OCTOBER JLC 2000
Products
JLC 's
Products
by Dave Holbrook
Speedy Suspenders
Hanging just about anything overhead, including conduit,
ducts, and air handlers is a no-brainer with Gripple Hang-
Fasts. Wire rope, inserted into a channel in the zinc alloy block,
passes under a serrated, one-way locking wedge. Passed back
under another wedge through the
opposite end, the rope can be continually
adjusted under load in one
direction, but cannot move back.
Tensioning is as easy as pulling the
rope farther past the wedge. With the
working load removed, the wire may
be backed out, using the provided setting
key to decouple the wedge. It's
lighter, faster, simpler, and cheaper
than threaded rod or a perforated
angle. Kits are available in