Atlantis RailEasy C0978-4500 Railing Cable (5/32") - 500 Feet Spool

Absolutely love Atlantis Rail Easy product. My first ever attempt at cable railing came out brilliantly. This stuff will make you feel like a pro, even if you have never done this before. I replaced my old 80's interior hand railing with this stuff and cannot believe the difference. I had six different sections, and about 65 linear feet of railing to replace. All of that hardware doesn't come cheap. Here area few tips if you want to save some $$$... Go with four inch spacing instead of three. Technically, this meets code and to me looks more natural. Reuse your existing posts and top rail if they're in decent shape... I added a reinforcing 2x2 to both top rail and bottom to beef it up. Mainly for aesthetic purposes. Added bonus is that they also cover all the ugly holes from the old balusters. Pre-drill your holes on a cheap yard stick and use it as a template going forward. Go with a gel-stain if you need to refinish your rails. That will keep sanding and prep work to a minimum. Use Left-lag and RIght-lag anchors for shorter runs. They're cheaper than threaded tensioners and I was able to finish three shorter (six feet or less) sections of railing easily in this manner. I put the rights on the right side, lefts on the left side, put them in about half way, cut cable and took turns tightening half a rotation on each side at a time. Note if doing this... Leave the right side out a couple rotations more to account for locking the cable down (both cable clamps are right hand tighten and you need to account for that so as not to unspool the cable). If you are considering this... go for it!

Great product

I was taken by the ad for the Atlantis System in one of the DIY magazines I get. As compared to any type of baluster I could find, this was far more costly, but much more elegant - and dos not obstruct the view. The big plus is because the system is all stainless steel, it is impervious to the elements. The key to getting the system to coming out right is the Rail Easy Template - less than $30 and is a must. The only note I would add is to avoid the cable cutter Rail Easy sells - it will cut the cable but my two-handed grip was not strong enough - spring for the $ 70.00 Industrial-grade stainless steel cable cutters

Just great, love the cable, the way it comes on the wood spool makes it easy to handle and to work with. Really strong cable.

Looks great. Love the view. Doubt that the ends swell when cutting making insertion into the turnbuckles difficult. But once I figured out how to handle it was good.

Be sure you get this size cable for raileasy parts. 1/8” cable won’t work. Great quality. Had mine 10 years and no rust or discoloring.

very nice cable

This is a great system. Easy to work with and the result is excellent. I recommend you buy the cable cutter and an extra set of the clamping ferrules.