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    When to Replace Birdcaging Wire Rope?

    I suppose it's good to know that this kind of thing isn't unexpected on a winch system like this one. I tried my best to make the the cable wrap evenly when winding it up most recently, but from how difficult the fleet angle makes that, I wouldn't be surprised if whoever did this before me did...
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    When to Replace Birdcaging Wire Rope?

    From what I can tell, the damaged areas of cable are buried beneath layers of other cable when the pendant is at the ceiling. Whether it's 3 full turns that are neat and tidy is harder to say. I tried my best to motivate the cable to wrap evenly when I flew it out, but the high fleet angle made...
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    When to Replace Birdcaging Wire Rope?

    Thank you for the link to the subsidy program. It looks like the spring deadline just passed, but I'll keep it in mind for the fall.I appreciate the way you phrased this. Every time I tried to explain why the bird caging was concerning, the city employees were dismissive since there weren't...
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    When to Replace Birdcaging Wire Rope?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post here so I apologize if I've missed anything or should be posting this elsewhere.I was recently hired as the "general theatre technician" (one-person department) for a high school with a good number of different venues, each with their own quirks. There hasn't...
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