Make Your Own Garage Door Cable

If your garage door cable is at an angle or l.

Make your own garage door cable.

Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums. Garage door cable swaging kit includes all the tools and sleaves needed to make your own cables in the field kit includes a metal case 1 hand swager 1 cable cutter 50 aluminum sleeves button stops and thimbles in each of the following. This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. I made it happen so i think anybody armed with minimal car.

Spike carlsen is a former editor at the family handyman and is the author of three books. For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches. Get the look of a traditional carriage house garage door for a fraction of the retail price. Homemade carriage house garage doors.

This is a step by step on how your average schmoe can build beautiful carriage house style garage doors i m a computer programmer and this is the first time i ve done anything like this. The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift. Small garage doors may be made in a single panel that tilts up and back across the garage ceiling. With these diy plans you can make your own using a standard hardboard garage door.