I have a small version of a tirfor-type winch that would likely accept that diameter of wire. Smaller hoists may use quite thin section cables.

I use it in the garden for the Wisteria to climb on as well as roses etc. I also used some to hold the slats on my fence which the local yobs used to have fun pulling off on the way home from the pub. ( happy it is now shut down and all is quiet again )

regards

I've used it for stringing wires.. clamps, eyes easily available or can make your own. More a question of how long a bit someone needs. I bought a reel for assorted jobs here and still have about half left. Also used as post stretcher-guys for viniculturists etc.

pgk

Greetings Derek, wire of that type could br used on the standing rigging of a sailing dinghy.

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Brian B

Surely the sailing dingy wire is double wound so the use finer wire that accepts being bent round fittings more readily. The wire in the picture is Bowden pattern.

This is catenery cable and i have instaled it many times but it comes as a kit with all the fittings and clamps and you get the shortest length of cable for the job in hand. But you always have a piece of cable left over which can come in useful sometime but if you try to buy the clamps and adjusters etc it is cheaper to buy a new kit about £35.00 for 30 mtrs. unless you make the bits yourself if you have the time.

David

I have also used catenary wire kits but the wire is NOT stainless. I have replaced about 150m with 4mm stainless recently after the galvanised corroded away and broke after 10 years, but then I live near the sea. I fitted crimps of copper and thimbles of stainless, £35 would barely buy 30m of wire which had to be bought in a 250m drum. Noel