Description
Lace-up Cable Stocking (Stainless Steel)
A cable stocking, also called a pulling sock, is a woven wire mesh sleeve that grips a cable or cable joint along its length. This lace-up stainless stocking closes around the cable with a lacing cord threaded through the mesh at the working end, instead of a fixed eye, so the sleeve draws up tight to the cable’s exact profile before the pull is applied, in a stainless steel finish for corrosion resistance.
The mesh tightens its grip as tension increases. Consequently, the stocking holds the cable securely during a pull or a lift, then releases cleanly once the load comes off. Basically, the harder the pull, the tighter the grip becomes.
Lace-up Cable Stocking (Stainless Steel) Sizes
Specifically, this range spans twelve size bands, from 6.0mm to 180mm cable diameter.
- 6.0mm to 14.0mm
- 15mm to 20mm
- 20mm to 30mm
- 30mm to 40mm
- 40mm to 50mm
- 50mm to 60mm
- 60mm to 70mm
- 70mm to 85mm
- 85mm to 100mm
- 100mm to 120mm
- 120mm to 140mm
- 140mm to 180mm
Generally, the correct size band is the one that covers the cable’s actual outside diameter, measured before ordering. Indeed, ordering the wrong band is the most common reason a stocking does not grip correctly on site.
Applications
Installers use this stocking wherever the cable, joint or termination has an irregular profile that a fixed-eye or open-ended stocking cannot grip evenly, since the lacing cord takes up any slack a moulded eye cannot. Accordingly, the stainless steel finish suits outdoor, marine or corrosive environments where a galvanised finish would not last as well. Generally, lacing the cord fully tight before the pull is what gives this style its grip, so it should never be left loose.
Correct selection always starts with the cable’s outside diameter. Additionally, installers should confirm the stocking’s rated pull matches the job before use, since a size match alone does not confirm load suitability. Furthermore, a stocking rated for the job still needs the right size band, so both checks matter together, not separately.
Cable Stockings and Hose Restraints Australian Supply
Overall, Engineering Supplies stocks the full Wire Accessories range. This includes single-eye, offset-eye, twin-eye, open-ended and lace-up cable stockings, plus hose restraints, throughout Australia.
Contact Engineering Supplies for pricing, availability or technical assistance on (08) 9258 8444 or email sales@engsup.com.au.
