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? […]
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Mar 2010
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Mar 2010
The Old Dog
There’s a Maxi-DUB swivel leaving our Service Center this week, serial number 250-102. The first three digits are the tonnage – 250 tons. The second […]
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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 […]
9
Mar 2010
A New Poll Question!
We’ve added a new feature to the website and incorporated a poll question on the main page. Take a moment to plug your preferred projectile for […]
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Mar 2010
This Blows!
Pardon the pun, but how often do you get to say that in public?!
We’ve got a range of line-blowing products on special this month – mix and match to […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Feb 2010
Clamping with Setscrews
Setscrews are used in a number of applications to clamp parts together: end fittings to fiberglass duct rod, fiber optic strength members, and electrical conductors into pulling […]
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Feb 2010
Get A Grip!
DCD Design’s Power-Grips and Swivel-Grips are designed to make cable installation easy and secure. The re-useable Grips are sized to fit electrical cable from 1/0 through […]
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