Another Good Idea: Making Dewatering Easier
We took a call from a customer a few days ago. His 00650-150 puller wasn’t broken, but neither was it gripping like it used to. […]
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Nov 2010
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Nov 2010
Wire Mesh Grips and Catalog Strength
Wire mesh pulling grips, chinese fingers, pulling socks, stockings, support grips – whatever you call them, pulling grips are one of those tools that everybody uses for […]
10
Sep 2010
Breakaway! – Another Duckt Production
The Duckt crew put together a great sales presentation for the DCD Breakaway Connectors, highlighting the quick assembly and range of breaking strengths available. The finished […]
23
Jul 2010
"I want to fly like an Ea-" Oh, that's copyright?
It’s been a busy month: DCD Design have created a new how-to video for the Eagle Cable Lasher, demonstrating some of the features and showing you how […]
21
May 2010
Carnivorous Carrots!
Watch out for those innerduct pulling eyes – they’ve got sharp teeth!
We were making a short video for the various duct pulling tools last week: […]
22
Apr 2010
Breaking Breakaway Pins
I was tensile testing a batch of pins this afternoon and as I watched the load cell count up the pounds to fracture, I was reminded why […]
24
Mar 2010
Working Loads for Line Swivels
DCD Design provides two Safe Working Load limits for our 00505 Series Line Swivels, depending on whether you’re pulling Underground or Overhead. What’s the difference? […]
11
Mar 2010
Wire Grips – Free vs. Fitted Lengths
Inquiries for wire mesh pulling grips come in from all over the place, and it’s interesting to see how local tradition will affect terminology.
The length […]
19
Feb 2010
A New How-To for HDD Swivels
It’s a fairly regular request we get these days, “I’m wondering if I should service my swivel. What should I look for?”
Servicing the equipment […]
16
Feb 2010
The Trouble with Shear Force
Installation can be rough on a new electrical cable! A pulling winch can apply a few thousand pounds of tension. Bends in the duct can […]
