the wire rope to be so heavy but that is a good thing. Always good to have some heavy-duty items around the house and in the car because you just never know when something will happen and you need it. That is the reason this item was ordered. It looks great and, as stated, is very heavy. I am pleased that it came on a spool that can be placed on a steel rod or wooden dowel to pull off a length, or re-wound, if need be. Excellent value for peace of mind!