# Level to Level

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### Tools Needed for This Installation

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### Order of Installation and Hardware

Through hundreds of on site installations, we have come up with the best order to install posts into your system depending on what posts are being used. Please review the [Signature Post Order of Installation](/install/signature-cable-railing/post-order-of-installation.md) table and compare it against your order contents to find the best way for you to have an easy installation.

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### Installation Steps

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* Take the loose end of your cable spool and slide the cable through the posts on the run you are working on
* Since both ends of the cable will use the same type of post holes, it does not matter which end you start from
* As you are running the cable through the posts, place the metal sleeves on the cable facing the each post hole
* Steel Insert Sleeves will get tapped into the ½" holes on level runs
* “A-5” intermediate posts will not receive sleeves
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* Once the cable passes through the final post on the run, crimp a Threaded Crimp Fitting onto the end of the cable
* Crimp the Threaded Crimp Fitting then turn it 90° and crimp it again
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* Thread a Tension Receiver onto the Threaded Crimp fitting four full turns
* Pull the cable back against the post so the Tension Receiver is pulled into the post
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* Return to the other end of the run where the Level Tension Kit will be installed nearest the spool, and pull the cable tight for the full run
* Place painter’s tape on the cable where the cable meets the inside edge of the post
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* Use the side cutting tool located below the main crimping head to cut your cable
* Slide the cable through the cable cutter and cut the cable 3" - 4" extra past the outside edge of the post
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* Remove the cable from the post
* Add and mark ½" past the painter’s tape
* Cut the cable on this mark
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* Before continuing, confirm that all your needed sleeves are in place on the cable run
* This will be the last time you will be able to add sleeves on the cable
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* Crimp a Threaded Crimp fitting onto the second end of the cable
* Crimp the Threaded Crimp Fitting then turn it 90° and crimp it again
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* Insert the Threaded Crimp Fitting into the ½" hole on the inside face of the post
* Then, insert the Tension Receiver into the ½" hole on the outside face of the post
* Meet both in the middle of the post and thread the Tension Receiver onto the Crimp Fitting four full turns
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* Slide the protective Neoprene Sleeve onto the cable near the post you are working on
* Firmly grasp the sleeve with pliers and use the supplied 5/32" Allen wrench to tighten the Tension Receiver only\
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* Use dead blow hammer and the provided Driver Block to set the Steel Insert Sleeves into each ½" hole
* A very firm hit is needed
* Do this for every sleeve on the run
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* After all the cable runs are done and the Insert Sleeves are placed, use the Allen wrench to tighten the remaining side of the cable run in sequence
* Holding the cable with the pliers & neoprene sleeve, tighten until the cable is taut and then turn the Tension Receiver another half turn

*\*Before tensioning any cable infill, please ensure all posts and handrail are fully installed*
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