Reddit reviews Forney 70452 Wire Rope, Vinyl Coated Aircraft Cable, 250-Feet-by-1/8-Inch thru 3/16-Inch
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250 feet vinyl coated galvanized wire rope aircraft cableOn plastic reelBreaking strength: 1,700-PoundsNot suitable for overhead liftingIs not intended for aircraft use but is designed for industrial and marine applicationsSpool, vinyl coated wire rope 7x7 Aircraft Cable, Breaking Strength 1,700 Lbs. (771.11 Kg) . WLL 340 Lbs. (154.2 Kg.)Click on the (BY FORNEY) name above in blue under the title to view our full catalog of Welders, Abrasives, Chain/Wire Rope, Tools and more!
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I did a DIY setup, with everything coming from Amazon except the carabiners, which you can pretty much find anywhere. Here's the links for the parts:
Steel Cable: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YDK49M/
Wire Rope Clips: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00III7IP6/
Pulleys: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BD6BSQ/
Thimbles: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038YY3LW/
Tie-down Straps (for hanging pulleys from the rack): https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AS5QC1C/
Loading Pin: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IRY5U14/
Assuming you have some tools around, this should be everything you would need. I recommend a bolt cutter if you don't already have one. I thought I would be able to cut the steel cable with the wire cutters built into my pliers and it was not happening. Ended up having to make a trip to the tool shop this morning to get that.
I've looked into this quite a bit and the best way I found (which may be overkill) is to get the following:
The turnbuckles would really only be needed if you don't believe you could get the steel cable tight enough, but if you have a short span it shouldn't be an issue. If you plan to run the steel cable through each eye hook and only have the terminals at the ends, then the turnbuckle may be needed.
EDIT:
They also make much cleaner looking solutions where the terminals have a built-in turnbuckle like THIS and terminals that have a lag bolt already attached which would remove the need for eye hooks like THIS
Got to my computer
Lights,
[Cable,] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YDK49M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Clip,
and Metal loopy thing (prevents cable from rubbing though rubber coating)
Just need eyelets or something to attach it the cable to the posts.