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10-10-13, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jewel

Aaron, where do you get the stainless steel cable with crimps on it? Home Depot/Ace Hardware? Is it something that you have to concoct or does this product already exist? Thanks!

I snagged the stuff I needed from work...

But Home Depot carries the cable and the crimps, I use 1/8" stainless steel cable. You can use crimps or saddle clamps. The key is to slow them down. If someone is bound and determined to steel something they will.

Aaron

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