Atlantis Rail Systems C0981-1004 RailEasy Cable Rail Tensioner - 10 Pack

This is a great product BUT, it does not work with 1/8 stainless cable. For anyone complaining about the 5/32 cable fitting too tight, you can open the inside gripping piece manually (with a screw driver or other tool) but you cannot tighten the tension screws down as far as needed for 1/8. It will only tighten so far. I made the mistake of trying it with 1/8 cable and wasted a lot of money. I agree with other reviews, you can space posts farther than the four feet recommended by manufacturer, with ease.

I get many comments to the look of the railings. If had a dollar for every referral I would be wealthy. Buy a couple spares as you may need them. If you are not familiar with the system you may have a difficult time getting them apart if you make a mistake. Ask for extra sleeve inserts then it will be easier to reuse if you have take them apart. I installed the railing system through 4x4 cedar posts and 2x6 top railings and found it to be a good mix, however I found the the cable slackened during the summer when the cedar dried out and I did not leave enough thread to re-tighten the cable so make sure to remember this. I have had mine installed for 8 years in an ocean front environment and it still looks new and shiny. I give them a soapy wash once per year.

excellent. installation tip after measuring the wire (3/4 inch extension first 20 feet plus 1/4 per next multiple or 10 feet) completely unscrew the bolt, attach the head, sleeve and washer on the wire, then reattach the bolt to the swivel base. with this type of application add 1/8 of an inch to account for the compression fitting to hold the wire.

I have installed both Atlantis and Feeney cable rail systems on my deck. I have to say Feeney was much easier and faster to install. If you mess up with Atlantis its an expensive mistake. There is no way to get the cable out of the tensioner without replacing a part. If you mess up with Feeney its easy to detach the cable and start again. If I had to do my deck again I would use all Feeney. It would have cost less and saved a lot of time.

I had previous cable rails replaced, these look much nicer. My installer recommended them and they went up very quickly. Wish I had used these originally.

The fit for the 5/32 cable is extremely tight. A brand different from RailEasy, although 5/32, would not fit. Even the RailEasy brand cable had a hard time going through the opening of the tensioner. It is my belief that this is done on purpose to ensure you have to buy RailEasy brand cable which is 3x as expensive as other cable brands that is identical in braiding, etc.

Extremely pleased with both the performance and the visual appearance of this product. I used their 5/32 cable, which was difficult to cut with a pair of wire cutters (see previous review). I used an air die grinder with a cutoff wheel with good results. A lot of the other cable rail systems out there require you to swag the end fittings into the wire and I really didnt want to go that route. There are some other swagless systems out there, but I believe youll find that they all require you to start with a wire of a particular length and then cut it down to your needs, which will more than likely drive up the cost. For this system, you can buy a spool of wire and keep waste to a minimum. I was concerned that screwing these connectors into the deck posts flush, might not be robust once you applied tension to the wire(most of the other systems pass through the post and are anchored on the opposite side) but that was not the case. The install was not difficult at all. You can buy these connectors in packages of two or ten.

These look fantastic... Sleek. Easy to install and they work as described. I looked all over for a low cost solution for cable railing to install myself after getting sky high quotes from local companies. I get a ton of compliments... Id buy these again in a heartbeat.

These are not cheap, in fact, they are one of the most expensive cable railing fittings out there. My parts installed fine, and look fine. Only issue is that the screws were all square drive. Unless Atlantis recently changed their parts, it should have been phillips screws. This makes me think there is counterfeit products being sold in this listing. Like I said, they all worked fine, but for this price of 16 bucks PER fitting, they should be genuine. If I wanted knockoffs I could get fittings for a fifth of the price....

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 80s 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 doesnt 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 theyre 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. Theyre 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!